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"Most DAWs include some form of vocoder plugin, so why not use what you already have?": How to use the vocoder in Logic Pro

We walk you through how to nail vocal processing using Logic's EVOC-20 Vocoder

MusicRadar · May 1, 2024

"This is when you need to get serious": Signing a music contract? Here are 5 things you really need to look out for

A very quick primer on some key considerations before signing on the dotted line

MusicRadar · May 1, 2024

Dion may be 84, but that hasn't stopped him recording a duet that reminds him of *that* scene in When Harry Met Sally

More than 60 years after his first hit single, Dion has returned with an album of collaborations with female artists

Louder · May 1, 2024

"I was terrible to work with, I was unsympathetic, aggressive, mean, selfish, egotistical." The Police were never friends, so Sting discovering coke circa Ghost In The Machine was always going to end badly

Ghost In The Machine may have made The Police superstars, but it marked the beginning of the end for the group

Louder · Apr 30, 2024

"You can hear Aphex Twin homages all over Hybrid Theory." Mike Shinoda: 10 songs that changed my life

From Public Enemy and Dr. Dre to Nine Inch Nails and Rage Against The Machine, Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda guides us through the songs that helped make him a nu metal star

Metal Hammer · Apr 30, 2024

“He was devastated when he was no longer able to play his beloved guitars, but he continued to write songs”: Veteran guitarist and producer Robin George dies at 68

George is best known for his 1985 single Heartline, and his work with Robert Plant, Pete Goalby, and Glenn Hughes

Guitar World · Apr 30, 2024

Mike Pinder obituary

Singer, songwriter and pioneer of the Mellotron keyboard who was a founder member of the original Moody Blues

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2024

“We’re honored to watch the advent of this musical journey and hope you, too, enjoy the chorus of Mirador”: Jake Kiszka has started a new band – and they’re on tour with Greta Van Fleet right now

The collaboration between the GVF guitarist and Ida Mae’s Chris Turpin sees Kiszka flexing his lead vocals at points, while the two formidable players share guitar duties

Guitar World · Apr 30, 2024

YouTuber recreates Paramore’s iconic Misery Business snare drum sound from scratch without using samples, "Drum production was not the same post-Misery Business"

Eli Green shows how to get one of rock's best-loved snare drum sounds using a Pearl Vinnie Paul snare, some affordable microphones and a whole lotta compression

MusicRadar · Apr 30, 2024

‘We handed out raw fish to clubbers’: the mind-bending acid house tour of London

George Georgiou gave British rave culture its smiley face. Now he’s placing plaques where hardcore clubbers sweated till dawn. Our writer joins the designer – and DJs Danny Rampling and Nicky Holloway – on a face-melting trip

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2024