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Our live room was a nightclub. Hendrix played i...
Our live room was the Sinking Ship, a Stockport cave club in the sandstone under Little Underbank. Jimi Hendrix played it on 12 February 1967.
Our live room was a nightclub. Hendrix played i...
Our live room was the Sinking Ship, a Stockport cave club in the sandstone under Little Underbank. Jimi Hendrix played it on 12 February 1967.
What an analogue console actually changes about...
We track and mix through a 16-channel SSL Origin. What a large-format analogue console changes about how a session runs, and what it does not change.
What an analogue console actually changes about...
We track and mix through a 16-channel SSL Origin. What a large-format analogue console changes about how a session runs, and what it does not change.
Where to record with a Jupiter 8, an ARP 2600 a...
Over 300 synthesizers, drum machines and samplers in one working studio in Stockport, from the 1950s to now. What is here, and what condition it is in.
Where to record with a Jupiter 8, an ARP 2600 a...
Over 300 synthesizers, drum machines and samplers in one working studio in Stockport, from the 1950s to now. What is here, and what condition it is in.
What we look at when a Technics 1210 comes in
A Technics SL-1200 or 1210 gigged for twenty years arrives with a predictable set of faults. Here is the order we check them in, and what is worth fixing.
What we look at when a Technics 1210 comes in
A Technics SL-1200 or 1210 gigged for twenty years arrives with a predictable set of faults. Here is the order we check them in, and what is worth fixing.
The battery in your 1980s synth is on a clock
Two battery problems get called the same thing. One loses your patches. The other quietly destroys the board. Knowing which yours has is the difference.
The battery in your 1980s synth is on a clock
Two battery problems get called the same thing. One loses your patches. The other quietly destroys the board. Knowing which yours has is the difference.
The History of the Synthesizer
The synthesizer is one of the few instruments that didn’t evolve from something physical like strings or air—it emerged from electricity, theory, and experimentation. Its history isn’t just about sound;...
The History of the Synthesizer
The synthesizer is one of the few instruments that didn’t evolve from something physical like strings or air—it emerged from electricity, theory, and experimentation. Its history isn’t just about sound;...