The story of Depeche Mode's Songs of Faith and Devotion album and tour is the most rock 'n' roll ever
Near-death experiences, breakdowns, talking puppets, heart attacks, sleeping in coffins… Just another Depeche Mode album, then
Near-death experiences, breakdowns, talking puppets, heart attacks, sleeping in coffins… Just another Depeche Mode album, then
There's plenty of ideas to be found in the art world that could help you mix up your approach to music-making
Synth workstation? Karaoke machine? Recording studio in a ghetto blaster? Answer: all - and none - of the above…
For our latest free sample pack, we ran a variety of loops and one-shots through the Casio SK-1, Akai S900 and Bugbrand BugCrusher
Tela makes use of modal synthesis, a technique used in physical modelling, to create "otherworldly timbres and textures"
Create your own reverb effects with our step-by-step tutorial
“I guess we were sort of playing a game to see who could get the furthest behind without getting off beat,” says Saadiq of the recording of D’Angelo’s Lady
Danish house and techno artist Kölsch’s latest album, I Talk To Water, incorporates recordings by his late musician father and explores the emotional weight of grief. We found out more about its conception…
Recreate room acoustics reverb with our step-by-step tutorial
One of the world’s most popular studio microphones gets back to basics. We find out more
We visited the electronic artist in the studio ahead of the release of his fifth album and he left us with some hard-won wisdom for artists in the early stages of their careers
Do think twice, it’s the wrong mic
Is this your new best case scenario? We find out
Take our advice, and become a reverb master in no time
While we can manipulate those regular sounding ’verbs with ease, it’s time to explore how to make all manner of reverb-based effects…
Designed to encourage adventurous sonic exploration, MYTH uses machine learning to resynthesize samples into complex oscillators and transform their timbre
“I brought this weird Roland monosynth upstairs. It was an early ’70s primitive synth and we were bugging out over it”
The late composer might have been known for his cutting-edge synth use, but he didn't agree with every studio breakthrough
Join us as we gather some of the best studio minds to come up with some incredible insider tips on all aspects of music production