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The MP3 may not be the perfect medium, but music has survived on far, far worse...
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The MP3 may not be the perfect medium, but music has survived on far, far worse...
These files accompany Pro Tools Technique article in the November 2014 issue.

For the first time, fans of Phoenix gear can assemble a full recording channel.

A lot of the music I’m enjoying seems to be going back to an old-school sound of being swamped in lush reverb. Examples...

From guitar amps to gates, Pro Tools’ bundled plug-ins are more versatile than you might think.


A mastering engineer told me that, when playing back source files from his laptop into a high-quality USB-connected D-A, the...

Yamaha no longer make their Subkick drum mic, so I was thinking of making my own from an old loudspeaker. Does it have to be...

I’ve been trying to find a keyboard, sample library, plug-in or synth that provides superb vocalisations for ‘...

Real reels are a thing of the past — but not all tape emulation comes in software form.

There’s lots to get to grips with in the new version of Reason.

Not many people know this, but ‘Euphone’ is the generic name for an 18th-century instrument consisting of resonant...

In June 2013 we looked at Project Alpha, a sound-design toolkit for cinematic music projects, produced by sound designers...

Unsurprisingly, Big Fish Audio’s Pure Rock Hits 2 is a follow-up to their earlier Pure Rock Hits library (reviewed by...

A follow up to Dark Ambient - Volume 2, now even darker!

What applications could this unusual control surface have for the studio or stage musician?

Steven James Adams: Our engineer shows that there’s nothing wrong with living-room recordings if you approach them in the right way.

Get an even vocal level in Sonar without resorting to compression.