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When should you Commit your audio, and when should you Freeze it?
What’s the best technique, or combination of methods, for refreshing the high end when pitching-down samples?
I have a 500‑series setup which includes some mic preamps that I’d like to wire up to a jack patchbay, is it possible to block phantom power?
Ever wanted to run already recorded signals through a guitar amp or stompbox? One of these boxes could be all you need...
In allowing you to create feedback loops, Reaper gives you access to a world of creative effects.
Rode’s new desktop mic gives you a broadcast‑ready sound out of the box.
We revisit Reason’s venerable virtual analogue, Subtractor.
Meet the Seaboard Rise 2, the squishy sequel to ROLI’s original expressive keyboard controller.
Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. Vintage Country is a collection of both playable instruments and performance loops designed to capture the authentic sound used in, well, vintage country recordings.
Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. Sound Dust’s Felt Dulcitone is a rather oddball instrument created by abusing a dulcitone portable keyboard.
Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. This library is a collection of drum samples from seven‑time Grammy‑winning recording/mixing engineer John ‘Yosh’ Jaszcz, whose credits include George Clinton and Bootsy Collins.
Rating: 4.5/5 Stars. A huge 362GB collection of complex, playable, largely chromatic long drones created by Alexander Hacke of Einstürzende Neubauten.
Spitfire’s new symphonic double‑bill combines two complete orchestras and a host of extras.
HALion is back, and it’s bigger, better and FMier than ever!
Are you forever having to untangle your mic leads? Sandwich bags might just be the answer...
We explore the mixing possibilities offered by Studio One’s console.
Born and raised in Colombia, engineer and producer Maria Elisa Ayerbe speaks to SOS about her career and influences.
KIT’s latest collaboration with Blackbird Studio brings us their take on the Neve 1073.
This isn’t the first virtual Leslie speaker plug‑in — but it might just be the best one yet!
Magma offers a one‑stop shop for analogue‑style attitude and warmth.