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The OXI MkII is a sequencing powerhouse — could it be ‘the one true sequencer’ so many of us are looking for?
Is a genuine limiter just a compressor with a high ratio, or are there other differences, such as the attack times, or the nature of level detection?
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Ostinato Textures offers strings with specific articulations and rhythmic performance patterns, as opposed to the usual sustained bowed notes.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5/5 Stars. Polarity Modular embraces Ian Boddy's expertise in the modular arena and is sampled and created from the ground up.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Refraction takes a multi‑mic recording of an upright piano, prepared using a very thin layer of felt, and then provides tools to process it.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. At its most basic level, Seeker is an instrument that acts somewhat like a wavetable synth, shipping with 1.9GB of sampled content, from the extraordinary mind of creative leader Pendle Poucher.
Can Softube’s Flow Mixing Suite cover all your mix processing needs within a single plug‑in collection?
The latest extension to Sonarworks’ SoundID lets you take your own studio with you wherever you go.
SOS For Artists has the sounds and tools you need to craft some deliciously chilled lo‑fi beats. Here's how...
The third edition of Spectrasonics’ flagship synth boasts a gargantuan sound library expansion, a standalone studio‑quality effects rack and a host of new synthesis features.
Spitfire’s collaboration with Mervyn Warren has produced a choral library that’s really very special indeed.
Composer and producer Oscar Powell has spent the last decade or so at the experimental end of electronic music.
Mandy, Indiana are a four‑piece band from Manchester via Berlin, made up of Scott Fair, Valentine Caulfield, Simon Catling and Alex Macdougall.
Lots of useful boxes now allow you to send analogue audio signals over Ethernet‑style Cat cables. But sadly there’s little progress towards wiring standards...
With the right tools, you can capture a good vocal take in most rooms. And if you can’t, AI processors are opening up new possibilities...
ACE Studio 2 begins an ambitious expansion beyond its vocal synthesis roots.
The Stockholm Studio Orchestra have added their magic to countless hits. We tracked down the orchestra’s linchpin, Erik Arvinder.
Anything to do with studio gear and music production holds an endless fascination for me. So, when I first put pen to paper to begin my debut crime novel (my other passion) I knew the tried and tested police detective trope would be hoofed out in favour of a hip record producer.
The latest version of Dawesome’s acclaimed sound-shaping instrument has just been added to the Tracktion line-up, offering a new and improved way to turn any sound source into “shimmer, texture and atmosphere”.
The latest mic to join the Lewitt line-up is said to offer exceptional sound quality, enhanced durability and high feedback resistance, all without breaking the bank.