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The iLok system is here to stay, but there are now more alternatives to a physical dongle.
I want to run two balanced microphone signals down one four-core screened cable, using five-pin XLRs at both ends, with short dual-XLR3-to-XLR5 splitter leads at each end. Are there any inherent disadvantages of doing this?
How do you differentiate between the following terms: saturation, harmonics, distortion, overdrive? Are all of these just similar terms with different names?
For years I've noticed crossfades between two audio files don't behave predictably. I always thought the logarithmic shape was fool-proof, but is it programme-dependent?
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Noire is the result of composer and pianist Nils Frahm's quest to recreate his signature piano sound as a virtual instrument.
This column PA system from RCF incorporates a digital mixer plus Softube guitar-amp modelling. Could it be all you need to take with you for small gigs?
We show you how to get Reason and your hardware or software modular synths speaking the same language.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Modern Animated Percussion represents a collaboration between two well-established sample library/virtual instrument developers: Sample Logic and Soundiron.
Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. British Drama Toolkit consists of eight solo string and woodwind instruments separately recorded from two mic positions in a purpose-built dry stage at Spitfire's HQ.
Listen to these audio examples which accompany this month's Session Notes workshop.
FM synthesis, virtual analogue synthesis, 8-bit wavetable synthesis, noise synthesis, granular synthesis... The Sonicware ELZ‑1 has got it all!
The Filterbank's status as an analogue sound mangler is legendary. Can this smaller variant keep it relevant in the modern world?
Some creative thinking and a little DIY pay real sonic dividends when recording four vocalists.
Spitfire's Ambient Guitars takes the humble six-string into new and uncharted sonic territory.
If you want to build a studio in England's capital, you're faced with what Giles Barrett from the Soup Studio team calls the...
The new MIDI Note Actions introduced in Studio One 4.5 offer intriguing creative possibilities.
Brush up on your listening skills with our analysis of recent hits from Lauren Daigle, Stormzy, Meduza (featuring Goodboys), Tom Walker and a 1966 classic from The Beach Boys.
Fretless bass: the instrument that dare not speak its name. It had its 15 minutes of fame in the '80s, when almost every bass player who'd caught a glorious moment of Jaco Pastorius in Weather Report or in Joni Mitchell's band had a go at fretless...
The result of a collaboration between bassist Wayne Jones and sound engineer Steve Scanlon, these Australian-made midfield monitors may look retro, but inside there's some serious DSP going on!
By changing their manufacturing approach, Trident aim to offer their big-console sound and facilities at a much lower price.