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Apple had some interesting announcements to make at this year's US National Association of Broadcasters show, including improvements to the eMac and portable line-up.
Beat-slicing can radically expand the creative potential in your loop library — you can match tempos and key signatures, rearrange loop events, and delve into inspirational sound design. SOS looks at the leading beat-slicing software and shows you how to get the best from this powerful technique within your sequencer.
Eight channels of high-spec mic preamplification, A-D/D-A conversion, and ADAT lightpipe I/O, all at a remarkable price. Is it too good to be true?
This dual-channel compressor combines valve circuitry with an opto-compressor design. But does it deliver the best or the worst of both worlds?
More constructive comments from MPG (Music Producers Guild) members on SOS readers' submitted recordings.
There's some amazing music being made in bedrooms these days. And bringing it to the wider public is the job of the Tigerbeat6 label, whose stars include label founder Kid 606 and Rjyan Kidwell, aka Cex.
Kate Bush's 1978 smash hit debut single was also the first major project Jon Kelly had recorded. It proved to be a dream start for both artist and engineer, and a perfect illustration of the benefits of working with talented session musicians.
If you get that sync'ing feeling when using Cubase in conjunction with external hardware devices, you may need to know more about its synchronisation options. We explain what's what.
Evolution's new class-compliant MIDI keyboards are a cinch to use with computer-based sequencers. But do they perform as well as their spec suggests?
Listen to the tracks while you read what the Doctor thought of another batch of lucky SOS readers' demos.
Emu's range of soundcards offers an unprecedented level of flexibility, DSP power and sound quality for the price — with the added bonus of a very impressive software sampler.
Many SOS articles, and manufacturers' specifications for audio hardware/software, use the terms fixed point numbers, floating point numbers and decibels. But what do terms like this actually mean?
Cardigans producer Tore Johansson was thrown into unfamiliar musical territory when asked to produce the debut album by Scottish guitar band Franz Ferdinand, but the result was a commercial and artistic triumph.
Now that studio equipment is getting cheaper and smaller, Paul White argues it makes sense to spend some of the money saved on making our studios nicer...
NI have taken the technology behind Kontakt, and used it to build a sampler that's all about loops.
Now that Korg's Legacy Collection is properly complete, we follow up last month's preview with the first instalment of our three-part in-depth review. This month, we focus on the Korg Wavestation plug-in...
The story of a multi-miked location recording session, from pre-concert setup to the post-recording software-controlled mixdown.
Learn how to set up Logic's Environment so that you can jam with other musicians in real time on a single system.
Increasing numbers of musicians want to gig with their computers — but home PCs are fragile and laptops may not always be powerful or adaptable enough. So what are your alternatives, and what measures can you take to protect the centrepiece of your live set?