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Abbey Road engineer Ken Scott on recording The Beatles: “I was there when Eric Clapton played the solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps, but it was just another day at the office so it didn't mean anything at the time”
Best of 2023: On working with Lennon and McCartney: “Paul was exceedingly patient, and would keep on going until it was the way he wanted it, whereas John would prefer to get it over with as quickly as possible”
5 underrated DAWs that aren't Logic, Ableton or Pro Tools, and why you should consider switching
Best of 2023: If you've been using the same DAW for years, now might be the time to consider these low-cost, feature-packed alternatives
James Hetfield on Metallica's new creative era: "I don't want to sit there and create the songs with Lars anymore – I want everyone to be a part of it and be in it"
The frontman is candid about the need for new approaches in an interview with Metallica's fanzine
Eddie Van Halen on how he discovered tapping watching Led Zep: "I never claimed that I invented it! But I do know how and when I figured out how to do it..."
Best of 2023: "I never really heard anybody do with it what I did, which is actual pieces of music"
LCD Soundsystem's Tyler Pope: "James said I should make an EP only using one drum machine and a synth – so I got hold of an old-school Roland CR-78 and an ARP Odyssey"
Best of 2023: The LCD Soundsystem bassist goes solo with a sizzlingly funky electro-punk blend. Danny Turner finds a man on an analogue mission
Rick Rubin admits he doesn't know how to use a mixing desk: "I have no technical ability, and I know nothing about music"
Best of 2023: The super-producer reveals his creative process in a new interview with Anderson Cooper for 60 Minutes
An A&R guy once walked into the studio and told Steve Vai to remove all the pinch harmonics from a record because they sounded “like a dying whale”
"And I said, ‘F**k you!’ ...Well, in so many words"
Heroes: The 6 best covers of David Bowie's classic (and three that are not quite so heroic)
Best of 2023: Many have tried and many have failed, but here are six artists that nailed one of the best songs of our time
"If it gets mushy at all, he's out" – Metallica producer Greg Fidelman confirms James Hetfield used a very specific blend of four amps together in the studio for the 72 Seasons album
Best of 2023: "It gets pretty hairy" says the producer on the volume levels
“All of a sudden, he’s down to a T-shirt, and he’s ripped, and he’s 80, and he’s giving you full-blown Mick Jagger”: Andrew Watt on producing new Rolling Stones album Hackney Diamonds
Best of 2023: “It’s the greatest honour as a kid with a guitar who grew up idolising every single thing Keith Richards ever did,” he admits