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Find the perfect samples for your track with a little help from Output’s Co‑Producer.
Pro Tools’ MIDI capabilities continue to evolve.
It might give off dbx vibes, but this plug‑in offers even more control than the hardware that inspired it.
What I’m wrestling with here is whether the finished recording should be a document of what it was (via the stereo mic with the narrow stereo image), or the enhanced larger experience with the spaced mics.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Obsidian Brass samples French horns to create textural, atmospheric, cinematic soundscapes.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. The latest instalment in VSL’s symphonic odyssey adds six new solo woodwinds to the company’s hall‑recorded Synchron series.
Rating: 4.5 Stars. Westwood Instruments’ Alt Choir provides a collection of sounds perfect for human, intimate and tense vocal writing.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Glow Worm's sample packs are all based on analogue synths.
Generate synthesized drum patterns with a single click.
Sonuscore orchestrate modern electronic music production.
As well as giving you access to a vast range of loops and one‑shot samples, SOS For Artists offers some cool tools for finding, auditioning and manipulating them.
Wireless audio takes a leap forward with this incredibly flexible system from Sound Devices.
Spitfire travel through time to uncover the secrets of the BBC’s mysterious ‘special sounds’ department.
Get the most out of your multi‑output instruments in Studio One.
Bethia Beadman has toured with Courtney Love and recorded Radiohead, Depeche Mode and the Stooges for Nigel Godrich’s 'In The Basement' sessions. She's also a formidable artist in her own right, with the excellent Tchad Blake‑mixed track ‘Kitten Feel’ just released as we go to press.
Mastering is not an extension of mixing. It requires its own skill set — and, above all, a philosophy of “first do no harm”.
When opting for a more minimal approach to drum miking, a compressed omni mic beneath the snare can pay dividends...
UDO’s ribbon controller puts Super Gemini‑style expression at your fingertips.
Warm Audio escalate their mission to make vintage gear affordable with a recreation of a classic stereo mic.