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Sarah Schachner and Jesper Kyd on how they mixed modern techniques with ancient instruments for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

With the shutdown of schools, colleges, and universities, educators are turning to existing and innovative new technologies that keep students learning and mentally healthy – this is how you can do it too.

We round up some of our top picks from this year’s virtual trade show

As the world deals with the COVID-19 pandemic, we examine its impact on music-technology sectors across the globe. Here, we talk to Australia’s live-sound engineers.

Spitfire Audio recently hosted Tech Dissect, an event designed to support womxn in music and music production, and challenge the current male-dominated landscape. We attended the event and spoke to some of the artists and producers involved.

Virtual synths have become an established part of the music-technology landscape, but that wasn’t always the case. Let’s explore how the computer has basically become the ultimate synth…

As VR applications and cinematic experiences grow in popularity, so comes a requirement to design, create and mix the actual audio for these virtual spaces.

Let’s take a look back at the history of virtual reality, and how this technology – which could dramatically affect music-makers – has advanced over the last few decades.

Long the preserve of science fiction and well-funded laboratories, virtual reality is now an affordable consumer technology whose impact on music production could be as profound as the invention of magnetic tape. Let’s take a look at the history and tech behind this innovation.

When late music stars return to the stage in hologram form, what does it mean for the industry, the audience and the future of music? We investigate the world of the hologram…