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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Interviews Pro Audio The gears and levers of the Sunbeam Sound Machine by Luka Osborne Nick Sowersby has been busy in his home studio putting together his new album Goodness Gracious. We spoke to the man…