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In search of reality, Leonard Cohen convinced his producer Patrick Leonard to abandon his hang-ups about using sampled instruments.
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In search of reality, Leonard Cohen convinced his producer Patrick Leonard to abandon his hang-ups about using sampled instruments.

Arturia’s MatrixBrute combines everything the company know about synthesis into one hugely ambitious machine.

Tomorrow's pioneering paean to the joys of communal public transport has proved to be a classic of the British psychedelic underground.

French speaker makers Focal continue their campaign of innovation, with this classy new three–way monitor design.

The latest update to Cubase sees Steinberg’s DAW embrace single-window working and integrated sampling.

Phil Spector was one of the first producers to realise that a recording studio could be an instrument in itself - and the sound he created over 40 years ago has influenced popular music ever since.

David Kosten is one of the UK’s most sonically adventurous producers, but insists that the song is king — no matter how twisted the recording.


Rhodes restoration specialists Vintage Vibe have turned their expertise to manufacturing. So how does their creation compare to the classics?



Our engineer explains how to go about getting decent results from a live-band tracking session when pressed for time.

Reggae fan Daniel Boyle painstakingly researched the equipment Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry used in his groundbreaking Black Ark studio — then made an album with the dub legend himself.

In a desert of noise, the personal MP3 player is an oasis of quiet...

Nine years after its original launch, Eiosis have rebooted their Air EQ plug-in with some unique new features.

This month: Newton Faulkner, Paloma Faith, Nicki Minaj, Coldplay and Rita Ora.

Engineer Phil Hampson didn’t even like punk rock — yet, with an inexperienced Martin Hannett, he recorded one of the defining records of the era.

The MA301 FET claims to offer classic German sound at a Chinese price. Does it deliver?

Truly an international effort, Lukas Graham’s breakthrough hit ‘7 Years’ was masterminded by a Danish film-sound designer and a Californian mix engineer.