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Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. The emphasis here is on sounds with a shorter duration and there are many with a percussive nature, allowing you to easily create a rhythmic element within your sequenced patterns.
Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. These lower-priced libraries offer an alternative to top-end virtual drum instruments.
Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. Recorded in Berlin's all-analogue Vox-Ton Studios, this library is based on a collection of prepared piano multisamples created by film composer and sound designer Volker Bertelmann
Guest engineer Andy Brook discusses his approach to recording the legendary British rockers' 33rd studio album.
This updated entry-level pocket recorder doubles up as a USB audio interface for computers and iOS devices.
To help you brush up on your listening skills, we examine the production of recent hits by Dominic Fike, Harry Styles, Joel Corry plus a 1995 classic mix from Oasis.
There's something for everyone in the latest version of Steinberg's flagship music production package.
When you're thrust into the driving seat for a tour with Scotland's biggest rock band, you need a desk that's not only powerful, but also quick to learn and easy to use. Enter Allen & Heath's flagship live mixer...
Audeze's latest LCD-series cans make the company's impressive planar magnetic technology more accessible than ever.
Surely there is nothing new to be done with the design of the humble guitar speaker cabinet? Well, actually, it turns out there is, and our reviewer doesn't think he'll ever want to use an 'ordinary' cabinet again!
Behringer's RD‑8 is a cut-price recreation of Roland's classic drum machine. We put it to the test...
VCA (voltage-controlled amplifier) faders don't pass audio. Rather, they act as 'remote controls' for other faders: assign a...
When producer Sam Williams discovered Supergrass, he knew he had to capture the band's infectious energy on tape.
We explore three of the MasterWorks processors: MW FET‑76, MW Leveler and MW Compressor.
Elektron's FM powerhouse gains a keyboard and a lot more besides.
Infinity is no ordinary audio editor, but one that allows you to manipulate the individual instruments within a mixed audio file in endless ways.
IK follow up their popular UNO Synth with a drum machine cast from the same mould...
After unknown busker Tones and I teamed up with unknown producer Konstantin Kersting, she soon became very well known indeed!
Many of us use rhythm loops in our compositions, but at what stage does relying on them become cheating?