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Sometimes you need to free yourself from the reign of the click track and headphones...
These audio files accompany September 2022's Cubase workshop.
Mark Mynett, Sound Engineer and Senior Lecturer in Music Technology and Production, talks us through the setup and recording of live drums.
A tribute to the life and works of composer and synth pioneer Peter Zinovieff by James Gardner, featuring interviews with family, co-workers and collaborators.
Spotify At Mateo isn't your average recording studio. Designed to support the Spotify Singles programme and provide facilities for podcasters, it's an epic build that is stuffed to the gills with the best vintage and modern gear.
Mark Mynett, talks us through prepping for and recording a bass session, including ways to generate multiple layered tracks for use in your final mix.
McDSP founder Colin McDowell chats to Sam Inglis about his career at the cutting edge of plug-in development.
MiniMod makers AJH Synth have developed and realised two new modules, Tap Tempo VC‑LFO and Dual RVG Random Voltage Event Generator.
Amazingly, Audeze have shrunk their proven planar magnetic driver technology to fit into a conventional earbud format. How do they sound in practice?
Rating: ***** 4.5/5 Stars. The Cuatro is a South American derivation of the Spanish guitar, but rather smaller in size and with only four strings. It’s not a million miles away from the ukulele or mandolin.
Hifiman’s mission to democratise premium headphone technology continues.
With granular processing, pitch manipulation, reverb, modulation and a looper, this isn’t just a tool for guitarists.
Modo Bass 2 builds on the success of the original, adding more and better basses.
The second plug‑in in KIT’s Blackbird range aims to bring a little Motown magic to your DAW.
Fosfat makes it easy to reinforce your drums with sculpted noise or sine waves.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Given the ‘cinematic sound engine’ tag line, there are no prizes for guessing that media composers are the primary target for this instrument.
Quasar is the first Eurorack module to tackle 3D audio by using a combination of panning, level, frequency content, phase‑shifting and reverberation to fool the listener into thinking sounds are moving around your head in a three‑dimensional space.
Designed with Cubase users in mind, the Mobi One promises a boutique MIDI controller experience at a reasonable price.
Softube take on Roland’s classic SH-101.