Live Music News Review: AIR Takes Over the Sydney Opera House by Tammy Moir AIR, you beautiful French electronic masters, thank you for reminding us all how freaking cool you are! French electronic legends AIR took us on a journey through the cosmos, bathed…
Lists Pro Audio Short scale bass: the sound, the science, and the stars by Tim McArtney The short scale bass has been holding down the bottom end for decades. Let’s see why this short-in-stature yet larger-than-life instrument is more popular than you know. Generally, a standard…
Features Pro Audio Sounds of the psychedelic: the tale of the Mellotron by Claudia Schmidt Melancholic and mysterious, the Mellotron belongs perfectly to its time, and yet still carries a lasting legacy. What was the tale behind this idiosyncratic instrument? The Mellotron is an instrument…
Features Pro Audio Always listening: 75 years of Sennheiser microphones by Dan Shaw From the ashes of battle emerged one of the most venerated audio manufacturers in history. Just weeks after the end of World War II, Fritz Sennheiser and a team of…
Features Pro Audio Classic Dynamic Microphones to try out on your next Vocal Session by Dan Shaw Looking for something a bit different when recording vocals? Check out this selection of 4 reliable, yet classy dynamic microphones for your next session. When we track vocals, we sometimes…
Features Pro Audio Engineering The Sound: Air’s ‘Moon Safari’ by Anthony Sfirse Founded in the mid-90s, French duo Air emerged during a time when electronic music was heavily dominated by thumping basslines and frenetic DJ sets. Fellow Parisians Daft Punk had put…
Features Like wine and cheese: how two fellas called Air stole the world with Moon Safari by Stanley Widdison It was 20 years ago that Air’s sonic waves first travelled across a dimly lit room. I still remember the first time I heard La femme d’argent and I’ll never…
Lists 8 awesome animated music videos to inspire or terrify your inner child by Shayen de Silva Whether your eating you’re eating your cereal in front of the TV before school or too hungover to get off the couch on Sunday morning, cartoons play an integral role…
