Latest articles by Andy Jones
The scariest places music has been recorded
Here's where you might NOT want to record your next album…
“It’s dreamy, evocative and incredibly emotive, but there’s so much you can do to sounds as well”: Sonora Cinematic Panorama Guitars review
Panorama Guitars will have you crying into your DAWs as you create emotive shoegaze and post rock atmosphere
11 tips for software guitar that sounds like the real thing
Some quick tips to achieve guitar-god greatness... without a guitar
Best budget studio headphones 2024: Cheap headphones to tackle every studio task
Expert buying advice, plus our pick of budget studio headphones for music-makers from just $49/£39
“She didn't move from the sofa and she sang two takes of Rolling in the Deep and that's what we used”: Adele, Daft Punk and Taylor Swift are among our picks for the best recorded albums of the 21st century
For your Recording Week pleasure, these are the are the most notable albums of the last 24 years…
Nine of the weirdest recording studios ever built
Who needs a boring static building to record in when you can have one on wheels?
“A great combination of classic plugins – we’re surprised by how much we like the preamp”: Universal Audio LA-6176 review
UA has bundled three of its classic emulations into one channel strip. Is this analogue dream your ideal plugin team?
Best audio interface 2024: For home recording, podcasting, and streaming - tested by experts
Our tried and tested pick of USB and Thunderbolt interfaces for Mac and PC across every budget, plus full reviews, in-depth testing, and buying advice
“Baby Audio’s take on vocal processing is a stunning, simple and effective one”: Baby Audio Humanoid review
Humanoid brings the ‘extreme’ and ‘radical’ to the world of vocals, but is also one of the easiest plugins to use and abuse
How Kraftwerk introduced the world to electronic music - and showed us that we could make it too
We explore the resounding influence of the German innovators credited with popularizing electronic music-making and launching a thousand genres
“Huge sounds, overwhelming options, great value and easy modulation, all in a crazily priced package”: The Synth Factory Horizen review
A synth/sampler that packs in a lot of power at an almost silly price – despite its low profile. We gaze at Horizen…
Never cleaned your synths? Here's how – and why – to do it properly
Follow these top tips to keep your 'boards clean, in tune and ready to play, whatever the day
“Breaks down the complex task of mastering but we’d love different options on how to pay for it”: Softube Flow Mastering Suite review
Mastering your music just got as easy – or as complex – as you want. But is it worth yet another monthly subscription?
Best iPad for musicians and producers 2024: My pick of Apple tablets for all levels of music maker
Apple's iPads can now comfortably handle every music production task, but which is most suited to your needs? I put the whole range under the microscope
"There are few producers who haven’t employed – or lusted after – it at some point or another, such is its legendary status": Why does everyone love the UREI/UA 1176 compressor?
Here’s why the 1176 has made such an impact in the recording world, and how you can rack one up for peanuts and use it on your music
“It’s rare that we’ve heard such flexible results made so quickly and easily”: Tracktion Dawesome Myth review
Peter V is fast becoming the most ground-breaking plugin developer around. His latest is a synth of mythical proportions
“An easy and big multi-effect with a lot of appeal”: SSL Module8 review
Multi-effects are getting more powerful at the expense of ease of use, but Module8 manages both and is therefore pretty gr8
Best drum machines 2024: for every style and budget
From drum synths to samplers - expert advice on the best beat makers from Roland, Elektron, Teenage Engineering and more
How misusing vintage outboard gear changed the world of recorded music - and how software effects will do the same for its future
We survey some of the best examples of when vintage studio outboard gear was pushed beyond its intended use, with the resulting recordings going on to make a huge impact
9 easy sound-tweaking tips for any synth
From the basics to the different synth styles, here’s how to master your synths and then your sounds
6 of the most creative effects for sound design
The most ground-breaking, recent effect plugin releases to fulfil your sound design desires…
"This really is the ultimate sound design tool": 6 of the most creative synths for sound design
Everything from plants that grow sonic tentacles to synths that create sounds in both time and space
How to use effects to take your sound design to the next level
Branch out into the world of effects and expand your sound design aspirations beyond the basics
