Articles by: Electronic Musician

Electronic Musician magazine is the ultimate resource for musicians who want to make better music, in the studio or onstage. In each and every issue it surveys all aspects of music production - performance, recording, and technology, from studio to stage and offers product news and reviews on the latest equipment and services. Plus, get in-depth tips & techniques, gear reviews, and insights from today’s top artists!

Articles by: Electronic Musician

How to play synth solos like Rick Wakeman

By Electronic Musician published 3 May 22

Learn to play solos from classic Yes tracks Starship Trooper, The Revealing Science of God and South Side of the Sky

Vintage vs. modern: classic dynamics processors go up against their contemporary counterparts

By Electronic Musician published 29 April 22

Pit colourful character against state-of-the-art flexibility and discover the benefits of each in this dynamics mega-tutorial

Electronic guitar: using octave pedals to extend range

By Electronic Musician published 8 April 22

Pedals like Electro-Harmonix's POG2 can be used to imitate other instruments and produce otherworldly tones

Electronic guitar: the joy and inspiration of micro-looping

By Electronic Musician published 24 March 22

Discover the creative possibilities of pedals like Red Panda's Tensor

Bonobo: “If I look at a piano I tend to reach for the same keys and progressions, whereas with modular you often don’t even know what key you’re in"

By Electronic Musician last updated 28 July 22

After years of touring, Simon Green found himself lacking creative stimulus. We learn how modular synths fuelled his imagination

How to program a dub techno-style percussion line

By Future Music, Computer Music, Electronic Musician published 18 June 21

Get experimental with techno percussion

Sylvan Esso: "We know it’s not going well if we feel like assholes"

By Future Music, Electronic Musician published 24 September 20

The US synth-pop duo on how a new studio, a love of modular and touring as a 10-piece band inspired their latest LP

Classic interview: Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, Butch Vig, Flood and more on the Smashing Pumpkins' recording history

By Electronic Musician published 21 April 20

From Gish to Zeitgeist, through the eyes of the key players – plus the 11 underrated Pumpkins songs guitarists need to hear

Top studio monitors for tracking, mixing and mastering as picked by the pros

By Electronic Musician last updated 10 June 21

Audio pros reveal the studio monitors they use and why they chose them

Yamaha Tyros keyboard workstation review

By Electronic Musician last updated 10 May 21

The Tyros gets tested

Roland R-07 review

By Electronic Musician last updated 1 February 21

A high-resolution stereo recorder that fits in your pocket