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Loukeman reveals his favourite plugins and unusual production techniques
By Matt Mullen published
Toronto-based producer Loukeman talks his new project Sd-2, sampling techniques and unconventional effects processing

"If your singing sounds like a dying cat, this finally kills the cat": This hilariously bad mic modelling plugin is free for International Joke Day
By Matt Mullen published
Caelum Audio's Toyphonic Micraliser is the plugin nobody asked for

“We thought it was going to be a disaster”: Brian May reveals Queen had serious doubts about doing Live Aid
By Will Simpson published
Guitarist recalls “flaws” in their performance that day

“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

With dual reverb engines, 16 algorithms, Crazy Tube Circuits’ Mirage is one serious reverb pedal
By Jonathan Horsley published
Mirage is designed for all ambient adventures, from adding some everyday space to soundscape design and shoegaze reveries – and CTC says a stripped-down single-engine version is in the works

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?

“THEY’RE IN THERE!!! And they are LOUD”: Recordings of Oasis soundcheck are now online
By Will Simpson published
But were they the actual band?

Laney celebrates Black Sabbath's final show with a limited edition reissue of Tony Iommi's TI100 amp
By Jonathan Horsley published
Originally launched in 2012, the TI100 is a dual-channel 100-watt tube head with footswitchable boosts, lots of gain, lots of crosses. This is an exacting replica, signed by the man himself

“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

"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
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