“No complicated signal routing, no phase issues, no stress”: Time Off Audio’s Dime [ms] makes mid/side easy
This time-saving plugin host makes it a breeze to employ mid/side processing with any of your existing AU/VST3 effects
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“I’ve been a Live user for around 20 years, and it’s probably the effect I turn to most regularly”: Ableton Live 12.2 gives this “incredibly versatile” device a much-needed refresh – and rectifies Push 3’s most notable missing feature
Live 12.2 will be released on June 11, bringing updates to Meld, Roar, new Max devices and more
“I’m never going to get there. I might get to where I can try to, and I’m not going to give up. I’m going to try”: Huey Lewis hasn’t given up on making new music
Singer has been suffering from hearing loss brought on by Meniere’s disease
“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
“This is an experiment”: Teenage Engineering is letting you choose your own price for the OP-1 Field (no, we’re not kidding)
The ever-mischievous Swedish brand is giving you the chance to pay what you want for its divisive mini-synth/sampler... but there's...
“After I’d finished with the food mixer, I threw it over the balcony and it hit some kid on the head – he found me afterwards and said ‘can you sign this’”: How Aphex Twin almost knocked out a fan at his weirdest gig ever
Microphones in blenders, sandpaper on the decks and a potential lawsuit - it's just your average Aphex Twin show
The vocals on Billie Eilish’s Birds Of A Feather are consistently out of tune, says this musician, and he thinks he knows why
“I promise this is not going to be a ‘Billie Eilish can’t sing’ video,” says Noah Forbes, but he does have a theory
This AI-powered plugin could be a game-changingly useful tool for drum production
Acon Digital's Remix:Drums separates drum recordings into individual stems in real-time, giving you precise control over each percus...
“If you’ve been unsure of making the jump to Bitwig Studio, then Connect might just be the sweetener to seal the deal”: Bitwig Connect 4/12 review
Bitwig’s first bespoke bit of hardware goes beyond your average audio interface
“Raw, warm, and beautifully expressive”: Rhodes releases Wurli, a virtual instrument based on the Wurlitzer 200A
"A deeply musical recreation of the iconic reed-based electric piano sound that shaped some of the most enduring records of the past...
Reference tracks can be your secret weapon when mixing – but be mindful of replicating other artists’ creative decisions
Comparing your mix to another can nudge you into a safe technical zone, but remember to maintain your originality
“Ableton allows me more room for playful experimentation – it’s more creatively fulfilling than Logic”: Maria Somerville on the DAWs, uilleann pipes and vintage Korg drum machines behind new album Luster
Danny Turner speaks to Maria Somerville about how collaboration and a longing for home shaped the dreamlike atmospheres of her sopho...
“A good-looking kit which won’t break the bank”: DrumCraft Urban Beats review
DrumCraft adds a one-size-fits-all three-piece kit to its remarkably affordable drum lineup
“Gracefully injects authentic grit and harmonic girth into our developing tracks”: Arturia Tape J-37 review
Harness the beloved character of a remarkable reel-to-reel via this faithful reproduction of Studer’s tube-driven legend
“It’s a weird kind of tech-bro nightmare future… the economic structure is morally wrong”: Thom Yorke says AI steals from artists and devalues humanity
"Is AI capable of genuine original creative thought? I have yet to see that," says the Radiohead frontman
Fantastic (free) plugins and how to use them: TDR Nova
If regular EQ and compression aren’t delivering, then dynamic EQ might be the answer – and we have the perfect free plugin
“I wanted to call it Taylor’s Version. I lobbied very much to the record company”: As Taylor Swift finally takes ownership of her original master recordings, John Fogerty has re-recorded 20 of his greatest songs, note-for-note
Get ready for The Creedence Clearwater Revival revival...
“I told them when I left, ‘Do not use my music’. And of course they used it”: 42 years on, Dave Mustaine still has a few things to say about his exit from Metallica
"You listen to the riffs, you know they’re my riffs"
“Sounding your best isn’t just a ‘nice-to-have’ – it’s necessary if you want listeners to make your show part of their daily routine”: The head of Audacity shares his top 5 tips for beginner podcasters
The man who leads development of the world’s most popular free and open-source audio editor offers his advice
“Synths are kind of like a maze you know? It can take forever to really understand them – I still don’t understand synths”: Pachyman on the gear behind his characterful and sun-kissed sound
The Puerto Rico-born musician talks us through the key tools in his arsenal, and expanding his dubby sonic universe without enraging...
We Are Rewind goes back to the ‘80s with the GB-001, a cassette boombox that gives you a genuine taste of old-school tape recording
Bust out your old C90s, because there’s a new portable hi-fi system on the way that looks a lot like the ones we grew up with
Waves pivots from plugins to samples with subscription-based AI text-to-sound generator
Illugen is a desktop app that Waves says can "generate sounds that have never existed"
Apple Updates Logic Pro with Enhanced Stem Splitter and Flashback Capture
Plus, Logic Pro for iPad now has Learn MIDI for easy assignment of hardware controllers
Stanford Stadium Stages First Live Music Concert Featuring Coldplay
Stanford Stadium hosted Coldplay for two sold-out dates as the band launches the North American leg of its Music Of the Spheres Worl...