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Should today’s music-makers and producers fear AI - or embrace its inevitability?
By Adam Douglas published
This is the dawning of the AI age - but it doesn’t have to be the death knell for humans. Here’s why we believe music production will always be a human-led pursuit

Thomas Dolby tells us about pushing himself in the studio - and inspiring the next generation
By Daniel Griffiths published
After 40 years at the cutting edge, Dolby is now prepping his students to take on the future

"I can clearly see how quickly things can come together when you have the right tools at your disposal": I tried both face-to-face lessons and Pianote to learn the piano in 8 weeks - here's how I got on
By Tess Burgess published
Will combining online learning with face-to-face lessons be just what I need to become the piano player I've always wanted to be? Let's find out

Producer John Porter on working with the Smiths on some of their most iconic tracks
By Andy Price published
We interviewed the producer of the Smiths' early career work recently, and he revealed some eye-opening insights…

Howard Jones talks vintage gear, his new piano album and that 1985 Grammys synth medley
By Daniel Griffiths published
“I think things absolutely turned around that night. People stopped putting things on their record saying ‘No synthesizers were used in the making of this record’”

6 of the quirkiest producers who pushed recorded music further than ever before
By Jon Musgrave published
They might have operated in idiosyncratic ways, but the particular approaches of these producers have left a footprint on the music landscape

IK Multimedia’s ARC Studio is a game-changing out-of-the-box acoustic room correction system that’s like an instant upgrade for your monitors - without the hassle of software-based solutions
By Advertorial published
ARC Studio is the only standalone hardware device on the market that offers flexible acoustic correction for any professional stereo monitoring system - and it’s affordable too

New to making tracks? Start here
By Andy Jones published
Want to make a track from scratch but don't know where to begin? We'll show you
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