When we think of Aphex Twin tinkering away in his studio, the image that comes to mind is a man surrounded by a towering array of synths, sequencers, samplers and drum machines. But Richard D. James ...

We live in a golden era for budget-conscious music-making - never has there been a broader range of free plugins and music software available to musicians and producers looking after their bank ...

The podcast that I co-produce for KCRW, Here Be Monsters, often floats away from reality into some deeper, darker sonic spaces. There’s layered music, looped ambience, distorted voices and more.

One of the basic design decisions that needs to be made for many products is the format of the audio signal – digital or analog. A few years ago the TV audio signal chain was primarily analog-based, ...