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I think he altered his perspective after working with us. He did some wonderful stuff after that. He got out of just heavy metal, and that's a good, good thing": John Lydon and Bill Laswell remember the making of Rise - with a little help from Steve Vai
37+ min ago (1062+ words) "I think it's one of my best pop songs" says the singer "I didn't know where I stood in the music industry," Lydon told Sound On Sound in an interview from 2016. "The purse strings were being withheld and everything was…...
A very impressive all-in-one audio recording solution aimed at music and multimedia users: Hisong Air Studio S1 review
18+ hour, 12+ min ago (396+ words) The Air Studio is a very impressive all-in-one audio recording solution aimed at music and multimedia users, and particularly those on the move. It's surprisingly flexible and suitably compact. Included IEMs with integrated charging. Impressive wireless connectivity if you get…...
We strongly believe that in the coming years, writing code manually won't be a thing: Inside the new wave of AI vibe coding tools turning prompts into plugins
20+ hour, 37+ min ago (1037+ words) AI-powered plugin generators like Amorph and Pluginmaker. ai promise to democrati Se development " but is vibe coding really the future of plugin design, or just hype? PLUGIN WEEK 2026: The first that most of us heard of vibe coding was when…...
An incredibly exciting instrument that's capable of some pretty clever party tricks: Expressive E Osmose CE review
22+ hour, 19+ min ago (986+ words) This tidy Osmose CE package ships with an excellent bundle of MPE ready sounds, which are, for the most part, incredibly engaging to play. Whether Osmose CE is the only controller you need depends on your musical and pianistic leanings,…...
I was like, "Taylor, what songs do you want me to sing? This is your night." And she was like, "No, you choose." So I was like, "Seriously? : Sombr reflects on being asked to perform in honour of Taylor Swift after she called him "the future"
22+ hour, 10+ min ago (309+ words) Sombr has been reflecting on the experience of being asked by Taylor Swift to perform two of her songs at her Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony earlier this month. To begin with, the singer-songwriter says that he was both…...
This is actually rock music written on electronic equipment: How to replicate the sample-based sonics of a gnarly Prodigy classic
22+ hour, 37+ min ago (1504+ words) Dissecting one of the big beat heavyweights" most iconic bangers, and learning how to recreate its sound ourselves PLUGIN WEEK 2026: The ferocious big beat sound of The Prodigy's 1997 album Fat of the Land has been hailed as a classic of…...
When I listen to the record, it just sounds like me. Maybe that was the point to begin with. There was no point doing an anorak sounds-alike thing: Why Joe Bonamassa's tribute to Rory Gallagher didn't turn out exactly as expected
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (911+ words) Getting Rory's Strat from the National Museum would have taken an act of government!" Joe Bonamassa won't be forgetting about the first three nights of July 2025 in a hurry. The blues supremo performed a trio of shows to a 5000-strong…...
Arturia's new Ocean-inspired reverb will turn your sounds "into a living sonic current
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (327+ words) Rev Ocean brings shoegaze-friendly modulated reverbs to your DAW Arturia's catalogue of effects has expanded rapidly in recent years and, for our money, the latest generation of its FX Collection bundle offers one of the most well-rounded software packages on…...
I've been a professional producer for decades, and these are the plugins I always call-up when working on a project
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1301+ words) There's so many plugins out there that can handle the same tasks slightly differently, but in the eyes of production expert Jon Musgrave, you really only need a small stable of selected favourites. Here's his" PLUGIN WEEK 2026: There's no question…...
I got tons and tons of messages from people begging me to bring it back somehow: Brian Clevinger talks us through the legacy of Absynth, and how it was reborn for a new generation
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (1768+ words) We recently chatted with Absynth's creator to hear about the history of this legendary instrument and why its recent rebirth is the 'best project he's ever worked on' PLUGIN WEEK 2026: Whispers, rumours, leaks. Like the crescendo of a filter sweep,…...