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The Nagra VI is a visually stunning, operationally simple, and a technologically versatile 8‑track digital audio recorder, derived from a long genealogy of superb‑sounding and beautifully engineered machines...
One of my favourite musical sounds ever is the unscripted, unplanned, impossible‑to‑replicate sound of an orchestra setting up for a session.
There’s a running gag in modular circles about how someone has just completed their system. But in a few days, maybe a week, other modules will start popping up out of drawers and things will change.
Multitrack recording at home, a decade before the Portastudio...
Not long ago, I learned a sobering lesson about pet hates and how they can trip you up. I initially dismissed the 1010music...
If regular open mic nights aren’t quite right for the emerging army of knob‑twiddlers, loopers and beatmakers, where do we go to perform?
When a studio also has helpful staff, talented engineers and clued-up assistants, the whole experience is a joy.
JBL Control Ones with dented grilles, sticky with fake blood, painted bright yellow for some forgotten scenery reason, are the unsung heroes of theatre audio delivery.
Don't get me wrong, I still love my tube amp. But the quality–of–life improvements that this device has brought to the table (or stage) is undeniable.
"Teaching this stuff has empowered me to really learn to master the studio so that I can teach it better."
“...in a big band arrangement the goal is not simply to play the song with a big band, it’s to imagine something unique with it.”
How can curating a playlist of reference tracks keep a sense of wonder alive in a creative process?
If you were to ask me which electric guitar I most pick up when I play for pleasure, not work, I do have an answer, absolutely and definitively.
No‑one can tell you exactly what to buy without knowing more about your circumstances, your preferences, your studio and the things you’re likely to be recording. And the best person to come up with those answers is you.
We're often told that, barring serious illness, the two most stressful things in life are divorce and moving house...
These days, you can pick up an Atari ST computer for under £100, and its once-guaranteed studio ascendancy is seriously threatened by the Mac and PC. Paul Ward checked out all the alternatives when upgrading his computer, and decided to stick with the faithful ST. Here he explains why.
K‑pop is a truly global music style, and BTS’s successful assault on the US charts was led by a British mix engineer.
Mark J. Prendergast catches up with ace remixer/musician William Orbit to learn of his newfound passion for classical music.
Last year's Love & Life album saw R&B superstar Mary J Blige reunited with Sean Combs (aka Puff Daddy, aka P Diddy) and his Bad Boy production stable. Mix specialist Tony Maserati spent two months at Miami's Circle House Studios working on the project, and recorded his experiences in this unique diary.
Not everyone wants their compressors to sound the same. But once you’ve set yours up how you like them, why change anything?