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Best home studio mixers 2024: Analogue and digital mixing desks for all budgets
Our expert pick of compact consoles for home recording, production, podcasting and more
Best digital pianos 2024: Options for every level and budget
Our in-house piano experts have chosen the very best digital pianos from Yamaha, Roland, Casio, Kawai and Korg - covering all price points
"It's got more punch than a kangaroo at boxing practice": What is OTT compression - and how do you use it?
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
“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?
“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
“He added a new dimension to our songs,” Leppard’s singer says
Shazam exceeds 100 billion song recognitions
“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
The UK producer explains how he combines Ableton Live, VJ tools and MIDI controllers to create an immersive live experience
