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Andy is the editor of Computer Music and former editor of MusicTech. He's previously written for Guitar.com, NME, Uncut, Audio Media International and Classic Pop. He's always keen to investigate the latest trends that affect music-makers.

Articles by: Andy Price

Beatie Wolfe: “It’s the imperfections that move us - Leonard Cohen’s weird voice or Nina Simone’s timing. It’s humanity that we respond to, not the perfect sheen”

By Andy Price published 22 September 23

The visionary multidisciplinary artist and composer on the profound power of music and the 'sonic self-portrait' that is her latest installation, imPRINTING

DAACI is the AI-powered 'meta-composition' software that writes music like a human: "It's interpreting what comes from a composer’s brain, rather than trying to imitate something that’s already been made"

By Andy Price published 21 September 23

DAACI CEO Rachel Lyske talks us through how this Abbey Road-backed startup is taking "the next step in the evolution of music creation"

5 of the best classic compressor emulations

By Andy Price published 15 September 23

We round up a selection of the worthiest analogue-modelled recreations of vintage dynamics processors

6 of the best classic EQ emulations

By Andy Price published 12 September 23

We pick out the finest software recreations of classic and vintage EQs from Neve, Pultec and more

Keir on the power of GarageBand, his 'magic' AKG C414 microphone and writing a song a week for five years

By Andy Price published 12 September 23

We spoke to the rising singer-songwriter alongside writing partner and producer George Glew to learn about the lengthy process of making his debut album

How to perfect your kick and snare with Arturia's Neve 1073 emulation

By Andy Price published 5 September 23

Get the sound of the most revered preamp and EQ circuit ever designed with this faithful software emulation

How to use the Pultec 'low-end trick' to improve your bass and kick

By Andy Price published 4 September 23

This classic trick, recreated with an emulation of the vintage hardware, delivers a tight and characterful low-end

Chris Lake on teaching himself to produce with a laptop and nothing else: "I’ve released music that I’ve only monitored on laptop speakers"

By Andy Price published 18 August 23

Fresh from the release of the pumping, Aluna-featuring Beggin’, we seized a rare opportunity to sit down with modern house titan Chris Lake

How joan recorded a million-streaming debut album in their bedroom: "Every melody matters. If the melody isn’t undeniably singable, the song isn’t going to stick"

By Andy Price published 17 August 23

With tens of millions of streams, a blossoming global fanbase and a knack for gleaming pop production, Arkansas duo joan are poised to become a very big deal

Django Django on the dance music-inspired Off Planet: "I started making music in the ’90s with an E-mu sampler, so part of my brain is still stuck there"

By Andy Price published 14 August 23

Django Django’s retro house-influenced new project is a flurry of hypersonic colours and energy. We spoke to the band’s cofounder David Maclean about the record’s inspirations, tech and evolution

What's it really like to record an album at Abbey Road? We spent a day in the studio with The Clockworks and Bernard Butler to find out

By Andy Price published 10 August 23

We’ve all dreamt of making a masterpiece at Abbey Road. For this Galway four-piece, the iconic studio became the real-life HQ for the recording of their debut, produced by Bernard Butler

Baby Audio's Caspar Bock on their "evolution" of the cult classic Yamaha CS01: "We wanted to make a synth that sounded as musical, gritty and ‘real’ as the original"

By Andy Price published 8 August 23

Hot on the heels of the launch of its very first soft synth, we speak to Baby Audio to find out more about why the company has sidestepped into synth-craft with BA-1

Nektar Aruba review

By Andy Price published 25 July 23

£255
€329
$299

Sprucing up its MIDI drum controller with a raft of new features, Aruba offers a slick new way of performing your software drum instruments

How Cherry Audio recreated the sound of the world's first commercial polysynth in software: “There may be fewer than six working Novachords on the planet”

By Andy Price published 18 July 23

We caught up with Cherry Audio's CTO Dan Goldstein to find out more about its new plugin emulation of a super-rare proto-synth from 1939

Arrangement 101: How to escape the 4-bar loop and turn ideas into complete tracks

By Andy Price published 10 July 23

Transforming your sketches into fully-fledged songs can be a tricky process. That’s why it’s important to understand how an effective arrangement takes listeners on a journey…

"Auto-Bounce gives people their life back": Tom Salta's time-saving plugin automates the laborious process of bouncing stems and mixes in Logic

By Andy Price published 10 July 23

Video game composer Tom Salta got so tired of spending hours bouncing stems in Logic that he designed a plugin to do it for him

Manon Grandjean: "I love being an engineer, but I didn’t really want to be a producer. I'm an introvert - I like to be in my little corner doing things in Pro Tools"

By Andy Price published 5 July 23

The MPG Award-winning mix engineer talks plugins, studio techniques and working with Stormzy

"Without Pet Sounds, The Beatles wouldn’t have made Sgt Pepper": Giles Martin on mixing The Beach Boys’ masterpiece in Dolby Atmos

By Andy Price published 7 June 23

Giles Martin's seasoned ears have brought The Beach Boys' hallowed Pet Sounds into the spatial audio realm with astonishing results. We spoke to Giles to learn more…

Gryffin: "After I discovered deadmau5, Skrillex and Avicii, I immediately downloaded Ableton Live"

By Andy Price published 31 May 23

Gryffin tells us how going from AC/DC to deadmau5 and classical piano to Ableton Live helped him launch his bid for Spotify superstardom

JMG Sound Retronaut review

By Andy Price published 25 May 23

£77
€89
$95

Promising to infuse the crackle of yesteryear into your tracks, Retronaut goes beyond its lo-fi headline to deliver thrilling sound-shaping abilities

7 of the best immersive audio plugins

By Andy Price published 25 May 23

Here are our picks of some of the slickest routes to create and mix in both Sony 360RA and Dolby Atmos

"This technology will replace stereo": Behind the scenes of groundbreaking 3D sound project Immersive London Calling

By Andy Price published 24 May 23

This 55-track compilation, mixed in 360 Reality Audio at London's ARK360° Studio, makes a convincing case for the post-stereo world

Heavyocity Uncharted 88 review

By Andy Price published 1 May 23

£120

When is a piano not a piano? When Heavyocity rips it apart, builds a new instrument from its internals, then goes at it with a range of tools…

How to work with video in Logic Pro

By Andy Price published 27 April 23

Logic is one of the most versatile DAWs when it comes to composing music and sound for video content. Here's how to get started

The soundtrack composer's guide to music software

By Andy Price published 25 April 23

From expansive orchestral libraries to malleable atmosphere-carvers and thunderous impact engines, let us guide you through some of the best big-screen tailored tools around…

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