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Creating your own synth patches is one way to add a unique element to your music projects. This month we look at how can you can get started designing your own pad sounds using the VST Instruments supplied with Cubase.
We conclude our three-part exploration of Wowa Cwjeman's new range of exclusive analogue synth modules.
Which effects and processing plug-ins do the Sound On Sound staff and product reviewers love the best? We asked, they answered...
This controller comes from a range that, unusually, takes the concept of a quality weighted action into the realm of the shorter keyboard — and offers hands-on knobs and sliders for software control to boot.
Ken Freeman couldn't afford a Mellotron to play his string parts, so he invented a new kind of electronic instrument. But though the world would eventually embrace string synthesizers with a passion, he never got the credit he deserved.
If you're sceptical about manufacturers claiming their mic is suitable for both stage and studio applications, maybe this one can change your mind...
• Kahler 2300 Series Locking Tremolos • IK Multimedia Stealthplug USB guitar interface
Phil Tan, one of the leading mix engineers specialising in urban music, dissects his mixes for two worldwide hit singles from Rihanna: the apty-named 'SOS' and 'Unfaithful'.
Editor In Chief explains why offering definitive advice to readers' queries is... well, difficult at times.
Getting the jitters about your digital clocking? Don't know your AES from your EBU? Then read on.
This month, we look at how to connect, control and record hardware MIDI instruments using Live.
Automatic tuning is synonymous with many things, good and bad. We take a look at Logic's Pitch Correction tool and then examine what Auto-Tune can add.
Is Native Instrument's new stand-alone soft synth as big as they say it is?
This month we beef up drums and bass, polish guitars and vocals, and give choruses a lift, as the Belgian band Leaf get the Mix Rescue treatment.
If you haven't yet taken the dual-core plunge, there's an alternative to either buying an off-the-shelf mainstream model that may not be quite right for music or paying a premium for a custom-assembled music PC: choose the components and build your own.
After a long wait, the new Windows Vista OS is actually on the horizon — so should we all be rushing to upgrade?
We update you on changes to new Macs' built-in audio hardware, then take a look at how Bundles can help users of older and current Macs alike to easily reconfigure their audio I/O.
We have a rehearsal room in a large garage that is 22 x 8 x 16 ft (WxHxD). The problem is that we need to build a room...
My problem is that I'm recording something of a Keith Moon impersonator. He plays very fast, very busily and very loud,...
I have a Digidesign Digi 001 interface, which I have been using for some time. But I recently purchased a new PC with an...