
Lollywood Nights
Izzat Majeed single‑handedly resuscitated Pakistan's moribund music scene — and built a state‑of‑the‑art studio to capture the results.
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Izzat Majeed single‑handedly resuscitated Pakistan's moribund music scene — and built a state‑of‑the‑art studio to capture the results.

Our in-depth buyers guide takes you through the world of brass sample libraries and virtual instruments aimed at pop and rock production.

New album Electronica sees Jean–Michel Jarre making connections with a galaxy of other legendary figures from the world of electronic music.

IK’s modelled bass instrument offers both realism and a fantastic degree of real-time control.

This month Mike comments on work by Lalah Hathaway, Little Big Town, Alabama Shakes and Ghost, plus our Classic Mix, Bonnie Tyler's ‘Total Eclipse Of The Heart’

This month: Starley • Flume • Gnash • La La Land (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) • Classic Mix: Domenico Modugno ‘Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)’

Enjoy the creative possibilities of taking Digital Performer’s bundled plug–ins out of their comfort zone.

Founded in Buenos Aires in 1956, we go inside the recording venue which is sometimes called the ‘Abbey Road of Tango’.

The Avalanches’ debut album Since I Left You took the art of sampling to new heights — but it has taken them 16 years to finish the follow-up!

Hollywood remains arguably the recording capital of the world, housing as it does a staggering number of world-class facilities.

Top FOH engineers tell us which stage vocal mics they recommend — and why!

This month Aaron Gill suggests you focus on what you have.

Hannes Keseberg: our engineer helps an artist fake a big-ensemble sound by layering recordings of a string quintet.

Where one Soundtoys plug-in isn’t enough, you can now create custom chains, with a new emulation of a classic delay on offer too.

This month: Louis Tomlinson & Steve Aoki, Stormzy, Sturgill Simpson, Sarah Jarosz and our Classic Mix is Toni Braxton ‘Un-break My Heart’ (1996).

In a market that seems, er, saturated with dedicated distortion processors, what sets Overstayer’s latest device apart from the rest?

This month mixes from: Kent Jones • Hailee Steinfeld & Grey ft. Zedd • Rag’n’Bone Man • Little Mix • Classic Mix: Toto ‘Africa’ (1982)


This month we feature Walk The Moon, Jason Derulo, Jack featuring Justin Bieber, Tinie Tempah, Muse and our Classic Mix: Glenn Gould, Bach’s ‘The Goldberg Variations’

Producer Simon Gogerly talks about the trend of worshipping vintage studio gear.