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Dune's sound designers reveal how they created the sound of the sandworms
The sound team stuck a microphone in an editor's mouth to produce the sound of the sandworm swallowing an alien vehicle
Best podcasting microphones 2021: our pick for every budget and level
Record your first, or next, podcast, and stream your heart out with 11 of the very best podcast mics
10 timeless bass guitar tones and how to recreate them
The secrets behind some of the best tones of all time
Bootsy Collins on James Brown and the state of bass: “He told me one time, ‘Son, y’all the greatest band in the world, but you just can’t play’. Haha! And the bad thing about it was that he was serious!"
Celebrating the day Funk bassist extraordinaire's 70th birthday with a look back at our 2018 interview
The 10 best synth presets in history - and where to hear them
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GarageBand power tips: 20 hacks and tricks to try today
Apple’s 'gateway DAW' is more powerful than you think
Native Instruments celebrates 25th anniversary with new free instrument and limited-edition hardware
NI is releasing a free KONTAKT instrument that gives users access to classic presets taken from 37 instruments across their history
Ableton releases Extended Sounds Pack curated by Modeselektor
The production toolkit is made up of over 2000 samples from the most sought-after pieces of equipment in their studio
Best electronic drum sets for kids 2021: 8 child-friendly electronic drum kits
Help your child learn to play the drums with these top entry-level e-kits and drum pads
Boyz Noize: "I’m attracted to making extreme decisions and f*cking with people"
Alex Ridha’s fifth Boys Noize album aggressively explores the schism between soaring melodies and hard, atonal beats. Danny Turner reveals his modular approach
Best keyboards for beginners and kids 2021: Get started with our expert pick of beginner keyboards for all ages
Useful advice and recommendations to help you find the right entry-level keyboard for you or your child
Focusrite's FAST Verb uses AI to dial in reverb fast
Their machine learning algorithms automatically generate a suitable reverb for the sounds you're processing
Jerry Cantrell interview: “I’ve always liked a healthy dose of the G&L, Rampage and Gibson Les Paul. That’s the meat in the meatloaf”
On his first solo album in nigh-on 20 years, Brighten, the Alice In Chains guitarist finds himself creating images with sound, and referencing the freewheeling creativity of ‘70s pop culture
Soundgarden's Matt Cameron "honoured" when Kurt Cobain asked him to change his guitar string
The former Soundgarden drummer also remember' Dave Grohl's power, "disgusting" hiking socks and water bottle
Jon Hopkins timed his new ambient record to last the length of a ketamine trip
"This kind of therapy is going to be legal and widespread, and you need to have music for it [...] there is a frontier here – a new genre"
Best budget studio headphones 2021: Our top cheap picks for every studio task
Expert buying advice plus the top budget studio headphones for music-makers from just $/£40, including models by Sennheiser, Beyerdynamic, AKG and Audio Technica
