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“A huge moment, not just for me, but for the future of music”: AI ‘creator’ signs record deal with Hallwood Media
Imoliver says it “isn’t about replacing artists, but expanding what’s possible”
“You can absolutely craft some great mixes on these”: JBL 305P MkII review
JBL's budget studio monitors are priced crazy low and promise good quality mixes that don't cost the earth
Critter & Guitari’s Organelle S2 can be anything you want it to be: synth, sampler, sequencer, drum machine, effects unit and more
A self-contained music computer built to run Pure Data patches, Organelle has just been updated with a faster processor and a handfu...
“It makes it sound like the music that I grew up on – the music that made me fall in love with dance music”: Why Silva Bumpa created his own R&B instrumental just to remix it into the garage-inspired Feel Da Same
Watch the rising UK artist break down his energetic track with vocalist Carla Monroe
“We’re playing the first album, the second album, the third album and then the fourth one is… a mystery”: Gorillaz set to preview new music at upcoming Copper Box gig
Gigs and new exhibition celebrate 25 years of multimedia project
“It was confusing to me, even when I did the record. I didn’t know that I was playing it in the wrong place”: Guitarist Daryl Stuermer on why Phil Collins had to set him straight when they were recording In The Air Tonight
“And then he put on this drum fill, which changed everything,” he says of the song's production
“There are ways to use AI that can actually increase human creativity”: There I Ruined It creator argues for a more nuanced view of AI in music
Dustin Ballard has given a TED talk
Enigmatic producer Burial releases a new 23 minute EP, Comafields and Imaginary Festival
But is he still producing all his tracks in Sony Sound Forge?
Piano basics: the black notes – what are they for and how do you use them?
Fear of a black key?… Don't be afraid. Adding flats and sharps to your music will give it a new lease of life.
“I’m a big preset guy. If a preset’s called Fat Bass, there’s a 90% chance it’s actually a fat bass”: Rico Nasty and Benson Boone producer Imad Royal on saving time and staying focused in the studio
In the next episode of Universal Audio's Apollo Creators series, the Grammy-nominated producer/songwriter unpacks his instinct-drive...
“How can I play machines like they’re instruments? How do I play these machines the same way I play a piano or guitar?”: Jack Antonoff reveals the two vintage delay units and classic ‘80s synth that provide the secret sauce on Sabrina Carpenter’s Manchild
“I'm really focusing on how to utilise this stuff to make things feel like they could have only happened in that moment,” he explain...
“It’s a $20 plugin… I love it because sometimes the problem with digital sounds is they just lack a little bit of character”: Steven Wilson reveals the plugin that’s on “almost all” the guitars on his new space rock epic
And it turns out it is the same affordable plugin Finneas used on Billie Eilish’s Barbie track, What Was I Made For?
Apple Updates Logic Pro with Stem Splitter & Flashback Capture
Plus, Logic Pro for iPad now has Learn MIDI for easy assignment of hardware controllers
Universal Audio’s Anthem synth plugin promises to “put the biggest, baddest analogue sounds at your fingertips”
A growling analogue-modelled filter, flexible sequencer and vintage-style modulation effects give UA's new monosynth an edge
“That actually came from me and Oz jamming on the piano in my apartment in North Hollywood”: From Ozzy Osbourne to Papa Roach, Fleetwood Mac to George Harrison, here’s 5 career-defining songs you didn’t know were written on the piano
We take a deep dive into classic guitar-driven songs that actually started life on the piano
“Everybody was screaming out, ‘what record is that?!’ It wasn’t a record – it was the 808”: Roland celebrates 45 years of the TR-808 with Rhythm Creators video series
Episode one premieres today with Egyptian Lover, and later instalments will feature Fatboy Slim, Prince Paul and Soul II Soul's Jazz...
“This doesn’t align with our values or our submission requirements”: The Velvet Sundown have been banned from the Future Sound Awards, which celebrate “the responsible use of AI in music”
"We have proactively taken the step to ban the band from entering the awards"
“I’ve always thought of it as a tapestry. A visual puzzle”: Luxxury needs to visualise music to nurture creativity – here’s why
“The way I was built was – even though it’s music – I had to see on the page what all the ideas were so I could allocate them proper...
“A guitar software instrument can sound incredible – as nuanced and human as the real thing, but only if you know exactly what you are doing with it”: The ultimate guide to plugin guitars
After spending decades trying to emulate the guitar, it might have been easier just to pick one up and learn how to play it…
PMT placed into administration, all stores closed with immediate effect
The company had been facing a number of industry-wide struggles, including the pressure of rising rent and business rates. The post...