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Like many DAW manufacturers, Merging Technologies offer a low-cost native version of their product. Despite its affordability, though, Pyramix Native 6 packs some serious editing and mixing power...
What do you add to the DAW that has everything? In the case of Samplitude 10, a complex new mastering compressor and some excellent automation features are among the highlights.
This new monitor controller compares well with the competition — in terms of both price and quality.
All digital audio workstations offer a 'virtual mixer' for balancing, EQ'ing and processing the elements of your mix, but Samplitude augments it with a powerful alternative.
Mastering engineers are notoriously fussy about EQ, and until now, plug-in manufacturers have struggled to compete with the best hardware designs. Can Algorithmix's Red and Blue change hearts and minds?
Over the last few years, Magix's Sequoia and Samplitude have quietly been establishing a name for themselves in the mastering and recording communities, and the new version 9 of Samplitude looks set to win plenty more friends.
We take a practical look at the pros and cons of coincident and spaced stereo miking techniques.