Features Pro Audio The Ultimate Fuzz Pedal Guide by Luka Osborne The Ultimate Fuzz Pedal Guide ONE OF THE OLDEST AND MOST SIMPLE EFFECTS USED IN THE STUDIO When you think of guitar effects, one of the most recognisable would have…
Features News Pro Audio The Shure SM58: consistency, durability and quality by Luka Osborne If the microphone had a stereotype, this would be it. The Shure SM58 has stood the test of time for its durability, sound and reliability. The Shure SM58. It’s about…
Features News Pro Audio Frippertronics: how Robert Fripp and Brian Eno brought looping to life by Luka Osborne Frippertronics: Ambient tape looping brought to you by Robert Fripp and Brian Eno. It might not sound new, but in 1972 it was. Frippertronics … What did you just say?…
Features Pro Audio A history of acoustic guitars on the big stage by Luka Osborne From early experiments to modern electric-acoustic hybrids, the road to large-scale amplification for acoustic guitars has been a strange one indeed. There’s really nothing like the warm chime of acoustic…
Features Pro Audio Engineering the Sound: David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’ by Luka Osborne For his 12th studio album, David Bowie escaped the hedonistic L.A music scene and set up camp in a West Berlin studio to record one of his most ambitious and…
Features Pro Audio How ugly made history: the story of the Yamaha NS10 by Luka Osborne You’d be hard-pressed to find a mixing engineer who isn’t familiar with the Yamaha NS10. Most would also tell you they hate the sound. So how then did they become…
Features Pro Audio Engineering the Sound: Neil Young’s ‘Harvest’ by Luka Osborne Honest, raw and refined, Neil Young’s emotive fourth studio album, Harvest, was a fresh take on country-rock and to this day remains a classic. Here’s how it was made. In the early…
Features Pro Audio Remembering the Grateful Dead’s Wall of Sound: an absurd feat of technological engineering by Luka Osborne It looks excessive, but there was a method in Owsley’s madness when he designed the Grateful Dead’s Wall of Sound. Those who heard it say it was the best live…
Features Pro Audio The Gretsch White Falcon: a rare bird that almost became extinct by Luka Osborne If it wasn’t for the Gretsch White Falcon’s drop-dead good looks, it may have never ended up in the hands of rock’s greatest guitarists. It’s arguably one of the prettiest…
Features Pro Audio 6 effects that defined the sound of 6 iconic guitarists by Luka Osborne Over rock music’s long and lustrous history musicians have adopted effects to complement their playing. And with the ability to add unique tones and flavours to a guitar sound, effects…
Features Pro Audio Same sound, no tangle: road testing Audio-Technica’s wireless ATH-M50xBT headphones by Luka Osborne Audio-Technica’s trusty M50s are the closest thing you’ll find to an industry standard headphone. They’re up there with the most recommended things of all time, like reading To Kill A…
Features Pro Audio Iggy Pop’s rider is a stage manager’s worst nightmare by Luka Osborne You don’t have to be told that Iggy Pop is a lunatic eccentric, but if you ever needed some written evidence, his rider would probably do. When you’re as legendary…
Features Pro Audio Keep on spinning: how the digital era is changing turntables for the better by Luka Osborne The record player has been around in some shape or form for the best part of 140 years, and even though the concept of spinning vinyl has remained, the design…
