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Denise Audio claim their Perfect Room 2 takes a new approach to algorithmic reverb, with the aim of delivering a natural, transparent character.
Rating: 4.5/5 Stars. With Soft String Soloists, Fracture Sounds provide an intimate solo violin, viola and cello recorded at Nave Studios and inspired by the Scandinavian sound.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. This tape-emulation instrument offers 230 presets pitched at media composers, but may well appeal to anyone working in ambient, lo‑fi, hip‑hop or electronica.
EasyVerb 2 has a very different look from PSP’s original EasyVerb, along with an enhanced feature set.
Audient’s iD48 makes it easier than ever to integrate outboard into a computer‑based recording setup.
Max 9 introduces Ableton devices and brings a host of welcome updates and improvements.
The Tube Screamer is one of the most modded pedals there is, and this plug‑in lets you mod the virtual circuit to your heart’s content!
Stefan Boman is the house mix engineer at Atlantis Studios in Stockholm, Sweden. Asked to choose a favourite sound from a session he’s worked on, he nominates ‘No Song Unheard’ by the Hellacopters.
It seemed as though a different major studio was closing down every week, but has the tide turned in favour of large recording studios?
Mackie’s new all‑in‑one battery‑powered PA rig puts the controls right where you need them.
Not sure which type of delay might best suit your song? German plug‑in developers HOFA might be able to help you solve that dilemma.
Softube's plug-in version of the Drawmer 1976 offers three‑band saturation and stereo widening.
Winter Plankton's DassBrum module does a lot more than mimic a bass drum.
Synthesist and producer Julien Guillot started his project Stazma the Junglechrist back in 2008, in his words at “the super violent and punk end” of the breakcore scene, before breaking out into more experimental territory.
Can just a small handful of controls give you the power to shape a range of sounds?
In Reaper, I matched the fader levels and flipped the polarity of the new track. I should hear nothing when both tracks play, right? But I don’t. Why not?
Can SOS recommend a good first microphone for a student studying music?
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. While the original Poiesis Cello was impressive, Poiesis Cello 2 takes things further while retaining the ethos of the original and still remaining affordable.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Vessels presents a broad range of hardware synth‑based timbres alongside variously patinated and ‘distressed’ re‑amped and re‑recorded sounds.
Colombian‑born Ela Minus was studying jazz performance as a drummer at Berklee College Of Music when she got a taste for electronic music.