Music Production
Owen McCoy On Why Preparation Only Goes So Far
Owen McCoy’s (@emccoy1234) “Abstract Arcadia” arrives on Patchouli Deep as a deep progressive house cut built around movement, low-end control, and the kind of gradual tension that makes sense in a real set. Released back on August 7, the track had already reached No. 41 in Beat
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SML’s Jeremiah Chiu Readies New Album Edge Conditions
The synth composer’s “Plastic Mind / Elastic Machines,” featuring SML bandmate Booker Stardrum, leads the LP
The Beatles Unveil Early “Day Tripper” Recording Ahead of Rubber Soul Reissue: Stream
The track is one of 24 early session recordings included in the upcoming special edition of Rubber Soul. The Beatles Unveil Early “Day Tripper” Recording Ahead of Rubber Soul Reissue: Stream Eddie Fu
Say goodbye to the hefty space requirements of gigantic orchestral libraries as Dreamtonics’ Instrument X provides a range of classical instruments - and expressive control over them - with a tiny footprint
The Tokyo-based company, best known for Synthesizer V and Vocoflex - has a new instrument that uses advanced neural acoustic modelling to caress the perfect performances from a range of classical instruments
Day Tripper without the guitar riff? Listen to a rare recording of Lennon and McCartney working on a Beatles classic – before its most famous musical motif was written
Fluffed lyrics and laughter are included, though
Polyend’s MIDI and QWERTY keyboard hybrid looks like such an elegant design concept that we wonder why no one thought of it before
The prototype of this spiritual successor to the Creative Prodikeys is about to go on show, and it’s heading for production
Gabe Simon: ‘If I do things I love, and I don’t put pressure on them, that’s the key’
Gabe Simon, the writer and producer most famous for his work on Noah Kahan's two monster albums, talks big breakthroughs, getting inspired, putting family first, coping with success and why AI isn't for him Source
The Beatles' 'Day Tripper' Songwriting Process Revealed
Paul McCartney and John Lennon can be heard laughing together as they worked on the ‘60s track
Hear how The Beatles’ ‘Day Tripper’ came together as they share early ‘songwriting work tape’
Paul McCartney and John Lennon can be heard laughing together as they worked on the ‘60s track
Vince Clarke Recalls Early Depeche Mode and Synthesizer Use
Vince Clarke spoke to MusicRadar a few years back and reminisced with us about those foundational days with his Depeche Mode cohorts
“Martin Gore brought along his synthesizer – we thought, this is a lot easier than learning chords on a guitar and you only need one finger to play it”: Vince Clarke on the early days of Depeche Mode and his first synth memories
Vince Clarke spoke to MusicRadar a few years back and reminisced with us about those foundational days with his Depeche Mode cohorts
“What makes a modern sampler? We found many answers to this question and decided to implement all of them”: Bitwig Studio 6.1 launches with “radically updated” Sampler device
The German developer promises its overhauled Sampler device will "invite you to sample in ways that weren't possible before"
“What makes a modern sampler? We found many answers to this question and decided to implement all of them”: Bitwig Studio 6.1 launches with “radically updated” Sampler device
The German developer promises its overhauled Sampler device will "invite you to sample in ways that weren't possible before"
Dr. Dre Defends AI in Music Production
Jimmy Iovine, meanwhile, believes that it's just that the AI companies have “terrible communication skills”
Spiritbox singer Courtney LaPlante launches signature vocal plugin with MixWave
The Courtney LaPlante MixWave plugin is a seven-piece modular software available now. Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante Teams Up with MixWave for Signature Vocal Plugin Langdon Hickman
Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante Teams Up with MixWave for Signature Vocal Plugin
The Courtney LaPlante MixWave plugin is a seven-piece modular software available now. Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante Teams Up with MixWave for Signature Vocal Plugin Langdon Hickman
Osterhouse Sounds Note Sampler Turns MIDI Ideas Into a Playable Keyboard Sketchpad
Osterhouse Sounds Note Sampler is built around a small but very producer-friendly idea: instead of dragging MIDI clips around a DAW timeline, you can record short musical ideas directly onto the keys of your piano and play them back by hand. That makes the plugin feel less like a standard MIDI utili
Dolly Parton's Glastonbury Performance
"I don't think you can beat that performance as a perfect moment here at Glastonbury", Eavis said at the time
Sample Focus Founder Daniel Trostli On Building A Better Sample Library
Sample Focus occupies a different lane in the sample-library market because it starts from a producer problem that never really went away: finding the sound in your head before the idea disappears. The platform was built around that moment of friction, when a session slows down because a folder full
Fans and Emily Eavis remember Dolly Parton’s “biggest ever” Glastonbury 2014 legends slot performance
"I don't think you can beat that performance as a perfect moment here at Glastonbury", Eavis said at the time