Features Kendrick Lamar – ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’: Why It Mattered by Dave Stano We take a look back at Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly, one of hip-hop’s most unique, stylistically diverse, and dense records. Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly, released in 2015,…
Features Music News Alanis Morissette – ‘Jagged Little Pill’: Why It Mattered by Dave Stano Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill was a landmark of the ’90s for its creative pairing of pop with alt-rock guitars, raw vocals, and candid lyrics. Here’s why it mattered. Jagged…
Features Pro Audio 8 iconic tracks that showcase the melodica in all its glory by Dave Stano It might look like a toy, but as these tracks show us, the humble melodica has made a sizeable contribution to music around the world. The first time you saw…
Features Pro Audio Engineering the Sound: Queens of the Stone Age’s ‘Rated R’ by Dave Stano For an album released all the way back in 2000, Rated R by Queens of the Stone Age still sounds undeniably punchy, aggressive and fresh—no small feat for a hard…
News Pro Audio Walrus Audio’s versatile new Ages overdrive pedal by Dave Stano Walrus Audio has recently released the Ages, a versatile overdrive pedal that offers five different types of drive to give you a variety of tones. The Ages is available now…
News Pro Audio Collaborative music software Endlesss smashes Kickstarter goal by Dave Stano Endlesss, the collaborative music-making iOS app, has announced plans to expand into a desktop and DAW-compatible version of the software. The project, founded by musician Tim Exile, has already exceeded…
Interviews Pro Audio LA Priest on his new album ‘GENE’, its custom drum machine, and staying organic by Dave Stano The new album from LA Priest, GENE, drops on June 5. The story behind it is as surprising and unique as the songwriter and performer Sam Eastgate himself, who first…
News Pro Audio The latest LABS instrument blends whalesong and granular synthesis by Dave Stano Spitfire Audio has recently released a new instrument based on whalesong as part of their free LABS line of plugins. The virtual instrument features recordings of whales that have been…
News Pro Audio Alter Audio’s TimeTosser: the hardware for looping and DJing in real-time by Dave Stano Alter Audio has revealed their plans for an innovative DJing and live performance tool, the TimeTosser. The equipment is a unique live performance tool that allows you to loop and…
News Pro Audio Infinite possibilities: Cherry Audio launches Voltage Modular 2.0 by Dave Stano Cherry Audio has recently announced the second version of Voltage Modular, expanding on the capabilities of their virtual modular synth. Voltage Modular 2.0 comes with new features and enables new…
News Pro Audio Melodyne receives a new update with features to streamline vocal editing by Dave Stano The industry-leading and Grammy Award-winning pitch correction software Melodyne by Celemony has recently updated to Melodyne 5. It comes with new features like Sibilance and Intonation detection, as well as…
Features Pro Audio Tone lord: the tale of legendary guitarist and producer Mick Ronson by Dave Stano Mick Ronson, producer and guitarist for David Bowie is one of 70s music’s most important figures. We take a look at his influence on glam and punk. The legendary guitarist…
News Pro Audio Ambient wizardry: Valhalla’s free new Supermassive plugin by Dave Stano Well here’s something I just had to download immediately myself. Because hey, free music making software is cool. Valhalla has recently released a free new plug-in ValhallaSupermassive full of amazing…
