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Focusrite's first computer recording interface looks to cover all the bases with plentiful I/O, DSP effects and flexible monitoring arrangements (including surround).
More screen space without having to buy a second monitor — just one of the Sonar nuggets we've got for you this month...
We check out more sample libraries on the block: Analog Archive ***, Cycles ****, EZ Rollers **** and Notre Dame de Budapest *****
Looking for a new bass player? If you'd consider a software candidate, Steinberg's Virtual Bassist is now ready for audition...
Two classic designs — the 610 preamp and LA2A compressor — are combined for the first time in this attractive new reissue.
The SOS team purge the unwanted buzzes and hums from reader Jim Fish's new studio.
Waves are the latest software company to launch their own hardware DSP accelerators. The APA 32 and 44-M can be linked over Ethernet to form massively powerful plug-in farms.
Sonar 4 offers excellent loop editing facilities, and here we're going to show you how to use them.
If you need to run multiple Firewire audio interfaces, you'll want to upgrade to the latest Tiger version of Logic. Read on...
As we saw last month, sampling is really just a form of digital recording, but to use short recordings to emulate real instruments, you soon need to understand new concepts like multisampling, looping, and velocity switching. We explain all...
Native's sound design software is back, and with v5, you have more control over your instruments than ever — offering fully user-definable looks, the ability to construct your own modules from scratch, and an improved library. We get patching...
We investigate a newcomer to the orchestral sample-player scene and provide a quick round-up of the 'powered processing' options available to DP users.
This month: Universal Audio Boss CE1 • TC Electronic NonLin2 Stereo Effects Reverb
I've just bought my first mic, a Rode NT1A, which requires phantom power, and I'm wondering if there's anything wrong with leaving it plugged in with phantom power switched on for long periods of time?
In Cubase SX, can signals be 'routed' to a compressor's side-chain to modulate another signal?
Part 1: The V-Synth repackaged Roland's groundbreaking Variphrase technology, creating a powerful new kind of sample-based synthesis. Now there's a rackmount V-Synth, and (as you'll discover in Part 1 of our two-part review) it's more powerful than the first...
With a characterful sound to match their striking retro styling, these new mics set themselves apart from the crowd.
When it comes to installation and licensing restrictions, have sample-library makers completely lost the plot?
Note: this is a genuine product, not an April Fool hoax!
The Trigger Finger is clearly intended for those of us who prefer hitting to clicking when it comes to percussion, but, as we discover, there's much more to it than that...