How much does the graphic design of a plugin influence your opinion of how it sounds? You might think your ears are totally objective—but...

Your audio interface is the centrepiece of your home studio. It’s the home of essential tools like your preamps, AD/DA converters and...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year—for gear addicts! NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) 2019 has just concluded....

So you finally put together the basics of your home recording studio. You have your audio interface, your monitors or headphones and your...

There’s an overwhelming number of microphones out there. Even picking the best microphones is a pretty daunting task. But it doesn’t have...

The sounds in your tracks can come from so many different sources. Sample packs, VST synths and audio effects make up a big part of...

Delay is a crucial audio effect for creating space while mixing music. Alongside reverb, delay plugins are key tools for crafting the...

EQ is one of the most basic—and important—tools you have as an audio engineer. But there are so many different EQs out there, how do you...

Reverb is one of the most important tools for audio engineers. It’s an audio effect used on every mix you’ll ever hear. There’s so many...

Your ears are your most important tools for making music. But without working on ear training, you’ll never develop them to their full...

To celebrate the launch of Roland’s first ever Software TR-808, we revisit a few key moments in the legendary drum machine’s rich...

No matter what kind of music you’re making, technology is now able to give you better tools than ever before to get the job done . Even...

Before the synthesizer, electronic experimenters were already at work with another instrument—the tape recorder. Before the ability to...

In the world of digital music production, there’ a whole universe of VST plugins to choose from. Most VSTs are really good at one thing,...

I’m decidedly un-nostalgic. Nostalgia is expensive and often doesn’t do the job I need it to do. Especially when it comes to gear… My...

Every studio’s staple explained by the experts at ORA. Look around your studio. Chances are there’s a piece of gear that every other...

Chart-topping bedroom producer shallou shares his tips for building pads, reverbs and his favourite plugins. Joe Boston a.k.a shallou...

I firmly believe that you should get to know the gear you already own inside and out. There’s always that one feature you haven’t totally...

Build your effects rack with all the knowledge you need. Panning Delay and Echo Reverb Chorus Distortion Equalization (EQ) Compression...

Colin Benders is a conductor. But not the kind you’re thinking of… There’s no maestro jacket, no conductor’s baton, no red bottom...