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October 2024

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32 articles

October 31
- 5 pro recording setup ideas: from recording bands to mixing and mastering, these recommended rigs will get the job done
- “A good vocal is one that doesn’t sound like it has been recorded in the garage (even if it was)”: New to recording vocals? Start here
- "There are few producers who haven’t employed – or lusted after – it at some point or another, such is its legendary status": Why does everyone love the UREI/UA 1176 compressor?
- "George had a smugness on his face when he came in with this one, and rightly so - he knew it was absolutely brilliant.": Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick on the recording of Abbey Road, track-by-track
October 30
- "It makes it sound like an authentic recording and less like you programmed the whole thing with your mouse": 11 tips for software guitar that sounds like the real thing
- “When I quit my job as a scientist to be a songwriter, I was waiting tables and bartending and needing to write songs for a living”: The art of songwriting with rising country star Stephen Wilson Jr
- “She didn't move from the sofa and she sang two takes of Rolling in the Deep and that's what we used”: Adele, Daft Punk and Taylor Swift are among our picks for the best recorded albums of the 21st century
October 29
- “He ended up with a fully-fledged, pro studio - it just happened to have an engine and some wheels underneath”: David Gilmour, The Rolling Stones, Timbaland, Depeche Mode and more in nine of the weirdest recording studios ever built
- “The fact is that for 2024 and beyond, digital is the way to go”: Want to build an affordable home studio? Start here
October 28
- “Once you hear these unwanted sounds you'll never be able to unhear them - and they could ruin your mix”: 10 things to avoid when recording
- “Interfaces are all about connections and the more money you spend, the more options you’ll get in return”: New to audio interfaces? Start here
October 26
- “She was playing stadiums in the US, and she was playing my remix. She was singing on my remix. I didn't expect that at all”: Boston Bun on the secret to killer remixes and making his track Nobody // Me
October 23
- “I’m not a ‘musician’ - I was always scared of people who had studios”: How Burial produced the 21st century’s most influential electronic album on a “rubbish, dying” computer with outdated software
October 22
- “Elvis sorted through them, picking out several by title alone, then listening to them on the studio speaker… when he heard the second one, he instantly brightened. ‘Let me hear that again,’ he said. ‘Something I like about that one’..."
October 21
- "Kraftwerk is not a band, it’s a concept": How Kraftwerk introduced the world to electronic music - and showed us that we could make it too
- "We're here to deconstruct the elements of music theory that will demonstrably make your music better”: The pillars of music theory made simple
October 18
- “The problem is, if there’s something good on there, you hear that in three or four other records. Do I care? Not really. None of us are reinventing the wheel“: Hardt Antoine on the art of sampling and establishing a signature sound
- “I have a great deal of respect for Ed Sheeran. He fought his corner and stood up not only for himself but the whole music industry”: A quick-fire guide to copyrighting your music
October 16
- “Just ask Kiss, Nirvana and The Rolling Stones - all bands that became globally recognised brands”: How to build an artist identity that cuts through the noise
- “It’s a task that most of us can’t be bothered with, but it’ll pay off in the long run”: Never cleaned your synths? Here's how – and why – to do it properly
October 14
- "A guitar software instrument can sound incredible - as nuanced and human as the real thing, but only if you know exactly what you are doing with it": The ultimate guide to software guitar
- “It can control practically anything you can imagine”: New to MIDI? Start here
October 11
- "You simply do not need thousands of pounds of high-end gear and a top-end studio to create a great track": 8 mixing and mastering techniques every bedroom producer should know
- “I almost think of it as audio archaeology”: Universal Audio CEO Bill Putnam Jr on the brand’s decades-long quest to capture the spirit of classic studio gear in software
October 10
- “I was sort of hot in those days!”: The guitarist who had the cojones to replace Gary Moore in Thin Lizzy - and the chops to play alongside David Gilmour in Pink Floyd.
October 9
- “I would play solo piano gigs and a producer for Daft Punk came into the bar one night. He asked me if I wanted to join an all-female electronic band”: LP Giobbi on transitioning from jazz to dance music - and remixing Taylor Swift
- "We want to make our platform available to more people": Neural DSP's Francisco Cresp on what its new Nano Cortex means for the innovative company
October 7
- “It has a reputation for being a big, dumb, four-chord song, but there’s more going on than I expected”: A music professor breaks down the theory behind Oasis’s Wonderwall
October 3
- “Whether a listener is using Airpods or in Berghain next to a wall of speakers, the objective is to try to create a mood in people’s minds”: Producer and engineer Matt Karmil on crafting a mix that translates to any environment
- "There are few producers who haven’t employed – or lusted after – it at some point or another, such is its legendary status": Why does everyone love the UREI/UA 1176 compressor?
- “She thought anything could be pop - she wanted pop to be pushed to its extremes”: Sophie’s brother and studio engineer on completing her final album and the legacy she leaves behind
October 1
- “It’s become indispensable - I use it on almost everything because you simply can’t go wrong with it!”: Mastering engineer and musician Rafael Anton Irisarri on the piece of gear that he calls his “secret weapon”