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“Grown men were coming up to him with tears in their eyes, saying how he would never fully understand what the song had done for them over the years”: Producer …

Producer Stephen Hague shares how he helped New Order top the charts - and turned John Barnes into a rap icon - with the ...
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This time-saving tool solves one of producers’ most common problems with a single keyboard shortcut

AudioRoute is a streamlined, one-click solution for capturing system audio, letting you sample any app without leaving your ...
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I’ve been a professional producer for decades, and these are the plugins I always call-up when working on a project

There’s so many plugins out there that can handle the same tasks slightly differently, but in the eyes of production expert ...
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“The best feeling is when you play back the thing you’ve made that day and you actually feel good about it. That’s the drug I’m chasing every day”: Unlocking the ...

From chopped up vocals to creatively-applied reverb, Fred Again’s sonic hallmarks are easily replicable with plugins ...
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“Just because some of your university friends defaulted to it at karaoke doesn’t act as a strike against it”: A music professor breaks down the theory behind Oasis’s ...

We put Wonderwall under the musical microscope and explore how the song became a standard for beginner guitarists ...
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“The ones who were there want to go back. The ones who weren't want to understand what the fuss was about”: There's no Glastonbury this year, but this newly restored movie ...

For festival goers, the Glastonbury-shaped hole in this year’s calendar might not be such a bad thing. A UK heatwave means that temperatures down on Worthy Farm would have been pretty unbearable, and ...
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“One of the most ambitious gatherings of heavy metal royalty ever”: William Shatner's upcoming metal album is set to become live “immersive spectacle” too

Having assembled one of the most ambitious gatherings of heavy metal royalty ever gathered for a single recording project, ...
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“Whether you make boom bap, trap, house, lo-fi, drill or experimental music – we want to hear your unique style and vision”: Thomann launches its beat-making com…

Thomann’s beat-making contest has returned for 2026 and is officially open now. Prizes are...well, a whole bunch of Thomann ...
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“We kept experimenting for our whole career as INXS, which is probably insane from a commercial point of view”: Multi-million selling songwriter Andrew Farriss on his b…

He made his name as the keyboard player and main songwriter in the mega-successful Australian rock band INXS, but as a solo ...
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The best plugins for re-creating the grit and punch of classic analog drum machines

If you love the sound of an analog drum machine, but don’t want to splash-out on vintage hardware, here’s our pick of the ...
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“When I listen to the record, it just sounds like me. Maybe that was the point to begin with. There was no point doing an anorak sounds-alike thing”: Why Joe Bonamassa’s ...

Joe Bonamassa won’t be forgetting about the first three nights of July 2025 in a hurry. The blues supremo performed a trio of shows to a 5000-strong sold-out crowd at Cork festival Live At The Marquee ...
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“A very impressive all-in-one audio recording solution aimed at music and multimedia users”: Hisong AirStudio S1 review

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. All-in-one compact design. Included IEMs with integrated charging. Basic onboard DSP. Impressive ...