June 2026 Magazine Contents

REVIEWS: Focusrite ISA C8X [front cover] • Expressive E Osmose CE • Line 6 Helix Stadium XL • SSL Origin Evo • Steinberg Absolute 7 • Roland TD516 electronic drums • Neumann KH 810 II subwoofer • Audeze LCD-5s headphones • GS Music Bree6 Keyboard • Bitwig Studio 6 • Kenton USB Solo Mk2 • Eventide Music Mouse • Acon Digital Extract:Dialogue 2 • Musik Hack SweetEQ • Overloud Gem160 compressor plug-in • Crumar Burn rotary emulator • SPOTLIGHT: Orchestral Sample Libraries • Eurorack modules • New sample libraries — and much more!

TECHNIQUES + PEOPLE: Inside Track: Bruno Mars ‘The Romantic’ • SOS FOR ARTISTS: Writing A Cinematic Sci-Fi Cue • Recording A Choir For An Atmos Mix • Alva Noto • How I Got That Sound: Warren Huart [The Fray] • Talkback: Yamila • DAW Tips: Ableton Live, Cubase Pro, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Studio Pro... and more!