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In the making of Alabama Shakes’ Sound & Color, producer Blake Mills and engineer Shawn Everett had almost unheard–of licence to experiment — and took full advantage.
Oasis’s 1996 gig at Knebworth marked the end of an era for point–source PA. We asked the people who made it happen what has changed since.
Was Laurens Hammond a time traveller? The inventor of the world‑famous Hammond organ certainly created a temporal blip when he launched a polyphonic synthesizer in 1939.
Engineer Eric Tomlinson recorded a host of classic soundtracks during his 40-year career, not to mention what's...
This Italian master keyboard may be completely dumb soundwise, but it's pretty clever in other departments. Derek Johnson and Debbie Poyser just love being in control.
The Mix Review in Sound On Sound This month we analyse hits from Biffy Clyro, Armin Van Buuren and Duke Dumont, and take a look back at a classic mix, Sinead O’Connor’s version of “Nothing Compares 2 U”, from 1990.
MOTU's Digital Performer 8 includes some neat new plug-ins — many with applications beyond the obvious.
Thinking of turning your iPad into a mobile recording studio? Check out our round-up of multitrack recording apps first!
Back in 1994, jungle producer Renegade (aka Ray Keith) released a record called 'The Terrorist', and it's probably fair to say that the jungle and drum & bass scenes haven't been the same since.
Native Instruments’ latest plug-in suite aims to provide the classic Lexicon reverb sound at a budget-friendly price.
NI turn their hybrid expertise to keyboard design with an innovative controller for Komplete and Maschine.
Like a bird on the wing, we travel over the sea to Skye to help last year’s SOS Awards prize winner set up his brand-new studio!
We show you how to coax a more convincing performance from your VST instruments using Cubases Chorder plug-in.
It's live, Jim — but not as we know it. We look at how the rise of affordable, portable gear has enabled a new approach to music-video making.
As well as improving Sonar itself, Cakewalk have brought in some heavy-hitting third-party content. Does X3 have what it takes to tempt buyers away from other recording software?
Synthetic strings, artificial oboes, machine-made drums... Ian Stewart wants to stop faking it and get real — or go all the way and fake it completely.
With so much choice on offer, picking the right brass library for your music can be tricky. Our comprehensive product guide shines a spotlight on the current contenders.
Its got a bigger sample library and some whizzy new features, but what Kontakt 4 really wants to do is make your life easier...
We go back to basics and turn up the heat on an indie-rock production.