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The low-budget recording story of one of Madonna’s most iconic hits
It might seem an obvious winner now, but Madonna’s Vogue was at first the speedily and cheaply-built flip side to an entirely different single
How the Avalanches gradually constructed the stunning follow-up to Since I Left You over 16 years
Lifting the lid on the lost years, creative blocks and colossal sample-clearing process that resulted in the immaculate Wildflower
How Freddie Mercury took on mortality itself for Queen’s majestic final single
It was sadly to be Freddie’s last single with Queen before he passed away just six weeks after its release
Just why are some producers so obsessed with tape?
Analog tape machines have played a central role in music production history. But why, in today’s digital domain, do some still lust after the sound of tape?
IK Multimedia’s new ARC ON·EAR finally lets headphone producers mix with a pro studio sound
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Those common issues with headphone-based mixing are eliminated by IK Multimedia’s new meticulously-modelled solution
How Trevor Horn’s anonymous electronic group - the Art of Noise - revolutionised sample culture
Discover how studio and music production was redefined by an unlikely group of Trevor Horn-led English synth geeks
Singular Sound’s BeatBuddy 2 is here, your drummer just got an upgrade
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Capture every nuance of real drums, with more control than ever
“We said, ‘We’re calling the band Leonard Skinner!’ Everybody laughed. So we kept it”: The early days of Lynyrd Skynyrd
Plus: the British band that inspired the young Skynyrd to work harder
