LOUDER

Don’t let widespread misconceptions about audio bog you down. Music production lecturer DUSTIN RAGLAND debunks some common myths – and offers pointers how to learn from them.

Listen to the latest SIGNAL PATH podcast with HANNAH TRIGWELL, an English singer-songwriter who’s gone from busking the streets with a guitar to online stardom.

Think you know your guitar? Try making one! Whether you’re hoping to become the next Stradivarius or simply craft a custom Stratocaster, building a guitar can teach you a lot about your instrument.

Long preferring to avoid the stage, MIINK has always considered music a deeply personal affair. But fans of the singer and producer are refusing to let him stay in the studio.

Listen to the latest SIGNAL PATH podcast with LEO MORACCHIOLI, the multi-instrumentalist mastermind behind the popular Frog Leap Studios channel on YouTube.

Trapped behind the Iron Curtain and established by a staunch Stalinist, the Polish Radio Experimental Studio (PRES) was an unlikely place for a sonic revolution. LOUDER explores its pioneering role in early electronic music.

From U2’s The Edge to Blur’s Graham Coxon, CENZO TOWNSHEND has worked with some of the world’s most innovative guitar players. The man twice-named Britain’s best mix engineer offers tips on recording guitars – and explains his analog pedal fetish.

Listen to the latest SIGNAL PATH podcast with ASH SOAN, a legendary sessions drummer who has recorded with Adele, toured with Squeeze and even played at the opening ceremony of the Olympics.

Check out a gnarly performance by thrash legends ANTHRAX recorded by our friends at Sweetwater Studios.

Is your timing up to the task? Are your chops a bit choppy? Work on your warm-up and perfect your practicing with these useful drumming tips from AFRIKA GREEN.