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Four sample libraries get the aural review treatment from the SOS samplists: AMG Evolved Analog **** Chemical Synths ***** Power FX Cinematic Hip-Hop **** Sample Lab Discography *****
Tinnitus and other permanent hearing damage are apparently reaching near-epidemic levels. To help warn people when their hearing is at risk, the hearing-protection specialists Sensorcom have produced the Soundcheck key fob.
Cakewalk go global, and release a new soft synth.
The tools available in Magix's highly regarded recording package cover every stage of the recording process, from MIDI sequencing to mastering and CD burning. Version 8 adds some neat extras including analogue-style processors, a virtual drum machine and an Acid-style beat-mapping tool.
The most exciting addition to the new version of Reason is arguably the Combinator device, which greatly expands the flexibility and programming potential of everything in the Reason rack. We guide you through the creation of a Combinator patch to get you started with this great new device.
Is there a correlation between pottery and soft synths?
The B1 may seem like just another cheap Chinese mic, but it punches well above its league.
Sony have opened their Sound Forge editing software up to new horizons with support for VST plug-ins and the ASIO driver protocol, and improved its usability with batch processing and a new scrubbing tool.
The TTS1 soft synth bundled with Sonar 4 has many hidden talents — but you have to know where to find them. Read on...
Expanding on the modelling technology used in their Variax and Variax Acoustic, Line 6 have dropped an octave and turned their attention to the bass guitar. The Variax Bass features 24 models of 'classic' instruments — is it all the bass you'll ever need?
The humble sample CD-ROM is dying out, being replaced by sample collections with a virtual-instrument front-end. Wizoo's first forays into the field combine Latin and Arabic percussion loops with their own Flexgroove virtual-instrument engine...
The owner of an unusually bijou studio setup provides the chocolate biscuits this month, as the SOS team get busy helping to improve the performance of his gear and the sound of his recordings.
Not content with offering some of the most fully-featured digital mixers in the world, Yamaha have now upgraded them, and are offering extra effects packs to further expand their capabilities.
Another selection of creative and time-saving tricks for Yamaha's fully featured hard disk multitracker.
Listen online to the tracks whilst reading what music industry professionals think of the latest collection of SOS reader recordings.
Listen to these tracks from SOS readers and see whether you agree with the good Doctor's prognosis...
The new Lute Hole soundhole covers from The Lute Hole Company offer an alternative way of reducing feedback in live situations, with less suppression of the acoustic guitar's natural voicing
During the recent London Guitar Show, Sound On Sound's Paul White, Hugh Robjohns and Dave Lockwood took seminar visitors through the products, processes and strategies for successful guitar recording in the home studio.
Steinberg have set a release date of June the 15th for version 2 of their sample-based software instrument The Grand
Live Set and Hammer are two new PC programs designed for use with Propellerhead Reason designed by Italian developers Petertools