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- December 12
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- “They spent hours building up hundreds of vocal tracks from single notes - then they ‘played’ a traditional mixing desk like a keyboard”: The pioneering techniques that brought static sounds to life
- Can AI mix better than a real mix engineer? We put iZotope's AI-powered Neutron 5 to the test to find out
- “A friend left music quietly playing for Eno while he was in hospital, which was thought to have inspired his initial idea for Music for Airports”: The origins and evolution of ambient techno
- December 11
- December 10
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- “I signed some contracts back in the ‘90s that I thought were amazing - I celebrated with a bottle of champagne. I look back now and think, ‘how the hell did I agree to sign this?’”: Sasha on breaking into dance music - and why it's not any easier in 2024
- “I'm not afraid of breaking the rules": Viral 67-year-old producer The Last DJ shares his essential techno tips
- “It's Christmaaaas!”: How Slade created a festive classic - with a little help from John Lennon
- December 9
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- "People like the feeling of anticipating what's going to come next - almost like ascending to the top of a rollercoaster before the breath-taking plunge": Write better songs by learning song forms
- “This particular 808 is arguably the single most important drum machine in history”: The origin of house music in 5 key tracks
- “I’ve got the 303 but I don’t know how to work it - it’s making all these crazy sounds!”: How a small group of Chicago producers invented house and changed music forever
- December 6
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- “Beyoncé does not make mistakes. She does, however, make some counterintuitive choices - and this song includes a few of them”: The flawed genius of pop's biggest anthems, from Hey Jude to Hey Ya!
- “At first people only saw me as grandpa playing music, but then they wanted to listen. They love the banging techno!”: Meet the viral 67-year-old producer raving into retirement - and proving that techno has no age limit
- "If you were surprised by the 'Top' songs in your Spotify Wrapped, it might be because the difference between your top 5 and top 100 streamed songs is just a tiny number of plays": Get more streams in 2025
- December 5
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- “It was a huge disappointment when it didn’t make it to number one”: 40 years on, the story of Wham!’s Last Christmas
- "The Prophet-5 is undoubtedly one of the most iconic and influential synths ever built": The story of Sequential Circuits in 10 synths, sequencers and drum machines
- “Those looped dance music breakdowns and drops have been done a million times before - so tweak them a little!”: New to working with loops? Start here
- December 4
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- December 1