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eSub Adam S3XV
Studio Reference Monitors
Adam make the leap to a three-way speaker design that seems to pay dividends in clarity and separation.
Analogue Mixing Console With Fader Automation
Thumbnail for article: Audient Zen
Audient’s latest analogue console has turned the DAW-controller concept on its head, taking advantage of mainstream DAW software to provide fader automation and recall.
Cabinet-mounted Microphone Stand
Dual-channel Microphone Preamplifier
Thumbnail for article: Benchmark MPA1
Benchmark strive to make their products exactly that: something against which the competition should be judged. So how does their new preamp measure up?
Pitch & Time Processing Software For Mac & PC
Thumbnail for article: Celemony Melodyne DNA Editor
In its new Direct Note Access, the latest version of Celemony’s Melodyne introduces what might just be the most hotly anticipated piece of music technology ever. Will mixing and remixing ever be the same again?
From Celemony Melodyne Editor December 2009
Music Computer
Thumbnail for article: Inta Audio i5 Pro Music PC
Inta Audio’s i5 system offers high performance and very low acoustic noise levels at a competitive price.
Sampler
Thumbnail for article: Korg Microsampler
The phenomenally successful Microkorg brought simple, affordable synthesis to the masses. Can Korg’s Microsampler do the same thing for sampling?
Large-diaphragm Condenser Microphones
Thumbnail for article: Maroon Audio MT100 & MC200
We put this good-looking brace of mics from new UK company Maroon Audio to the test.
Multi Resonant Filter Pedal
Thumbnail for article: Moog MIDI MuRF
The latest Moogerfooger pedal combines the two previous MuRFs and adds MIDI.
Control Surface
Thumbnail for article: Novation Launchpad
Novation have brought their control surface expertise to bear on Ableton Live. The result is the Launchpad: a low-cost, colourful and pleasingly idiosyncratic way to get hands-on with Live.
3 worthy plug-ins tested
Thumbnail for article: Plug-in Folder
• Softube Spring Reverb & Tube Delay
• Audio Ease Speakerphone 2
• Ametrine Audio Ravernator
Stereo Field Editor & Mic Preamp/DI
Thumbnail for article: Rupert Neve Designs Portico 5014 & 5016
We’ve already reviewed a few of Mr Neve’s Portico devices in SOS, and have been impressed by the quality — but as well as offering some of the designer’s distinctive sonic flavour, this unit also gives you something a bit different.
Score-writing Software[Mac OS/Windows]
Thumbnail for article: Sibelius 6
The latest and greatest version of the popular score-writing package incorporates some advanced concepts from modern word processors, plus a healthy dose of magnetism...
Liquid Instrument
Kontakt 2/3/4
Competition
Deadline: 2009-12-31
Thumbnail for article: 3 x Eigenlabs Eigenharp Pico controllers to be won
It's no mean feat designing a new instrument from the ground up, but that's exactly what Eigenlabs decided to do. We have 3 Eigenharp Picos up for grabs.
Prize kindly donated by Eigenlabs +44 (0)1392 823000 www.eigenlabs.com
Deadline: 2009-12-31
Thumbnail for article: Subscribe & Win Cakewalk VS700 + Sonar 8.5 + Softsynths
SUBSCRIBERS-ONLY (Feel free to subscribe and then enter.) We've got a Cakewalk VS700 system, complete with the company's Dimension Pro, Zeta and Rapture software instruments and the latest version 8.5 of Sonar to give away to one very lucky subscriber.
Sound Advice
People + Opinion
Leader
Where did this year go?
Recording Ellipse
Thumbnail for article: Imogen Heap
Imogen Heap travelled the world to write songs for her new album — and recorded it in her childhood playroom, with the help of some unusual toys!
Readers’ Music Reviewed
The editorial team audition another crop of your submitted tracks. Is yours one of them?
Inside Track: Jay Z's The Blueprint 3
Thumbnail for article: Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: Young Guru
Behind every rap megastar, there’s a very talented engineer. Young Guru was at the desk throughout the recording and mixing of Jay-Z’s latest smash-hit album, The Blueprint 3.
Ethan Winer
When it comes to gear, old is good, but new is better.
Technique
Treat Yourself
An account of an acoustic newbie’s journey from bare walls to a well-balanced, sonically pleasant space.
Solid-state Drive Performance
Have you wondered how well Apple’s solid-state drive option for their MacBook Pro and MacBook Air actually performs? This month we put it to the test.
Producer: Todd Rundgren • Engineer: Jack Douglas
Thumbnail for article: Classic Tracks: New York Dolls ‘Personality Crisis’
The fact that they achieved little commercial success didn’t stop the New York Dolls from making one of the most influential albums in the history of pop music.
Audio Examples From Cubase Techniques December 2009
Cubase Notes & Techniques
We examine the potential of Cubase’s Groove Agent One for drum replacement.
Digital Performer Notes & Techniques
DP7 includes enticing new features ideal for guitarists. Here’s a quick-start guide to the best of them.
Logic Notes & Techniques
Part 2 focuses on using the magic of Flex Time for easier quantising of multitracked drums.
Getting fit for the mix
Getting your recordings fit for the mix is crucially important, but it is something that nearly all Mix Rescue candidates seem to overlook to a greater or lesser extent.
Audio Examples From Mix Rescue December 2009
Hear for yourself the before and after mix elements.
The SOS Guide To Extreme Metal Production: Part 2
In the second part of our masterclass on the production of modern metal music, we explain what makes a great metal mix.
From Mixing Metal December 2009
MP3 audio files to accompany this month's Mixing Metal (Part 2) article.
Pro Tools Notes & Techniques
We delve once more into the power hidden in Pro Tools’ unassuming Region List window.
Sonar Notes & Techniques
We explain some of the tricks and composition methods opened up by Sonar 8.5’s new Matrix view.
Live & Dangerous
Some tips to help you and your laptop survive in the brutal world of live music.
eSub Windows 7
PC Notes
To buy or not to buy? That’s the question, as Windows 7 finally makes its debut.
Music Business
TV Music From The Inside
As they say oop north: where there’s virtual brass, there’s muck.

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