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Midifex’s Lujin controller could be just what you need for adding expression to orchestral samples.
Electro‑Harmonix already build a few ‘out there’ pedals, but you’d need the James Webb telescope to see just how far out there the new Atomic Cluster pedal is!
If you like granular effects that are easy to use and easy on the wallet, check out FRCTL’s GRN.
This candid and often humorous autobiography charts the arc of Louis’ career.
Strymon's digital NightSky pedal is now available as a DAW plug-in.
Who’d have thought the humble flanger effect could be made to sound so musical?
Now in its 20th year, Modartt’s Pianoteq software continues to grow and improve.
A ‘four‑dimensional’ wavetable oscillator, the Four Seas can, in its creators’ words, “transform sound exploration into a tactile, intuitive experience” by allowing you to explore wavetables as a ‘three‑dimensional cube’.
Esu’s Trifecta is a multi‑effects module that offers three effects in series, so if you must have granular into ring mod into reverse delay in the one device then you can.
The all‑analogue SW3 expects two disparate signals and offers various ways of splicing them together.
Can you really capture the essence of John Mayer’s finely‑honed guitar tones in software?
Divisimate Core is a welcome extension of Nextmidi’s orchestration software.
Olympia’s annular drum sequencer is going from strength to strength.
Looking to get started in Dolby Atmos? We show you the ropes.
I’ve noticed that the signal coming from the mixer’s direct outs is low, is it a problem of the mixer or the interface?
Some people say to adjust the gain until the sound sits at ‑6dBFS, and others say ‑18dBFS. And then others say it doesn’t really matter at all any more, as long as you’re not clipping at the audio interface. Is there a right answer?
Songzap aims to turn your iOS device into a compact demo studio — and the latest version promises headphone‑free recording.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. VSL add two more collections to their impressive Synchron Duality Strings sample instrument.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. Velvet Guitars leans towards cinematic textures by exploring a softer approach to the electric guitar, making it suitable for scoring for picture, ambient music production and sound design.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. While the interface may look familiar, with its four sample pads and separate windows for Main, Edit, Mod and FX, the new version can now be used with the free Kontakt Player and includes a completely new sample library.