Electronic Musician

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!

Latest articles by Electronic Musician

Keith Emerson of ELP
“He WAS music. His whole being resonated music": Remembering ELP's Keith Emerson and his legendary rig

By Geary Yelton, Electronic Musician Published

The gear that powered a legend - ELP's Moog-, Hammond- and Korg-powered heart exposed

Bands
Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Jimmy Chamberlin, Rock Werchter Festival, Werchter, Belgium, 05/07/1992
"As good as D’arcy and James are, it was just going to sound better if Billy played it" – Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, Butch Vig, Flood and more on the Smashing Pumpkins' recording history

By Electronic Musician Published

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

Guitarists
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How to mix in 5.1 surround on a budget

By Electronic Musician Last updated

Cost-effective multi-channel mixing solutions

Music Production Tutorials
Electronic Musician 456
EM 456 December 2022 examples and files

By Electronic Musician Last updated

All the latest tutorial clips to accompany Electronic Musician vol. 38 no. 12

Tech
Electronic Musician 455
EM 455 November 2022 examples and files

By Electronic Musician Last updated

All the latest tutorial clips to accompany Electronic Musician vol. 38 no. 11

Tech
Electronic Musician 454
EM 454 October 2022 examples and files

By Electronic Musician Last updated

All the latest tutorial clips to accompany Electronic Musician vol. 38 no. 10

Tech
bonobo
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

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

Synths
Electronic Musician 453
EM 453 September 2022 examples and files

By Electronic Musician Last updated

All the latest tutorial clips to accompany Electronic Musician vol. 38 no. 9

Tech
Electronic Musician 452
EM 452 August 2022 examples and files

By Electronic Musician Last updated

All the latest tutorial clips to accompany Electronic Musician vol. 38 no. 8

Tech
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EM 428 August 2020 examples and files

By Electronic Musician Last updated

All the latest tutorial clips to accompany Electronic Musician vol. 36 no. 8

Tech
Electronic Musician 451
EM 451 July 2022 examples and files

By Electronic Musician Last updated

All the latest tutorial clips to accompany Electronic Musician vol. 38 no. 7

Tech
rick wakeman
How to play synth solos like Rick Wakeman

By Electronic Musician Published

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

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

By Electronic Musician Published

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

Synths
pog2
Electronic guitar: using octave pedals to extend range

By Electronic Musician Published

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

Guitar Pedals
red panda
Electronic guitar: the joy and inspiration of micro-looping

By Electronic Musician Published

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

Guitar Pedals
Electronic Musician 447
EM 447 March 2022 examples and files

By Electronic Musician Last updated

All the latest tutorial clips to accompany Electronic Musician vol. 38 no. 3

Tech
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Yamaha 9000 pro keyboard workstation review

By Electronic Musician Last updated

We review this powerhouse from Yamaha

Midi Controllers
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ALESIS QS8.1 review

By Electronic Musician Last updated

Synths
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Kurzweil SP2X stage piano review

By Electronic Musician Last updated

Kurzweil''s SP2X is an 88-key weighted-action digital stage piano

Keyboards & Pianos
Yamaha HS5 review
Yamaha HS5 review

By Electronic Musician Last updated

Sky-high performance for a rock-bottom price

Studio Monitors
Techno 40 Years
How to program a dub techno-style percussion line

By Future Music, Computer Music, Electronic Musician Published

Get experimental with techno percussion

Music Production Tutorials
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Explainers: how a ribbon microphone works

By Electronic Musician Last updated

Ribbon mic 101

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

By Future Music, Electronic Musician Published

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

Artists
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Mackie FreePlay Home, FreePlay Live, Thump 15BST review

By Electronic Musician Last updated

Bluetooth-enabled speakers for every occasion

Speakers
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How to maximise tone and reduce noise on your guitar rig with gain staging

By Electronic Musician Last updated

The first step in structuring the correct gain levels from guitar to amplifier

Guitars
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