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“It was confusing to me": Guitarist Daryl Stuermer on recording Phil Collins' In The Air Tonight
By Ben Rogerson published
“And then he put on this drum fill, which changed everything,” he says of the song's production

Steven Wilson reveals the $20 plugin he used on all the guitars on his new space rock epic
By Jonathan Horsley published
And it turns out it is the same affordable plugin Finneas used on Billie Eilish’s Barbie track, What Was I Made For?

Our go-to plugins for adding flavour to our sounds
By Roland Schmidt published
With so much processing available in modern DAWs, we take a look at some of the more left-field plugins and approaches for maximising the colour of your audio signal

“He went absolutely nuclear”: Producer Bob Ezrin reveals what led him to fall out with Roger Waters
By Will Simpson published
He was too trusting with a journalist, apparently

Output's AI-powered Co-Producer plugin chooses samples for you, but is it streamlining workflows or outsourcing creativity to AI?
By Matt Mullen published
We speak to Output CEO Gregg Lehrman about the company's AI-assisted digital crate-digger designed to speed up sample discovery

"Our aim with ShaperBox is to make it easy for any producer to get complex-sounding results, all in one plugin": Cableguys talk modulation-mad multi-effects plugins and more
By Andy Price published
We sit down with the developer behind ShaperBox and Kickstart to find out more about Cableguys' inspired creations

$1,200 off one of the best guitar synths on the market is a deal too good to ignore in Sweetwater's epic 4th of July sale
By Daryl Robertson published
With massive discounts on Roland, Alesis, Boss, Gretsch, Guild, and more, you don't want to miss one of the best Independence Day sales for musicians

Hit Record Meter is the free plugin that can assess the commercial appeal of your track. But does it actually work?
By Stuart Adams published
Airwindows' creation reveals the inner workings of what makes the hits 'tick'… But is it a hit or a flop?

Exploring the rise of plugin subscriptions and possible alternative models
By Adam Douglas published
“I think the dislike of subscriptions is almost universal”

How to record virtual and live instruments more smoothly by taking stock of your sample buffer
By Roland Schmidt published
Latency on your plugins and audio recordings can derail a developing musical idea - but if you get a handle on managing your sample buffer you’ll have a much smoother ride
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