Features Why It Mattered: Joy Division – ‘Closer’ by James Peppercorn Few albums are able to conjure images of gloom, darkness, and pain while feeling like a euphoric release. Even fewer are able to do this while revolutionising music. Closer, Joy…
Features Pro Audio From tapes to microchips: 9 artists who have harnessed the power of delay by Dan Shaw Delay is a beguiling sonic tool for creating the illusion of an expansive sound. The sound bouncing off an imaginary distant cliff face brings an expansive world to mind. Nowadays,…
Features Pro Audio It’s about time: the impact of the AMS digital delay by Claudia Schmidt The AMS DMX 15-80 was the world’s first microprocessor-controlled digital delay. It emerged in the late ’70s, preceded by analog tape delays and succeeded ultimately by pedals, and eventually, plugins….
