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The Making of R.E.M.'s "Country and Western" Song

Featuring a $20 drum machine and strings orchestrated by Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones

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How REM Crafted a Classic Song

Featuring a $20 drum machine and strings orchestrated by Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones

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EMIXX West 2026: Denver’s Synth Community Gets the Gathering It Deserves

Colorado Modular Synth Society brought EMIXX West 2026 to Denver for a weekend of modular synths, electronic music hardware, DIY culture, and the sort of wonderfully obsessive gear conversations that make the synth community what it is. Denver has never exactly suffered from a shortage of electronic

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Rick Wakeman on the significance of the synthesizer

One of the synth’s most celebrated and foundational figureheads, the great Rick Wakeman told MusicRadar back in 2020 that the effect of the instrument’s birth was felt across genres

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Will Yip's dream studio influenced by Rick Rubin

The engineer behind Turnstile's Grammy-winning Never Enough, Will Yip has now created his perfect music-creation zone

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How REM turned a simple idea into a classic song

Featuring a $20 drum machine and strings orchestrated by Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones

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Rick Wakeman on the Synthesizer's Impact

One of the synth’s most celebrated and foundational figureheads, the great Rick Wakeman told MusicRadar back in 2020 that the effect of the instrument’s birth was felt across genres

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Will Yip on Building His Dream Studio

The engineer behind Turnstile's Grammy-winning Never Enough, Will Yip has now created his perfect music-creation zone

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How REM Turned a Simple Idea Into a Classic Song

Featuring a $20 drum machine and strings orchestrated by Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones

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Rick Wakeman on the synthesizer's importance

One of the synth’s most celebrated and foundational figureheads, the great Rick Wakeman told MusicRadar back in 2020 that the effect of the instrument’s birth was felt across genres

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Will Yip builds dream studio influenced by Rick Rubin

The engineer behind Turnstile's Grammy-winning Never Enough, Will Yip has now created his perfect music-creation zone

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How REM crafted their classic song

Featuring a $20 drum machine and strings orchestrated by Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones

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UDO Audio DMNO Review

It's another two-synths-in-one offering from UDO, but this one has the Domino effect

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Rick Wakeman on the Vital Significance of the Synthesizer

One of the synth’s most celebrated and foundational figureheads, the great Rick Wakeman told MusicRadar back in 2020 that the effect of the instrument’s birth was felt across genres

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Will Yip Builds Dream Studio Inspired by Rick Rubin

The engineer behind Turnstile's Grammy-winning Never Enough, Will Yip has now created his perfect music-creation zone

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R.E.M. Discusses the Creation of a Classic Song

Featuring a $20 drum machine and strings orchestrated by Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones

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“It talks the talk and you listen when it does”: UDO Audio DMNO review

It's another two-synths-in-one offering from UDO, but this one has the Domino effect

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Rick Wakeman on the Synthesizer's Impact

One of the synth’s most celebrated and foundational figureheads, the great Rick Wakeman told MusicRadar back in 2020 that the effect of the instrument’s birth was felt across genres

Feature MusicRadar

Will Yip on Building His Dream Studio

The engineer behind Turnstile's Grammy-winning Never Enough, Will Yip has now created his perfect music-creation zone

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REM’s Classic Song Arrangement Process

Featuring a $20 drum machine and strings orchestrated by Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones