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In the recent TV ad campaign for Marks & Spencer, they use the Electric Light Orchestra track 'Mr Blue Sky'. There's a distinctive robotic vocal sound in it that I am curious about. How was it made?
ReBirth is dead. Long live ReBirth! We discuss the decision to discontinue this pioneering software and discover how Reason users can keep its spirit alive.
I was working with a group who have a wind player in their line-up. When it came to the clarinet I just could not get a signal that would cut through the mix, despite using a second mic. Any suggestions?
When the version number's most significant digit increments, you know something big is going to happen — what's inside Version 5?
We check out the latest sample libraries on the block: Reason Drum Kits • Beats Working In Cuba • The Giovani Edition
The capsule within this microphone has a diaphragm coated with titanium, rather than the usual gold. We find out whether it makes any sonic difference...
In a desert of noise, the personal MP3 player is an oasis of quiet...
Apple's loop-sequencing application has grown up, with the addition of sophisticated recording, editing and mixing facilities, a powerful waveform editor, and many of Logic's most sought-after effects.
Reason 3 has several new tools for pumping up final mixes and creating that 'finished product' sound.
This modest little soft synth has been bundled with Sonar since version 1.0 and is very kind to your CPU resources, yet many Sonar users are still unaware of just how much you can squeeze out of it. We present some evidence.
With their latest Superanalogue console, SSL bring the sonics and functionality of their flagship SL9000K to studios with smaller rooms and budgets. In the process, they've incorporated comprehensive control-surface facilities for driving computer DAWs remotely. But can the AWS900 really live up to its pedigree?
Software guitar amp modelling has been around for a while, but GTR is Waves' first foray into the field — and as you'd expect, they have made a huge effort to get it right, even hiring guitar maker Paul Reed Smith to design a bespoke preamp.
In another exciting installment of our studio 'makeover' series, the team rotate Bella Saer's entire setup through 90 degrees in search of a more effective working environment.
If you want the sample playback features of Steinberg's Halion sample player, but you don't need its detailed editing facilities, there's now an affordable answer to your needs — and it includes the full Halion sound library too...
I read recently that when top engineers check their mixes in mono, they don't just hit a mono switch, but instead route the mix through a single speaker to hear it in true mono...
Now in its third year, Leeds International Music Technology Conference (LIMTEC) will take place at Leeds College of Music on the 11th and 12th of November.
With the release of EW/QL's Symphonic Orchestra Pro upgrades imminent, you've only got until Sunday the 30th of October to take advantage of the 30 percent discount on preorders.
In our November issue review of Waves' Guitar Tool Rack, the wrong UK prices were printed. It actually costs £449 (native) and £899 (TDM).
This Sunday, the SAE Institute's London campus will be opening its doors to the public, from midday until 5pm.
The SAE Institute will be opening its doors to the public this Sunday from midday until 5pm.