Chris Wickett
Latest articles by Chris Wickett
![The record industry - forward thinking?](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/64ff55275473f1099d1880c2f0b2e995-320-80.jpg)
BLOG: Advertising and music - the record industry's latest 'saviour'
By Chris Wickett last updated
Has the music industry finally got the right idea?
![Max/MSP features all manner of objects specifically for audio](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/1befeb3823e58e5e6d7feb7d520a692e-320-80.jpg)
Max/MSP diary part 4: music and maths
By Chris Wickett last updated
This week: a video of a homemade 'Theremin' patch
![7digital, with all four majors in its armoury, is hoping to take on the big boys](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a1b79bbbd99ee98baafb4711d8616cb4-320-80.jpg)
First European DRM-free download deal with all major labels signed
By Chris Wickett last updated
7digital gets Universal, Sony BMG, Warner and EMI onboard
![Max/MSP turned out to be (slightly) easier to get my head around than I had expected...](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/1befeb3823e58e5e6d7feb7d520a692e-320-80.jpg)
Max/MSP diary part 3: learning the basics
By Chris Wickett last updated
Making sense of Max patches
![Rick Wright (upper-left) was a founding member of Pink Floyd and his keyboard playing was an integral part of the band's sound](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b7c44520d2e914a83805addf0546ab6c-320-80.jpg)
Pink Floyd founder Richard Wright dies
By Chris Wickett last updated
Keyboardist and songwriter passes away aged 65
![Max/MSP offers objects in no small number...](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/1befeb3823e58e5e6d7feb7d520a692e-320-80.jpg)
Max/MSP diary part 2: getting started
By Chris Wickett last updated
What's the difference between Max and MSP?
![Experts claim that genre preference is partly influenced by exposure early in life](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5461f54886c2abc95b14a5d582bafca2-320-80.jpg)
BLOG: Why do we like the music we do?
By Chris Wickett last updated
Neuroscience is beginning to unravel one of music's greatest mysteries
![With no stage power, Zack de la Rocha improvises with a megaphone](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e3e26113849c775378cda78a1efe50c0-320-80.jpg)
RATM protest crowd tear gassed by police
By Chris Wickett last updated
Police pull the plug on gig outside Republican Convention
![Max/MSP 5's new interface looks friendlier than that of previous versions](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/1befeb3823e58e5e6d7feb7d520a692e-320-80.jpg)
Max/MSP diary: the big idea
By Chris Wickett last updated
One man's journey into geek-tech utopia
![The OpenStomp Coyote-1: we hear Prince already has his order in...](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/531f094830d88597f975defb9b3115a6-320-80.jpg)
World's first open source stompbox arrives
By Chris Wickett last updated
OpenStomp Coyote-1 is a fully programmable effect maker
![Is this man really all that likely to incite violence?](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/1180f40d1d285216ada13404d5e1f245-320-80.jpg)
Babyshambles ban forces entire festival cancellation
By Chris Wickett last updated
Pete Doherty and friends 'likely to spark violence'
![The real Ben Folds](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/1dc970dd5695c44efc693f24a0dbe8db-320-80.jpg)
Ben Folds leaks his own 'fake' album
By Chris Wickett last updated
But the real record is his most rock for years
![Matt, Chris and Dom are finding their festival preparations problematique... and are not aMused.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/90ca5bd8d5641f516b52e80c00a42a3c-320-80.jpg)
Muse denied live spaceship stunt at V Festival
By Chris Wickett last updated
Pesky 'Health and Safety' people ruin fun
![Direct Note Access will make its debut in Melodyne Plugin 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/be38700abe3d8bec92556fd34a23c88e-320-80.jpg)
Video: Melodyne Direct Note Access creator reveals all
By Ben Rogerson, Chris Wickett last updated
Inventor of new technology explains how it works
![Bang! And the [insert joke here] is gone!](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/573155ef6496c33b8ef5616b6338a921-320-80.jpg)
EMI hires Cillit Bang, Lemsip marketing guru as label boss
By Chris Wickett last updated
Elio Leoni-Sceti has no music industry experience
![There's no escaping them now...](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/788f5bb80088c657a8520d8aa1b804cc-320-80.jpg)
‘Coldplay Radio’ to air in US
By Chris Wickett last updated
30 days of 24-hour Coldplay material
![The pro DAW is now available for Apple's swanky OS](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/473bd69c12621b9853ca63f7506ab9a1-320-80.jpg)
Pro Tools now OSX Leopard compatible
By Chris Wickett last updated
Dual-upgrades make for a Digidesign and Apple love-in
![Will the DDS80 still be around in 100 years time?](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/601a5eb0f7716b467cee39ac0c1e2323-320-80.jpg)
Numark DJ CD deck is 'future-proof'
By Chris Wickett last updated
The new DDS80 has plenty of media storage features
![The new '65 Princeton Reverb retains the vintage vibe of the original](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/84348eaa75b649df83f342eb76c67873-320-80.jpg)
Fender reissues ‘60s Blackface Princeton Reverb amp
By Chris Wickett last updated
The new ’65 Princeton Reverb is a long-awaited vintage reissue
![The EHX Bass Blogger allows you to swtich between distortion and fuzz](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/0e277b25079f37dba08013a1548bc87c-320-80.jpg)
EHX debuts Bass Blogger distortion pedal
By Chris Wickett last updated
The new dual-mode fuzz/distortion box features a dry out
![They might look hard up, but Arctic Monkeys have done pretty well from their music](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cb437bfc8cbf21ed751dc7d1b078a783-320-80.jpg)
BLOG: How can bands make money from their music?
By Chris Wickett last updated
It's getting harder for artists to earn a decent wage
![Is it us or has it just got more 'virtuoso funk' in here?](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/df663edd35acea0b1782d3878a67f3d8-320-80.jpg)
NAMM 2010: Chad Smith talks music in schools on video
By Chris Wickett last updated
Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer appears at PMC conference
![Well... more of an arena/stadium really](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/77d4f58fd7c916c37acff42653152392-320-80.jpg)
NAMM 2010: Roland stand in pictures
By Chris Wickett last updated
Roland's most exciting new gear is all here
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