Latest articles by Daniel Griffiths
Synth wars: The story of MIDI, the one interface that ruled them all
CV/Gate, DCB, USI, UMI and The Oberheim System… This is the story of how synth’s biggest players narrowly averted a standards war and made sweet music together
Producer and engineer to the stars Josh Gudwin: “I got a call from Scooter Braun and he’s like ‘I need you to go to Colombia to get Justin Bieber on this remix’”
If you want hits, who are you going to call? Increasingly, that choice seems to be narrowing down to just one man…
Andrew Scheps talks mixing, production and the legacy of Metallica’s Death Magnetic: “My line is that the loudness war is over because I won… and that was the record that did it"
“Every once in a while there's a record where the mixes are crazy loud because that's what works,” he says
Keyboard legend Chuck Leavell on being The Rolling Stones’ Musical Director: “It’s a challenge at times!”
Best of 2022: "Are Mick and Keith speaking to each other right now? They’re brothers"
ABBA Voyage: How does it work?
Best of 2022: ABBA's reappearance on stage has garnered rave reviews. But how exactly do you convincingly put on a gig from a band that isn't there?
5 tracks producers need to hear by… Phil Collins
The definitive essential cuts for producers who are yet to get their Phil…
5 songs producers need to hear by... Trevor Horn
The definitive tracks from one of the UK's best-loved and most prolific producers
The Neptunes’ Chad Hugo on synths, songwriting and his greatest productions: “Britney wants to write with us? It’s like I’m daydreaming”
Best of 2022: The semi-silent partner in N.E.R.D and The Neptunes on producing for Justin and Jay-Z… but not quite Michael Jackson
5 classic tracks producers need to hear by… Tears For Fears
Best of 2022: From new wave synth prodding to full on rock progging, we pick five TFF hits worth shouting about
5 Christmas songs that producers need to hear
Stick your Slade - here are the real five Christmas tunes that every producer should be listening to
Blur drummer Dave Rowntree: “Some dads and sons would go to the football. We'd sit around the kitchen table with soldering irons, building radios”
The omni-talented, multi-faceted sticksman takes on going solo, drumming, flying, building his own studio gear - and bagpipes
Disco legend Cerrone: “Everyone at the studio was recording a Genesis album and they were looking at me like ‘What the f**k is this guy doing?’”
Calvin Harris may have jested that he created disco, but there’s one man who can legitimately hold up a hand and say he actually did…
Call the Synthbulance! Modular rig hits the road
We’re always hearing about an artist's ‘latest musical vehicle’ but here’s a synth duo that have taken the concept to the next level
Steve Aoki: "I thought about doing a rock album, but I need to be sure that the global sound of Steve Aoki is represented"
The DJ/producer on getting his start with a Tascam PortaStudio, throwing cake, and his foam pit trampoline room
Kelis vs Beyonce. Sampling vs interpolation. Who's right and what's what?
The lines between 'lifts', 'lends', 'samples', 'replays' and more just got crazy blurred… Here's the truth
Tom Middleton is on a journey to uncover the deep science of sound, sleep and more. "We all need to try and sleep better. If you get it right all the other systems work."
From deep house, techno and ambient to science-powered lullabies, Tom Middleton’s journey through music has always been all his own.
Tom Middleton's top 10 tips for a better night's sleep
The DJ and techno pioneer's cutting edge work into the science of sleep is here to give you your best night's rest yet
Mix engineer Manny Marroquin: “I remember bringing the faders up on Umbrella and thinking ‘This is one of the best things I’ve ever heard’”
“Mixing is 50% creative and 50% technical. So it fulfils a lot of needs. I get to be creative and I get to play with toys!”
The must-have soft synths for 2022
Gear Expo Summer 2022. Climb inside the box and discover our pick of 2022's latest and greatest software synths
The must-have new hardware synths for 2022
Gear Expo Summer 2022: We've got all the latest synth hardware in one place
The greatest synth tracks from the last 50 years – Part 2: 1998 to 2022
We've picked one track for every year since the dawn of the synthesizer – especially for Synth Week
From 6 to X: celebrating 40 years of Roland Juno synthesizers
As Roland prepares to release the Juno-X, we take you on a guided tour through the iconic Juno range
