Sound and Image

4 min read

Followers of the Linn Sondek LP12 will know that this classic turntable, now a full 50 years old, has evolved over the decades at a glacial pace, precisely because the design was revered so early on. Once beyond its Ariston origins, the LP12 cemented

Wallpaper

1 min read

It’s rare for a piece of consumer technology to remain in production for half a century. Linn’s Sondek LP12 turntable was designed by company founder Ivor Tiefenbrun, and launched in 1973. Since then, more than 100,000 Sondek LP12s have been manufact

Maximum PC

10 min read

SOUND is just as important as vision. It is everywhere around you, and can take your mind away to wherever you want. Sometimes you can’t always put your finger on why you like a sound, you just like it. That’s why judging audio quality is a tough rev

Computer Music

4 min read

In the earliest days of modular synthesis, noise was the go-to source for out-of-this-world special effects. From the whooshing winds of distant shores to the random bursts of imaginary alien artillery, noise was the obvious choice for aural experime

Stereophile

13 min read

Louis Lemire, president of Moon by Simaudio, passed away in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, on Thursday, September 23, after a short illness. He was 55. He is survived by his wife, Annie Bobeil; his daughter, Maude Auger-Lemire (Peterson Chatelier); and his

Beat English

1 min read

There’s so many ways to find inspiration for new tracks and beats are usually built in no time. But what next? Is the notorious eight-bar loop the only result or will it turn into a full track? And what makes a good beat, how do you create groove and

Beat English

1 min read

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Electronic Musician

2 min read

As one of Electronic Musician's cadre of Editors At Large, James is responsible for keeping his finger on the pulse of the music software world, reporting on the latest developments in plugins and DAWs. He also takes a more irreverent look at music s

Los Angeles Times

6 min read

The history of classical music is that of progress, be it advancements in harmony and form, the invention and development of instruments, or the technological innovations of recording and broadcasting. The first bankroll-able recording stars were cla

Audio Technology

2 min read

Column: Mark Davie We go through cycles of technology, and it’s easy to be critical of something before it hits its stride — to sit back, popcorn in hand, and label the newest trend a fad; to lampoon manufacturers who’ve bet the organisation’s entire

Audio Technology

2 min read

Report: Mark Davie Plaster dust was falling from the roof as Meyer’s baby line array — with the help of a little Rage Against The Machine and Infected Mushroom — rumbled the Concourse Theatre in Chatswood. LINA, the newest and most petite member of M

T3 Australia

5 min read

Access to an enormous amount of music can be yours for free, as long as you don’t mind periodically listening to ads. And if you’re prepared to pay for a monthly subscription, not only do the ads disappear but the quality of the audio improves too –

Stereophile

1 min read

ATTENTION ALL AUDIO SOCIETIES: We have a page on the Stereophile website devoted to you: stereophile.com/audiophile-societies. If you’d like to have your audio-society information posted on the site, email Chris Vogel at vgl@cfl.rr.com. (Please note

Best Buys – Audio & AV

7 min read

We don’t recall a product ever ‘coming good’ during a review to the quite same extent as did the Ruark R3 Compact Music System. It positively alarmed us when we first turned it on. But by the end of our time with this streaming tabletop music system

Your Home and Garden

2 min read

What’s under the microscope? The second-generation Apple HomePod. What is it? The elevator pitch please… In a word – it’s a speaker. Oh, and you get Siri, Apple’s intelligent assistant, as well as a smart-home hub. And in more depth, what does Apple

Your Home and Garden

2 min read

What’s under the microscope? The second-generation Apple HomePod. What is it? The elevator pitch please… In a word – it’s a speaker. Oh, and you get Siri, Apple’s intelligent assistant, as well as a smart-home hub. And in more depth, what does Apple

Sound and Image

5 min read

When this ‘VINYL500’ turntable launched a few years ago, we rather rudely called it a ‘freak’. Not because it’s ugly — quite the opposite, indeed: it presents an immediately eye-pleasing gloss black finish, everything either black or silver or (in th

Sound & Vision

3 min read

Enno Vandermeer has spent the last 22 years developing music playback management systems for music aficionados. As a co-founder and the chief executive officer of Roon Labs, which employs 60 people spread over four continents, Vandermeer oversees the

Sound and Image

2 min read

Vinyl LPs are, amazingly, the fastest-growing category in Australian music. Last year's ARIA sales figures won't come out until March, but in 2022 vinyl sales increased 23% in volume in Australia, while subscription streaming services rose only 8.9%

Los Angeles Times

4 min read

Neil Young probably will not be able to singlehandedly sink the Swedish streaming leviathan Spotify. But after the singer-songwriter pulled his entire catalog of music from the service this week, in response to top Spotify podcaster Joe Rogan's repea

Sound and Image

9 min read

Yamaha MusicCast VINYL 500 networked turntable Yes, ladies and gentlemen, roll up roll up, come see this freak of the hi-fi world — a turntable that does Tidal... and Spotify... and internet radio and high-res network streaming. A turntable that has

Total Guitar

2 min read

There’s no bigger champion of looping right now than Ed Sheeran, with much of his live show built around an acoustic guitar and Ed’s voice – all sent, of course, through his custom built Chewie II looper ’board. Ed’s well established in the signature

T3

2 min read

Here’s a thing that’s not happened to me for a while. I’ve just updated a product – a wireless speaker as it happens – and the software update has bricked it. By which I don’t mean the software has soiled itself; I mean the update has destroyed (‘bri

T3 India

2 min read

Here’s a thing that’s not happened to me for a while. I’ve just updated a product – a wireless speaker as it happens – and the software update has bricked it. By which I don’t mean the software has soiled itself; I mean the update has destroyed (‘bri

Stereophile

3 min read

ATTENTION ALL AUDIO SOCIETIES: We have a page on the Stereophile website devoted to you: stereophile.com/audiophile-societies. If you’d like to have your audio-society information posted on the site, email Chris Vogel at vgl@cfl.rr.com. (Please note

Music Tech Focus

6 min read

Rules 1. Only one synth per company 2. Has to (still be) available to buy separately from any DAW or bundle 3. Not freeware (that’s a separate list) 4. Available to run in 64-bit 5. Why 12? Why not? 6. Vote to change this chart at www.musictech.net

Music Tech Magazine

2 min read

Few electronic artists are able to flit genres so successfully or as interestingly as Soulwax. From their albums, mixes and sets under multiple monikers, including 2manydjs, to a recent record constructed from the sounds of an excavated EMS Synthi 10

T3

6 min read

The everything-joined-up way REGA ELICIT 5 To its established virtues of speed, detail and extraordinary sonic insight, Rega has added a highresolution digital-to-analogue convertor and a couple of digital inputs to its Elicit integrated amplifier. T

TechLife

20 min read

Sound is just as important as vision. It is everywhere around you, and can take your mind away to wherever you want. Sometimes you can’t always put your finger on why you like a sound, you just like it. That’s why judging audio quality is a tough rev

What Hi-Fi?

2 min read

£3499 Bowers & Wilkins may have arrived a little late to the multi-room party, but there’s nothing wrong with making a big entrance. Enter the B&W Duo, a pair of wireless active speakers and a highlight of its Formation family of multi-room products.