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Taking the decision to follow his instincts has elevated Julian Bunetta to the top rank of contemporary songwriters and producers.
Korg’s MPS‑10 is a compact percussion instrument with hidden depths.
Logic’s virtual drummer now has a full band to play with! We find out what it can do...
Australian company Cycle Instruments have burst on to the scene with a very interesting and highly ambitious debut, the Tetrachords sequencer.
The Berlin samplemeisters link up with a Hollywood film composer to create two major string collections.
Updates to the Pro Tools Session file format have made the Import Session Data window even more powerful.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Drumbada samples a rare form of Andean bass drum that has apparently remained unsampled. At least until now!
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. With Rosette Mandolin, Impact Soundworks have brought a touch of American folk music to their Rosette engine.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. If atmospheric, textura, ‘music meets sound design’ piano sounds are of interest, Emergence Audio’s Infinite Upright is absolutely the right sample library for you.
Synplant 2 takes a more horticultural approach to synthesis than you may be used to...
We talk you through the basics of side‑chaining in Studio One.
Along with various other improvements, version 6 of this labour‑saving plug‑in brings ARA2 support to Pro Tools users.
An engineering residency at Spotify’s Noteable Studio helped Abraham realise her passion and talent for vocal production. Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, Elton John, Little Mix rank amongst her credits.
With bold looks, original designs and affordable pricing, Teknosign’s preamp, EQ and compressor offer an intriguing alternative to better‑known names.
Working with analogue tape wasn’t all good, but it did impose a discipline on recording sessions that was hugely beneficial — and which our DAWs have made optional.
Toontracks’ SD3 Expansion has drum sounds suitable for almost any jazz project you can imagine.
Waldorf’s all‑encompassing Iridium engine is now available in its smallest form yet.
In a collaboration with tech pioneers GPU Audio, an add‑on to this multi‑impulse‑response [MIR] immersive audio reverb promises to take the strain off your computer’s CPU!
David Bowie’s classic Ziggy Stardust album has been reinvented in three dimensions.