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• Musicrow PianoBoy • Bluenoise My Drumset

We've all been in that situation — desperate to add one more plug-in, but with a computer on the verge of collapse. We explain how to wring that last ounce of power from your Pro Tools rig.

What does it take to make a Firewire audio interface stand out from the crowd these days? How about eight mic preamps, 26 channels of I/O at 24-bit/96kHz and some heavy-duty routing functionality...

I run an Intel Pentium 4 PC with a Creative SoundBlaster Live soundcard as my default playout device, alongside an M-Audio...

I'm planning to write a piece of music for a sound installation using Logic Pro. There would be 10 tracks, which I'm hoping...

The crack team of Paul White and Hugh Robjohns have travelled the world solving readers' problems. Here, they down the Hob...

There's a lot to get to grips with in the latest version of Reason — but we begin by looking at the basics of the giant new semi-modular synthesizer, Thor.

The latest in Roland's pioneering VG range could qualify as the best guitar synth ever made.

How can you improve a MIDI + Audio sequencer thats already as comprehensive as Sonar? Cakewalk have added some impressive new plug-ins, but theyve also gone back to basics to take MIDI editing to new levels of flexibility.

Software instruments are great, if you can set them up...

This month we look at monitor placement, tighten stereo imaging and tackle what was probably the world's smallest vocal booth!

I'm looking at buying a pair of drum overheads as an upgrade to the AKG C451s I've had for a couple of years. I'll probably...

Last month we introduced the mics; this month we put them to the test. Find out which model is the best way of adding ribbon character to your studio.

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Here are links to the audio files from December 2007's RIBBON MICROPHONES article, for those readers who buy the magazine from the newsagent and don't wish to type in all the long URLs.

Since the dawn of time, or so it seems, the design of the vast majority of handheld microphones has been incredibly...

A Refill version of the Garritan Personal Orchestra (GPO)...

Users of Korg's Radias synth workstation and the KP3 Kaoss Pad can download updates for their machines.
The Radias...

Music For All, the charity arm of the Music Industries Association (MIA) is holding a fundraising auction at Madame...

M-Audio will be visiting a number of UK retailers in November, demonstrating the features of Live and Reason, both of...