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Electromechanical keyboards - electric organs, electric pianos, and so on - are popular at the moment, and there's no shortage of software plug-ins modelling them. Clavia's Nord Electro attempts exactly the same thing in hardware - but how successfully?
I have been considering buying a Focusrite Mixmaster for its analogue multi‑band compression. However, before I do,...
Synth Secrets turns its attention to the synthesis of percussion instruments, beginning with pitched drums.
SOS's guide to the world of surround sound comes right up to date with the first of two looks at the modern 5.1 standard, and its use with DVD Video and DVD Audio discs.
Do these low-cost condenser microphones from Marshall Electronics' MXL range have what it takes to stand out from an ever-increasing number of competitors?
Can a compact system offer true reference monitor performance?
Sound Forge is a very popular PC audio editor, but users have waited a long time for 24-bit support. Now it's here in version 5, along with a bundle of new features and plug-ins.
Boasting one of the most intuitive methods of sound creation ever devised, 1986's Prophet VS was meant to be US synth giant Sequential's commercial saviour. Sadly, it didn't succeed - but it did earn itself the status of American Classic...
The new CDR770 from Marantz is one of the cheapest CD recorders on the UK market, and features a new writing technology known...
Roland's innovative new audio workstation is the first multitracker to use a CD-RW disc in place of a hard disk, and offers a one-stop production station with multitrack recording, phrase sampling, and CD mastering.
For anyone involved in the sound recording industry, good hearing is essential. Yet typical medical tests only check for...
Terrasonde have given their audio test set even more test functions and a rugged new casing.
For years, laptops have been the poor relations of desktop computers in terms of power and facilities, yet have remained expensive in comparison to their studio-bound brethren. But things are changing...
TC-Helicon claim that their flagship vocal processor can make you sound like a totally different person. But how well does it work?
Akai introduced AKsys some months ago, providing a USB-driven, computer-based control interface for recent S-series samplers. Now at v1.7, it is becoming indispensible for anyone fed up with managing their samplers via an LCD...
Gez Gourley specialises in creating sound for console games - whether it be orchestral music or crashing cars...
You don't need to have Top 40 hits to make a living from your music. Just ask Kent Brainerd, who has made a tidy sum by composing music for company training and presentation videos. Find out how...