How to Make a DIY Multiroom Audio System

June 13th, 2024
digital music

I like to have music playing in my house most of the time, and the idea of multiroom audio is a perfect fit in this context – speakers in every room, with the option of having them all synced, or playing different music in each room if required.

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Music to Make You Happy

April 1st, 2020
music technology

It’s generally accepted that music can influence your mood, or at least complement and enhance your existing mood – but to what extent can music be deliberately designed to do so?

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Coding The Algoraves

June 10th, 2019
music technology

The idea of robots making music is not new – in fact, as all music technology is essentially designed to increase the potential of music making, enabling the technology to create its own music seems like a logical extension of the concept. But how far has it come – and how far can it go?
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Different Approaches to Creating Music

March 1st, 2019
music technology

The creative process varies from person to person, and indeed from day to day – but if you’re looking for inspiration, there are plenty of ideas out there…
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Tech For The Festive Musician

December 17th, 2018
music technology

It’s that time of year again when we flail about the Internet looking for gift inspiration for family and friends – and this can easily lead to an outbreak of gear acquisition syndrome in even the most resolute music producer…
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You’ve Got The Look

November 15th, 2018
DAW

Propellerhead Software released a workflow update for Reason 10 (labelled version 10.2) back in September, which adds a few tweaks that users may be happy to see (but won’t revolutionise the overall music creation process)…
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Master of One

September 28th, 2018
DAW

Mastering is the final stage of your audio production cycle, but just how important is it – and can you really do it in your DAW?
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Slowing Down The Compression Curve

July 27th, 2018
DAW

The two most common tools used when mixing – at least, those most likely to be used in any given project – are EQ and compression. It’s easy to overdo either of these, but the benefits can be significant…
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Sampling The Past

May 29th, 2018
digital music

There are plenty of ways to add depth and colour to your music productions; using your own field recordings are a safe bet from a copyright point of view, but it is also possible to create an entire album from samples…

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Introducing… Canabrism’s ‘Midnight Mango’

April 28th, 2018
sales and promotion

Setting a new record for late delivery, this is the 2017 RPM Challenge album from Canabrism, entitled ‘Midnight Mango’…
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