SOUND ON SOUND
Ambient White is a Kontakt 5 instrument with a laid-back, meditational essence.
Unless you are using pre–recorded loops, there is still the rather significant task of building convincing performances and arrangements. Ensemblia attempts to give the user a helping hand.
The quality and variety of orchestral string libraries continues to grow. Which one best suits your needs?
While we’ve all been sitting waiting for the next big thing in studio recording, there’s been a quiet but very significant revolution going on literally beneath our feet in the world of effect pedals.
Bloody Nightmare, as its name suggests, is a collection of over 550 horror–type noises aimed at sound designers who need to create chills and scares.
KRK’s distinctive–looking Rokits have long been popular in home studios. How does the newest generation fare?
Don’t be fooled by its size — this diminutive 100W amp packs a serious punch.
Electro-Harmonix have always had a good reputation for their pitch-shift effects. How does their latest one compare?
Using pencil and paper to write down music may seem outdated in this digital age, yet it retains a hands-on immediacy unrivalled by conventional notation software. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a system that combines the advantages of both? Enter StaffPad, an app which lets you write music with a pen directly on screen...
Kush Audio have a knack of making forward-looking products that exude vintage vibe — and this remarkable compressor is no exception.
The Lead A1 aims to condense the most playable elements of the Nord keyboard range into a single instrument.
The Faderfox SC4 combines a capable MIDI controller with a step sequencer in one compact box.
Arturia have revived a classic string synth in software, and the result is the Solina V.
One of the world’s most highly regarded mic-preamp designs is now available to go.
MusicLab have turned their guitar-modelling attentions to the legendary Rickenbacker.
I discovered this very handy software, created by the makers of AA Translator almost by accident after searching for a way of batch–interleaving pairs of mono WAV files.
With over 400 pages and 12 chapters, author Mike Senior covers both the technical concepts and practical techniques necessary for capturing musical performances of all kinds.
Sample Magic have plundered their back catalogue and bounced everything they selected from it onto tape and vinyl!
Despite enormous popularity in the 1980s, Casio’s CZ range has never been made into a soft synth, until now.
No-one has come near to producing a convincing copy of a Pultec EQP-1A at a wallet-friendly price. Until now!