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When I compared Toontrack's Superior Drummer 2 with FXpansion's BDF2, my one quibble was its relatively small number of...
Links to the before and after mixes.
This months mission proves that to get the best from a song you need to pay as much attention to arrangement as to mix technique.
Will your music become immortal, or simply indigestible? Its all about context.
Dutch samplists SAM have updated their four popular brass titles (SAM Horns, Trombones, Trumpets and Solo Sessions), and re‑...
This month, Martin Walker checks out ways to speed up your computer and investigates this curious DiffMerge thingamebob...
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I'm doing a demo for a local act and we've tracked layer upon layer of overdubbed guitars: there are 10 rhythm parts with...
What to do when Pro Tools reports that files have gone missing? Find out in this month's invaluable assortment of tips and tricks.
I have several UAD1 DSP cards in my current PC, leaving just one spare PCI slot, and need to connect some extra devices via...
When mixing drums, is it standard practice to try and tighten things up by getting rid of bleed on all but the overheads? I'm...
Just wondering if you could give me some advice on recording acoustic guitars. I'm finding it very difficult to get a clean...
The 1.5GB Sampled Landscape library is divided into three folders: Drones, Instruments, and Landscapes. The 15 Drones aren't...
Reason and Ableton Live work well together — we offer some tips on running the two programs in parallel.
Sampled drums lacking realism? Synthesize stereo room mics to add authentic ambience with Sonars built-in effects.
The sincerest form of flattery?
AAS put their physical modelling skills to the test once again, with an electric follow‑up to Strum Acoustic GS1.