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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Synchron Smart Orchestra takes the donkey work out of MIDI programming by providing pre‑orchestrated tutti ensembles, percussion, choir, harp and a suite of lead instruments.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Sampled from a Kawai GX grand piano using quality condenser mics, Saturn Hybrid Piano is the debut plug‑in from Sample Factory.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. The double bass is at the heart of Signature Strings, which features over 270 designed and source sound effects.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. Deep Conjuring is made up of 92 ‘instruments’, some multisampled, others loops, that can be loaded into Mirage’s three layers and then adjusted before being further processed via the 10 built‑in master effects.
Galya Bisengalieva is a composer, producer and instrumentalist, whose violin playing features on works by Thom Yorke, Suzanne Ciani and Actress, as well as numerous film soundtracks including The Matrix Resurrections.
UJAM target media composers with the latest addition to their Virtual Pianist instrument series.
This year’s SOS Awards once again place the emphasis on innovation and contemporary design, with the nominations being limited...
Back in the pre‑computer days, manufacturers saw the need for straightforward and affordable mixers to handle the stack of electronics and bring it all down to a simple stereo pair, or even just a mono output.
This clever plug‑in could breathe new life into your old loops and projects.
These audio files accompany the Multi-miking article published in SOS February 2024.
These audio examples accompany the Universal Audio OX Stomp full review in SOS February 2024.
Catherine Marks talks to Kevin Paul about her traditional route into the industry as an assistant to Flood and Alan Moulder, plus her tips for how to approach a mix and get the best out of a track.
Noise performance is important, but to fairly compare different products, you need to understand how noise specs are calculated.
Cloud’s stylish RCA‑inspired ribbon microphone has enjoyed a dark reboot.
From mono optical recordings to multi-terabtye software instruments, legendary composer AR Rahman has always embraced new technology, and his latest venture is a futuristic recording space in Dubai’s Expo City.
From this month we’ve decided to widen the scope of Inside Track, and where better to start than with perhaps the hottest producer of the moment.
Richard James Burgess talks about the recent release of ‘Landscape A Go-Go’, a comprehensive 5 CD anthology of their work covering their entire recorded output between 1977 and 1983.
Live 12 introduces a raft of new features, devices and general improvements.
Arturia’s latest effects plug‑in is designed to help you keep things moving...
The Score offers a one stop, all‑you‑can‑eat, scoring buffet for composers in a hurry.