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We explore Remix FX, which brings together many of the real‑time audio processing tools available in Logic under a new streamlined single interface.
Can £175$229 really buy you a usable 88‑note controller keyboard?
We check out a modern take on Manley’s classic valve compressor.
Martin Garrix’s extraordinary career has seen him graduate from bedroom producer to international star, label owner and proprietor of one of the world’s most advanced Dolby Atmos studios. He tells us how it happened.
LA Sessions is a studio production toolkit of 27 instruments and two vocal ensembles aimed squarely at songwriters and professional producers.
Output’s affordable new speakers were made with the help of one of the most prestigious brands in studio monitoring.
We test this stylish take on a classic EQ design.
We explore Bus and Group compression.
I’m trying to understand the panning being used in a particular song in which the verse has a guitar that appears to be almost completely right‑panned. However, in the chorus the guitar comes in on the left too...
I’m hoping to buy some bulk cable to make my own microphone and guitar leads. If I go to an electronics supplier, what should I...
While experimenting with ‘minimal’ drum‑miking setups during a recent lockdown, the author found them really inspiring and captured some great drum sounds. So is it time you re-evaluated the decisions you make when recording a kit?
We put German company Reproducer’s unusual debut nearfield speaker to the test.
RME deliver affordable and reliable Audio over IP with two new boxes.
Roland’s unsung TR‑606 is the inspiration for their newest drum machines.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. The sounds in TXIII don’t veer too far from the previous versions. As well as raw WAV files (for direct dropping into your DAW), these are organised in 28 helpfully named Kontakt nki instruments.
Rating: 5/5 Stars. Featuring a folky line‑up of ocarina, two harmoniums, a bowed glockenspiel and a Swedish nyckelharpa, these are woven together in a set of unique hybrid sounds which include some fabulous electronic textures.
Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. Klevgrand’s Skaka is a sample‑based instrument complete with multiple sequencers designed specifically for creating shaker‑style rhythms.
Rating: 5/5 Stars. This update features some brand‑new content with all the features and content of v2.0: an impressive collection of synth, pad, sound effect and drum options sitting alongside the vocals of Clara Sorace.
With its built‑in compressor set to ‘smash’, the Periscope earns its place in more sessions than you’d think.
A conquering hero returns to the fray after long years in exile. Does the new Prophet Rev 4 still have the power to take on the world?