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"It's got more punch than a kangaroo at boxing practice": What is OTT compression - and how do you use it?
By Chris Cartledge published
This influential Ableton Live preset made its way into thousands of tracks, spawned a copycat plugin, and inspired a new - and unapologetically excessive - style of compression. But why does it sound so good?
How the breakbeat genre took over the music world
By Andy Jones published
“It was the B-side that became one of the most important pieces of music ever - certainly one of the most sampled”
Bob Geldof remembers what Bono said to him before he recorded his vocal on Do They Know It’s Christmas?
By Ben Rogerson published
“I was able to say, this is not soggy liberalism; this is coded anger,” Geldof recalls
“He didn't want his credibility blown by being named on a Def Leppard album!”: The rockers’ secret weapon
By Paul Elliott published
“He added a new dimension to our songs,” Leppard’s singer says
Shazam exceeds 100 billion song recognitions
By Andy Price published
“It's equivalent to 12 songs identified for every person on Earth”
“Every show is designed for the space”: Max Cooper explains his unique 3D/AV live shows
By Si Truss published
The UK producer explains how he combines Ableton Live, VJ tools and MIDI controllers to create an immersive live experience
“A musical union that sold more than 220 million records!”: The new, "definitive" Fleetwood Mac documentary
By Paul Elliott published
But it doesn’t cover the Peter Green years
“It came out exciting, almost attacking”: Vic Flick, who played the Bond theme guitar riff, dies aged 87
By Paul Elliott published
He also played on Tom Jones’ It’s Not Unusual and other classic hits
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