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Sound Toys turn back the clock to bring some ’60s grit into your DAW.
Use Logic’s plug-ins to digitally recreate a classic analogue sound.
By merging their flagship application with its sibling, Record, Propellerhead have created something users have demanded for years: Reason with built-in audio recording.
Can its new look and feel, 64-bit code base and killer feature-set help Magix's heavyweight DAW muscle its way to a bigger market share?
The crack team of Paul White and Hugh Robjohns have travelled the world solving readers' problems. Here, they down the Hob...
When you’re recording away from the studio and under time constraints, you need to get the big decisions right — and not become bogged down in detail.
Under review: Toontrack DFH Custome Vintage, Zero-G Analogue Sequencer Loops, Drumdrops Drops In The Bronx Vol. 1, Loopmasters Origin Raw Power.
Soaring, anthemic descants and quicksilver runs are the meat and potatoes of old-school string arranging. But they may not be enough to save the day when disaster strikes…
Bucking the trend for elaborate 'virtual studio' graphic interfaces and bloated feature sets, Making Waves is designed to allow you to get into making music quickly and straightforwardly, on even a modestly specified PC. John Walden puts it through its paces.
Even once you’ve got to grips with your camera and today’s easy‑to‑use software editors, there’s still the small matter of creating an edit that truly fits the song...
The classic nightmare scenario for anyone involved in setting up microphones, whether for a studio or location recording or...
This vintage‑styled mic is designed especially for recording electric guitar. Does it sound as classy as it looks?
How do you create a four-minute masterpiece out of just a few measures? And what's the best reverb to make you sound like that drumming gorilla on the TV ad? These questions, and more, answered in this month's Digital Performer workshop...
Just wondering if you could give me some advice on recording acoustic guitars. I'm finding it very difficult to get a clean...
Nine years after its original launch, Eiosis have rebooted their Air EQ plug-in with some unique new features.
Arturia’s Beatstep combines a MIDI controller and a step sequencer in one extremely reasonably priced box.
It might look like a simple analogue desk, but beneath the MGP16X’s familiar exterior lies some extensive digital processing.
DP offers an excellent environment for working with the little pieces of 'ear candy', such as filtered drops, beat-mangled breaks and reversed audio phrases, that can make such an impact in pop and electronica production. We look at some of the techniques involved.
John Forbes talks to SOS about how he became musical director for Ne-Yo, creating live arrangements for one of the world’s top R&B artists using recorded parts.