Features

A master of sound shows us how he tinkers.

Electribes, Junos and ADATs: we get our hands dirty with the L.I.E.S. mainstay.

The veteran German duo open the doors to their studio.

RA's Ryan Keeling heads out to West London to talk production with the key Hyperdub artist.

RA's Jordan Rothlein visits the Berlin-based duo, whose open-minded approach in the studio has resulted in one of the best albums of 2012.

The Items & Things boss counts down five of his favourite synths.

We step into the German producer's studio to chat Voyetra 8s, Hartmann Neurons and other synth arcana.

RA checks in with the Portland producer in advance of his long-awaited proper follow-up to 2007's Future Rock.

RA's Ryan Keeling journeys to The Hague to meet one of electronic music's most fascinating and prolific figures.

The Border Community producer talks at length about making music with a modular synth.

The Italian dub techno duo talk mastering, live shows and world politics.

One of the planet's most prolific techno practitioners opens the doors to his studio.

One-half of the high-flying Canadian duo talks about the writing process of their debut album.

The prolific DJ/producer reveals some of the secrets to his success.

Inside the Stockholm studio of Axel Boman, Kornél Kovács and Petter.

RA's Ryan Keeling takes a peek into the hardware-laden studio of Danilo Plessow.

RA journeys to the revered drum & bass producer's studio to talk synths, samples and sensimilla.

Logic and field recorder: We discover the way in which the UK producer has made limited tools work to his advantage.

In advance of his appearance at this year's Bloc festival, we visit the messy studio of Berlin's purveyor of fuzzy electro.

How the chameleon got his colours: RA's Ryan Keeling discovers the gear and the thinking behind the Frankfurt producer's multifarious sound.

The Dutch techno don still loves his old machines; he's just found the right software to replace them. RA's Aron Friedman reports back from Amsterdam.

RA learns how an insatiable quest for knowledge (and a whole heap of mistakes) have made Mike Huckaby one of Detroit's most knowledgeable and respected producers.

Small set-up, massive music. RA discovers how just a modest amount of gear has propelled the Hessle Audio co-founder to a position among UK bass music's foremost names.

RA talks to London-based producer, Chris Spero, AKA Glimpse, about his quest for grit and the machines that get him there.

RA talks to Drew Daniel and Martin Schmidt about micing cacti, counting with "the Bjork" and the philosophical dilemmas of live performance.

The Brooklyn-based synth head is just as lo-fi as you might think, but not nearly as nostalgic. In advance of his live performance at Decibel in September, RA's Mike Powell finds out what machines make him tick.

Classic Chicago house by way of Sofia. RA discovers the surprising method behind the sound and style of Bulgarian producer, KiNK.

RA sticks its head around the door of Jamie Jones' East London studio to find out which machines the Crosstown Rebels man is loving.

Plenty of artists use as many instruments as they can. Benjamin Brunn has made his career on mastering just a few. RA's Chris Burkhalter investigates the very deep machine love the producer has for his Clavia Nord Modular.

RA talks to New York house master Dennis Ferrer about the machines that line his studio walls, and what it took to get them there.

A self-described gear geek, we catch up with the Chilean-born producer to talk shop upon the release of her new album for Wagon Repair.

RA's William Rauscher gets nerdy with DFA's synth maestro about building guitar sequencers, the power of magic and improvising.

RA looks into the studio of Irish techno artist Donnacha Costello to see what hardware he's using—and how he's using it.

RA continues its new feature series, Machine Love, with a look into the working methods of a man devoted to hardware: The Juan Maclean.

RA introduces its newest feature series, Machine Love, with a look into the working methods of one of the most notoriously meticulous producers around: John Tejada.