5 tracks producers need to hear by… Tears For Fears
From new wave synth prodding to full on rock progging, we pick five TFF hits worth shouting about
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Rival Consoles: "There isn’t an analogue synth that can do what software like Massive does, and that’s an old digital synth now"
Rival Consoles' soundtrack to the dance production Overflow is a dark, complex body exploring the sinister side of digital media. Danny Turner finds out more
SampleRadar advent calendar: 278 free hi-hat and cymbal samples
Swap your santa hat for some crispy hi-hats in our latest free sample giveaway
Download 1,673 MIDI chords for free: a drag ‘n’ drop music theory hack for beatmakers and producers
Here’s how you can grab the Future Chords MIDI pack for nothing
The beginner's guide to: bleep
Growing out of the north of England in the ’80s, this unique take on techno helped forge Britain’s dance music scene
SampleRadar advent calendar: 253 free household rhythm samples
On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me: 253 free samples made using everyday household objects... and a partridge in a pear tree
SampleRadar advent calendar: 499 free '80s synth samples
This 80s synth mega-pack features leads, basses, pads and arps produced by Arturia's emulations of the Yamaha DX-7, Jupiter-8, Prophet V, Matrix-12 and more
Brian Eno got annoyed at The Who's "lightweight" songs: "what are they doing releasing this kind of material?"
After writing a letter to Pete Townshend in protest, the superproducer and ambient auteur later had a change of heart: "I got it, this was a kind of pop art"
Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch review
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Has Apple created the perfect machine for music production?
Hans Zimmer on the benefits of Spatial Audio and his “weird relationship” with Jony Ive: “I don't want to hear stereo, because you took half of my sonic world away”
Composer also explains how he and Mike Einziger integrate technology into their music, and why composers are dramatists rather than musicians
The Breakdown: Danny Byrd on the one record he wishes he'd produced
The D'n'B veteran also shows us his favourite bit of kit: the API 2500 bus compressor
SampleRadar advent calendar: 338 free house samples
Raise the roof so Santa doesn't have to come down the chimney
Downloading Rast Sound’s free VST/AU Mad Filter plugin might actually make a lot of sense
In fact, maybe you’d be Mad not to
Sennheiser’s new HD 400 Pro studio headphones promise to help you create “outstanding audio mixes”
Can they really replicate the experience of using studio monitors, though?
Nile Rodgers swaps the Hitmaker for a hot water bottle as he reads you a Spatial Audio bedtime story on Apple Music
Ah, freak out! Le freak, c'est sleep
Engineer Bruce Swedien on the making of Michael Jackson's Thriller: "I went in when Eddie Van Halen was warming up and I left immediately. It was so loud - I would never subject my hearing to that kind of volume level!"
On the anniversary of the premiere of the 14-minute Thriller video, we get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the biggest-selling album of all time
Rhodes is now allowing everyone to order their dream MK8 electric piano (if they can afford it)
Spec up the electric piano of your dreams, then wince at the price
Might as well jump: Dave Grohl covers Van Halen (and keytar is involved)
Jump is his latest Hanukkah Sessions 2021 tribute song with Greg Kurstin
