The Bench

Focusrite Studio Console number 5 in The Focusrite Room at Platinum Underground, Arizona, restored after being rescued from the shuttered BOP Studios

BOP Studios: A Neve, an SSL and a Focusrite, in a Country That No Longer Exists

BOP Studios: A Neve, an SSL and a Focusrite, in a Country That No Longer Exists

Fela Kuti playing tenor saxophone in the studio with two singers of Africa 70 beside him

Fela Never Had a Studio: Where Afrobeat Was Actually Recorded

Fela Never Had a Studio: Where Afrobeat Was Actually Recorded

Four-post server cabinets in a data centre, square-hole mounting rails visible, the source of most cheap second-hand 19 inch racks

Server Racks for Studio Gear: What Fits and What to Change

Server Racks for Studio Gear: What Fits and What to Change

A Korg Polysix on the bench, the analogue polysynth best known for the leaking battery that eats its circuit board

Does It Really Need Recapping? An Honest Answer, With Prices

Does It Really Need Recapping? An Honest Answer, With Prices

A dbx 160 VU compressor, the original half-rack model with wooden cheeks and a single VU meter

dbx 160, 160A, 160X, 160XT, 160VU, 160S: Which One Are You Actually Looking At?

dbx 160, 160A, 160X, 160XT, 160VU, 160S: Which One Are You Actually Looking At?

A highlife band on stage, the bandleader holding a guitar and pointing off-mic, singers beside him with a shaker and a gong-gong

Two EQ Knobs and a Fader: How the Golden Age of Highlife Was Actually Recorded

Two EQ Knobs and a Fader: How the Golden Age of Highlife Was Actually Recorded