SOUND ON SOUND
Audio examples to accompany Part 1 of our Cubase: String Theory article.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. The 3GB of sample content is divided amongst nearly 50 different bass and sub‑bass sounds and these are complemented by a further 50+ drones, noise layers and ‘attack’ sounds.
If you regularly learn or transcribe songs from audio, deCoda might be just the helping hand you need.
Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. Built around a virtual eight-string guitar, Carbon offers a stylistic take on modern metal and rock.
Thinking of collaborating with other musicians/engineers? Here's how to prepare and share your Cubase project data.
Can Steinberg recreate the Cubasis DAW experience on Android?
Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. Zero-G suggest Ignition is aimed at those with an interest in scoring sci-fi themed cinematic material.
Scaler 2 is just the thing to get you out of a songwriting rut.
Looperator takes any audio source and slices it into 16 steps, applying a series of effects to any step that include filters, stutters, slices, distortion, tape stops, volume modulation and looping.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. CGM is an impressive beast. With over 850 instruments and presets included, there's plenty to explore even before you dig into the multitude of possibilities offered by the powerful front-end.