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Auddict’s innovative orchestral strings library marks the legacy of a top London studio.
Manley's well-liked optical compressor gets a makeover in time for its 30th birthday!
Kevin Grainger has developed a unique approach to dance mixing — and, as Joel Corry's 'Head & Heart' proves, a highly successful one. We break down this hit track.
There are many ways to record an album — and former Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker has tried them all...
Choose a mic with the optimum polar pattern for the job, and you’re halfway to capturing a great recording.
We examine the production of some recent hits from Dermot Kennedy, Marshmello ft. chvrches, DJ Regard, Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus & Lana Del Rey, Mist plus The Cars 1984 classic 'Drive'.
LA Sessions is a studio production toolkit of 27 instruments and two vocal ensembles aimed squarely at songwriters and professional producers.
Teenage sensation Billie Eilish has taken the music world by storm — with an album recorded in her brother's bedroom.
The lead single from Pop Smoke’s posthumous debut album was stitched together from two demos in different keys. Mix engineer Jess Jackson turned it into a piece of pop magic.
Why let guitarists have all the fun? Stompboxes can be inspirational mixing tools.
We talk to prolific producer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith about her ambient compositions and love of Buchla synths.
Working with ace mixer Tony Maserati taught producer Sir Nolan that hit-making is as much about what you take away as what you add...
Korg’s Opsix takes FM synthesis to places it’s never been before.
When rapper Machine Gun Kelly enlisted the help of producer and Blink‑182 drummer Travis Barker on his latest album, a shift to pop‑punk seemed inevitable. Who better to mix it than punk/hip‑hop crossover engineer Adam Hawkins...
Antelope Audio have turbo‑charged the desktop interface with their Synergy Core processing engine.
Will non-AI mixing become the new vintage?
Speaker-building is an established art, but occasionally it can still yield surprises — such as the strange and wonderful Baby Reds.
Ocean Way’s newest studio speakers bring the sound of ’70s horn‑loaded mains to the nearfield monitor format.
