The story of Depeche Mode's Songs of Faith and Devotion album and tour is the most rock 'n' roll ever
Near-death experiences, breakdowns, talking puppets, heart attacks, sleeping in coffins… Just another Depeche Mode album, then
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Near-death experiences, breakdowns, talking puppets, heart attacks, sleeping in coffins… Just another Depeche Mode album, then
There are plenty of ideas to be found in the art world that could help you mix up your approach to music-making
IK Multimedia's amp, cab and effects modelling power has never been so portable, with the ToneX One capable of storing 20 presets, and accessing thousands of sounds from ToneNET
Songwriter is out 28 June and features songs the Man In Black first tracked in '93, produced and restored by son John Carter Cash and David “Fergie” Ferguson in the company of an all-star band
Synth workstation? Karaoke machine? Recording studio in a ghetto blaster? Answer: all - and none - of the above…
For our latest free sample pack, we ran a variety of loops and one-shots through the Casio SK-1, Akai S900 and Bugbrand BugCrusher
Pedal Pawn’s Chris King Robinson conducts an experiment that shows how strange and magical things happen when you dime old tube amps in large, empty spaces
Could it eclipse the $6m bill for Cobain's MTV unplugged acoustic?
“I remember sitting in the Royal Box watching Queen do their thing and thinking ‘people are going to remember this. This is a bit special’”
A tremolo pedal even John Ford would have been proud to have on his 'board. Inspired by Monument Valley, it has six waveforms, five tap divisions, and quite possibly all the features you need
Blackstar's versatile amp series just got more versatile with the CabRig making its heads and combos a viable recording tool, with size and power options for the stage, studio or home
Tela makes use of modal synthesis, a technique used in physical modelling, to create "otherworldly timbres and textures"
Musical polymath takes issue with bearded superproducer
Classic interview: "The way he had it configured was so that everything acted like one big gigantic speaker"
“I guess we were sort of playing a game to see who could get the furthest behind without getting off beat,” says Saadiq of the recording of D’Angelo’s Lady
Danish house and techno artist Kölsch’s latest album, I Talk To Water, incorporates recordings by his late musician father and explores the emotional weight of grief. We found out more about its conception…
“I was auditioning them too: I wasn't sure it was the right thing, I was quite conflicted, but I liked the people and the welcome was universal"
"I have Marshalls, Fenders, Voxes, Oranges, Supros – all different kinds of amps. But since the day we got this amp I've not plugged into anything else," he said of his favourite Dumble modded amp
Understanding the nuances between different mic types is essential for making informed decisions that match your recording requirements