
Pro Tools: Creative Automation
Mix automation isn’t just about fixing mistakes. It can also be a powerful creative tool!
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Mix automation isn’t just about fixing mistakes. It can also be a powerful creative tool!

I’ve been using a Zoom F6 [multitrack digital recorder] to record our band sessions, and with good results, but we’re finding its six tracks to be limiting, and want to add more.

I’ve introduced a Line 6 HX Stomp into my pedalboard (it’s really good!). Trouble is, the USB connection is introducing a noticeable ground hum when connected.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. British creative studio Song Athletics have collaborated with innovative pianist/composer Sarah Nicolls for Inside‑Out Piano, which is, quite literally, a deep dive into the instrument.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Sampled Steinway D‑274 grand pianos aren’t exactly in short supply, but this one’s a bit special...

With two separate compressors on board and various ways to deploy them, RND’s new OptoFET is an intriguing prospect.

Scaler has evolved into a fully‑fledged compositional toolkit.

Your SOSFA subscription gives you access to some super plug‑ins by Audified. Let’s see what they can do...


MPE is becoming ever‑more prevalent, and plenty of desktop hardware synths are getting in on the action.

Spice up your MIDI data with Studio One’s Note FX.

Concluding our series on advanced stereo mic techniques, we explore binaural recording, disc‑shaped baffles and dummy heads, as well as a clever process called ‘Stereo Shuffling’.

Industry legend Sylvia Massy brings her expertise and creativity to Tootrack’s latest Superior Drummer expansion.

Their UAFX pedals have consistently impressed, and now UA have packed those algorithms and more into a single DAW plug‑in.

Already leading the way when it comes to plug‑in remote control of analogue hardware, Wes are now bringing their expertise to bear on a wider range of processors.

Long live Sound On Sound magazine! It’s the only magazine I trust to give me useful facts — real facts.

Rock & roll changed everything. Not least, the music industry.

Logic’s MIDI plug‑ins are your key to instant inspiration!

McDSP’s new distortion‑cum‑reverb promises to put your audio through the wringer.

Kali’s new Santa Monica speakers are their most advanced yet.