Pro Audio HeliosCentric console used to record ‘Stairway to Heaven’ is up for sale by Luka Osborne Up for sale is the HeliosCentric Helios, a console used by legendary artists such as David Bowie, Bob Marley, The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin. I think we can all agree…
News Pro Audio How to build your own ‘Hacked’ DIY IKEA plate reverb by Luka Osborne Here’s a reason to go to IKEA that isn’t the cheap meatballs. YouTuber Leomakes, has found a devious hack in IKEA’s Bror range. The shelving unit can be converted into…
News Pro Audio Steinberg announces Cubase 10, so what’s new? by Luka Osborne Steinberg has announced the latest version of their long-running DAW, Cubase 10. The release covers three versions, Elements, Artist and Pro, with each offering new creative features to enhance composing, recording editing and…
News Pro Audio Autechre quietly releases Sysex files from their Elektron synths by Luka Osborne English electronic music duo Autechre have for decades dazzled with their complex beats and rhythms that are just about unreplicable… until, now. Thanks to the wonders of the Sysex protocol,…
News Pro Audio The legendary Roland JX-3P is now available as a VST on Roland’s Cloud by Luka Osborne The Roland JX-3P was big in the ’80s, as big as the hair. An old unit, however, is going to be a little impractical today, the hair too. The JX-3P…
News Pro Audio Music Radar is offering 275 free retro drum machine samples by Luka Osborne Need some ’80s drum loops to spice up that lo-fi electro track? Head right this way. The kind people over at popular gear website Music Radar are offering a free…
News Pro Audio Solder on with the Brunswick semi-modular DIY synth kit by Luka Osborne Need a new DIY project? Here’s one that actually sounds like a good idea. Future Sound System have just announced a new DIY synth kit: the Brunswick. A semi-modular synthesiser,…
Features Cosmic antics and psychedelic hedonism: how Funkadelic picked their Maggot Brains by Luka Osborne I’m sure most of us have done stupid things at ‘kick ons’ or ‘the sesh’ or whatever the kids are calling it these days. I know I have. But picture…
News Pro Audio Overloud unveil the Echoson, a plugin paying tribute to the legendary Binson Echorec by Luka Osborne If you’re a fan of David Gilmour‘s haunting echo sound, this one’s for you. Overloud have just released Echoson, a plugin faithfully recreating the sounds of the legendary Binson Echorec. Haven’t…
Features Pro Audio The tritone: the devil in music or just an ugly duckling? by Luka Osborne That jarring two-note intro to Purple Haze, the unholy riff in Black Sabbath‘s Black Sabbath, the opening to the Simpsons’ Halloween Specials. What do these songs have in common? They’re all…
Features How Blondie embraced new technology to write the pop hit of the ’70s by Luka Osborne New York in the late 1970s was a colourful place. A place where the fringes of society festered and evolved into a creative stew, despite the fact that the city’s unemployment…
News Pro Audio Edifier reveals their new flagship S3000 pro wireless speakers by Luka Osborne Edifier has revealed their new flagship S3000 Pro 2.0 monitors. These speakers aren’t just any ordinary variety, oh no. The S3000s are the company’s first ever 2.0 wireless speaker. The left and…
Features Pro Audio Vocals synths and mouth gear: a history of voice alteration by Luka Osborne The human voice is the world’s oldest instrument, and in terms of tone and distinction it is truly unparalleled. It’s not surprising then that over popular music’s short but sweet…
