Recording

Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road has proved to be one of his most popular and enduring works. The man at the controls, David Hentschel, tells us how it came to be.

Verse Metrics * Hot Red Dress * The Chris Finnen Band * The Tennis Players

I have a nylon‑strung Ibanez guitar, which I think I paid $200 for. The electronics in the guitar are not cutting the mustard...

I'm trying to work out how much power a PA system I work with draws, and I also need to come up with a sensible 'plug‑it‑all‑...

Currently, I have a MIDI keyboard, a Mackie Spike audio interface, an Apogee Duet interface, a UA Solo 610 preamp and a ...

With regard to stereo image width, is there typically a 'cap' you would place on tracks to maintain a good mono sound? Perhaps...

I have obtained a 1980s Marshall 1931 cabinet with a Fane speaker, which is rated at 75 Watts, open back. Can I put in a ...

But for the timely intervention of Mick Ronson, John Cougar’s celebrated portrait of small-town American life might never have existed at all, let alone topped the Billboard Hot 100.

We all know music is getting louder. But is it less dynamic? Our ground-breaking research proves beyond any doubt that the answer is no — and that popular beliefs about the 'loudness war' need a radical rethink.

Phat Flavour Crew * Res-Q * Darren Lock * Amphibic

Having been a bass player for years, I've recently come into possession of an acoustic double bass. I seem to be getting a ...

This might be a very big topic, but I'm hoping that you can help to clear up some confusion. Side‑chaining seems to be...

Excuse the simplicity of the question, but I'm always coming across these terms in the magazine, and I don't know what they ...

I was wondering what the latest and best program is for time-stretching. I purchased Apple Logic 9, but I don't find that...

Dr Alex Paterson tells us how the Orb’s cavalier sampling and devil‑may‑care attitude towards copyright took ambient house from the chill‑out room to the top of the charts.

Hamilton Sterling & Jimmy Haslip * Kissy Sell Out * Rubik * Zomby * Cool Beyond Zero * Kansas Burns * Tall Poppies * Rapids! * Ozone Player & Matt Howarth

As a beginner, it seems that the more I explore, the less I understand. Certain techniques are referred to a lot but go right...

I've been reading a fair bit about the best way to directly connect instruments to a PA recently, and I must admit I'm still a...

I've been a bit confused by the meters in some of my plug‑ins and in Cubase. They sometimes go red, which I presume means that...

As the ’60s came to a close, Marvin Gaye was forced to ask some serious questions about the world as he found it; the result was the sublimely soulful piece of social commentary, ‘What’s Going On’.

Jiggo * New Town Triptych * Peyton Place * Herd of Instinct * AdamSK * The Apple Gies * Sticky Wickit * Royal Gala * Nick Stephenson