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Microphones detect the imperceptible movement of air caused by passing sound waves, but the mic is unable to distinguish...
Linplug’s innovative plug-in has one aim in mind: to create fresh sounds from pedestrian drum loops.
R3FX are a one‑man guitar‑effects outfit based in the US, and they offer a range of pedal mods by mail order, as well as a ...
It's perfectly possible to use a tremolo arm to make the pitch of your guitar strings drop in real time, and guitarists have...
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Most processors in API’s 500‑series format are classic studio tools such as preamps, EQs and compressors — but now a heavyweight champion from the synth world has joined the party.
The latest Moogerfooger, offering chorus and flanging, is alluring but not cheap — so is the Cluster Flux worth the bucks?
With its built-in effects, compressors and graphic EQ, this compact console might just be ideal for small-scale live work.
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Dan Lavry has gained a reputation for creating some of the best A-D converters on the planet — and this time you get mic preamps as well!
Under review here is Keyboard Vault, which is made up of 24‑bit mono samples and requires a full version of Kontakt.
Years in the making, John Bowen’s Solaris is finally with us. So is this hugely ambitious synthesizer everything we hoped it would be?
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Although very few of us will ever have top session musicians playing our music, sample libraries at least make it possible to create music using elements of their artistry.
It may be ‘only a point five’ update, but there’s plenty on offer in the latest version of Cubase.
The Anglo-Australian strings library returns with a radical version 2 upgrade.
Bereich03 are small manufacturers of audio outboard gear, based in Munich, Germany. When I say small, in fact they currently...
