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Working on tape with the Red Hot Chili Peppers forced Ryan Hewitt to revisit old‑school mixing skills — and find ways to adapt modern techniques to the analogue domain.
Extreme close miking can be an aesthetic choice or an uncomfortable necessity. Either way, it’s important to know how to get it right.
We get to grips with Cubase 12’s new Audio To MIDI Chords feature included in Pro, Artist and Elements.
Asked to pick a favourite from the innumerable sounds he’s committed to tape, Alan nominates the unique keyboard sound on ‘The Eagle Will Rise Again’, from the third APP album Pyramid.
For the first time ever, Pro Tools 2022.4 now lets you create your own custom shortcuts.
We explore Studio One’s MIDI editing facilities.
These audio examples accompany July 2022's Cubase workshop.
Steinberg’s Padshop 2 can create much more than just pad sounds! We show you how...
Geoff Swan gave up a successful studio business to become an assistant engineer — a risk which paid off with Charli XCX’s number one album, Crash.
We show you how to get started in the brave new world of Dolby Atmos, using Logic Pro.
We put UVI Falcon to work as a drum replacement tool.
With our routing sorted, it’s time to record some MIDI!
We generate MIDI from audio, and look at what’s new in Live 11.1.
Asked to pick a favourite sound from the band’s influential catalogue, Walter Flakus dives into the track ‘Drugstore’, from 1998 album Darkest Days.
Matt Johnson of Jamiroquai talks us through five of his favourite keyboard processing tips.
DP's ProVerb offers an easy way to experiment with guitar amp impulse responses.
Poo Bear, the American two‑time Grammy Award‑nominated songwriter, producer and principal collaborator of pop megastar Justin Bieber, chooses his own favourite vocal on a track from Bieber’s Changes album.
Central Cee has taken drill music to the top of the UK album charts, thanks to some very fast work from mix engineer Sean Donoghue.
Key commands can place even the most obscure Logic Pro features at your fingertips!
One of the world’s leading engineers specialising in rock music, Mike Plotnikoff is renowned for his guitar sounds. The secret? Find the right amp and keep it simple.