SOUND ON SOUND
Embertone are a US sound company founded in 2012 by composers Alex Davis and Jonathan Churchill. The two self-professed ‘sample-library nerds’.
Although first published in 2007, I only became aware of this interesting book very recently, when I found it on a recommended-reading list for a music technology course at a UK university.
Accusonus’s innovative program brings advanced DSP to bear on a familiar audio problem.
The latest version of iZotope’s best-selling restoration software adds powerful new modules, as well as a Post Production Suite bundle aimed at film and TV applications.
These 1950s compressors are probably the most revered — and imitated — processors in the world. But what is it that makes them so special?
Phonem sees wavetable synth pioneer Wolfgang Palm turn his attention to the tricky problem of vocal synthesis.
Auratone’s classic ‘grotbox’ is back. How does it compare with its modern imitators?
As studio headphones go, the Lindy HF-40s are quite inexpensive, yet they have a very respectable technical specification. Of...
A classic orchestral library makes a comeback in a streamlined new format.
Most of us are familiar with transient processors that can shape the attack and release characteristics of percussive sounds — but Oxford Envolution goes much further.
Created in collaboration with the makers of LA Scoring Strings, NI’s new Symphony Series instrument puts a 60-piece string ensemble at your disposal.
Virtual Guitarist was a landmark product in 2002 and now it’s back, reborn in a new ferric guise.
Alto’s latest PA speakers have a few unexpected tricks up their sleeves...
Focusrite say the Red 4Pre is the pinnacle of their audio interface range. We put it to the test.
To some, music technology is simply a means to an end and the music is all that matters. To others, music technology holds some technical importance in its own right.
With its unusual driver configuration, this active loudspeaker hopes to do away with the need for separate stage monitors.
ESI’s Unik-series monitors have been extensively upgraded, and now offer even better value for money than before.
With options including mix-and-match ‘blue stripe’ and ‘blackface’ modes, this is far more than a simple clone of the classic UREI 1176.
We explore Borderlands Granular Synthesizer App for iOS, Shure MV51 iOS/USB condenser mic, and Native Instruments iMaschine 2 sequencer.
The Koma Elektronik Komplex combines four step sequencers in one box, yet still manages to be greater than the sum of its parts.