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The microphone brand enlisted engineer Darrell Thorp and drummer Joey Waronker for a fly-on-the-wall video session
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Waves Audio reverses its decision to adopt subscription-only model: "We are genuinely sorry for the distress it has caused"
The plugin developer has responded to widespread outrage by backtracking on its plans to discontinue perpetual licenses
Waves Audio customers are in uproar at company's new subscription-only model: "What a disgusting way to treat your existing users"
Hundreds of disgruntled customers sign petition urging the company to reconsider its new business model
8 beginner piano songs everyone should learn, from The Beatles to Coldplay and The Weeknd
Celebrate World Piano Day with these old favourites and modern classics
An audio engineer shows you "how the pros mix vocals" and get that ‘glued-in’ sound
“It works, every single time,” says Streaky, as he reveals his winning formula
The DrumSynth from the MPC Standalone is now available as a plugin for your DAW
Air Music Tech plucks a production tool from Akai Pro’s hardware
Thom Yorke on his 'executive producer' role for Clark's new album Sus Dog: "I ended up being a kind of backseat driver"
Clark: "What would it sound like if The Beach Boys took MDMA and made a rave record?"
Best PA speakers 2023: compact and mobile active sound systems for bands and buskers
These PA systems and speaker setups are ideal for amplifying vocals and instruments – including Roland, Bose, Yamaha and JBL speakers
Best Sennheiser headphones for recording 2023: studio-specific cans from the German audio giants
With 75 years in the game, Sennheiser knows a thing or two about audio. Here, we focus on the Sennheiser headphones that will help you up your game in the studio
Latest tuition
How to use the '3 reverb approach' to nail reverb in almost any mixing scenario
Choosing and adding reverbs can seem daunting, but this simple technique should get you up and running in no time at all
How to optimize your PC for music production
Follow our top tips to refresh your PC and improve your production workflow - all without spending a penny
22 essential reggaeton production tips to help you sound like Bad Bunny
Capture reggaeton's unique fusion of Caribbean rhythms and Latin flavour
How to 'gel' and improve your whole mix with master bus compression
Apply audio glue to give your tracks cohesion and solidity
How to recreate the sound of the Solina String Ensemble
We bolster our guide to 15 essential synth sounds with one of the most useful patches in any synthesist's arsenal: synth strings
How to make synth sweep FX for EDM drops
We’ve all heard white noise sweeps with their cutoff frequencies steadily climbing. In this tutorial, we look at a more original take
How to create a classic rave chord stab
A staple of dance music, these short, punchy bursts of sound can provide harmonic and percussive drive in one go
How to make an ambient pad like Jean-Michel Jarre's Oxygene
Create evolving sonic atmospheres using Logic's Alchemy soft synth
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FabFilter Twin 3 review
- €129
Twin is one of the few softsynths to have reached ‘legendary’ status. After 14 years, it now reaches version 3, but was it worth the wait?
KRK GoAux 3 and 4 review
- £349 upward
Need to take your monitors with you? We check out a new solution from KRK
Slate + Ash Choreographs review
- £249
What happens if you apply step movement and choreography to software synthesis? Slate + Ash hopes to enlighten and surprise you
Donner B1 Analog Bass Sequencer review
- £185
Donner enters the analogue synth realm with a 303 clone that sounds the part – even if it doesn’t look it
Orchestral Tools Drones review
- €189 + VAT
If you thought drones were merely functional, you need a better sound library. OT’s new suite takes the drone to a higher level
Apple MacBook Pro M2 Pro review
- £1349 upward
Apple Silicon continues to raise the performance bar. We size up the latest M2 Pro-equipped MacBook Pro
Elk Live review
- £300
With online collaboration becoming increasingly a norm, we try out an all-in-one turnkey solution
