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What is a producer? In an age of bedroom studios, DIY recording and remote collaboration, it's a term that's increasingly hard to define. With production and songwriting credits for Adele, Kae Tempest, Stormzy and more, Fraser T Smith is better qualified to offer an explanation than most...

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The H1 Essential is the simplest and cheapest unit in the range, and yet it still packs a punch in terms of features. It’s a clear winner on portability and ease of use, and at €119/£99, it offers fantastic value.

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How to make 8-bit video game sounds in your DAW with a free synth https://t.co/uoSMmnmiEe

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NAMM 2025: Scaler 3 promises to widen the feature set of one of our favourite songwriting tools https://t.co/WVyhmkZo4D

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“We quite like the CR-78 hats, but you can use anything else that adopts a similar lightness of touch”: How to create a low-key ambient techno beat in your DAW https://t.co/ClnEfvCvwV

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“The biggest and best all-in-one modular step sequencer, offering flexibility and playability”: Analogue Solutions AS500-SEQ review https://t.co/BPNAjUPpGu

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“Nile's riff on Get Lucky is a classic example of a funk riff, where the second of each 16th-note duplet is slightly delayed”: Locking down the theory of groove https://t.co/hNXbbiFTBK

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“It’s by no means necessary to attend a music production school to have a career in electronic music - this is, in fact, a relatively new concept”: Opinions vary on the value of music production schools in 2025 https://t.co/9mTwu61tzX

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Use this classic free Computer Music synth to generate bubbling movement across your track https://t.co/6wf6IHdWrA

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“At certain points in music history it became fashionable to place accents on certain beats”: How to score a drum part https://t.co/yZgKqVMFfr

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“In a world where AI is starting to impact in so many areas of tech, it is notable and perhaps refreshing that this gets no mention in this release”: Steinberg Cubase Pro 14 review https://t.co/dk9UY2ep2L

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Best iPad for musicians and producers 2025: My pick of Apple tablets for all levels of music maker https://t.co/idBC0uc3mf

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Make your instrument recordings more dynamic with this slick modulation hack https://t.co/qqVgN20NHD

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“A lot of times Prince’s drums were LinnDrums. That wasn’t a human playing the drums on some of the Prince songs. That too was a machine”: https://t.co/ionOYN2XeL says that musicians should be inspired by AI in the same way that he was inspired by Prince https://t.co/anNwScvUht

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NAMM 2025: New MIDI-integrated Rhodes pianos merge old-school craft with extended expression via polyphonic aftertouch https://t.co/WYSZ8qgG58

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How to get this classic Sega-inspired synth for free and use it to create next level chiptune sounds https://t.co/JJHVayKYVc

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“They're poised to have a breakthrough year”: Can Shazam really predict music's next superstars? https://t.co/mNy3z7yWnc

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“It's rare to encounter a song from the last 70 years or so that doesn’t involve it in some way”: How to work with reverb effectively https://t.co/Y1touNgwlS

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"For me, it was essential - even though nobody has ever asked me what my qualifications are”: Should you consider music production school? https://t.co/fqIeSNiHeG

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“I’m not the technical producer, I’ve learned how to use a compressor but I haven’t learned why it does what it does”: Revisiting the intuitive production skills that made Avicii a superstar https://t.co/erWTRu1ngr