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When we think of musical genius, we tend to call to mind people with exceptional powers of planning and control. Whether it’s...
We explore Logic Pro’s bounce and export options.
M‑Audio’s trusty MIDI controller workhorse treads indefatigably onwards.
There are plenty of cheap Bluetooth adapters on the market but most are aimed at the consumer sector, whereas these two models from Alto focus on the pro audio market.
JMG Sound’s spatial enhancement plug‑in employs psychoacoustic principles to “make your sounds deeper, wider and bigger”.
This plug-in’s primary role is in beefing up drum and percussion sounds, though it can also work well on bass parts or to add a sheen of analogue warmth to other instruments.
There are times when a mix engineer needs to do more than just mixing — even if that takes you out of your comfort zone!
I record spoken‑word narration, close‑miked in a small room, with basic room treatment. While I have no noise‑floor problems, I’ve noticed that some of my mics have a lot less noise than others...
Is Roland’s new flagship TD‑50KV2 the best electronic drum kit you can buy?
ROLI’s Equator2 is less an update than a full rebuild.
Rating: 4/5 Stars. As the title suggests, the main instrument is a very decent Musser M250 concert marimba sampled at multiple dynamics over its full A2‑C7 range.
Rating: 4/5 Stars. If you need keyboard‑based parts but don’t have keyboard‑based skills (or a budget to hire them), EZkeys is a seriously good tool.
Rating: 4/5 Stars. Emerge is a huge collection of overtly processed sounds divided into categories and then subcategories for use in contemporary soundtrack composition.
This stereo/surround frequency‑based panner is dripping with creative potential.
Chopped‑up loops are at the heart of many genres of music. There’s never been a better time to get hands‑on with sliced samples.
Soniccouture’s new library steps into a strange new world of sci‑fi and horror.
Manipulate the timing of MIDI and audio with Studio One’s Tempo Track.
Now a globetrotting producer and DJ, Badsista's work with artists like Lei Di Dai Linn da Quebrada and the Multishow Brazilian Music Award winner Jup do Bairro has seen her grow into one of Brazil’s most eminent electronic music producers.
UJAM’s Groovemate ONE is a one‑stop shop for pop percussion.
The lovely thing about electric guitars is that you can tweak them to your own preferences in terms of both how they feel to play and in what features you add to them.