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Arturia's, Frédéric Brun, talks about the company's eventful history, taking in highlights such as the innovative MiniBrute, the epic PolyBrute and the company's first stage keyboard, the new AstroLab.
Eddie Bazil gives us three masterclass pointers on constructing beats, incorporating useful tools such as Drum Replacement software and pre-constructed Loops...
With new and improved instruments, Arturia’s one‑stop synth shop is better value than ever.
Cinesamples’ subscription package promises an awful lot of bang for your monthly bucks.
Strokes has evolved from a clever MIDI sequencer to a sophisticated and original instrument in its own right.
We throw some shapes with the powerful new sound‑design options in the Sampler Track.
Does a modern hardware MIDI controller with the ability to add your own features sound too good to be true?
Can plug‑ins ever match the sound of outboard and an analogue console? Our unique comparison recreates a 48‑channel hardware mix using software alone.
Over the years, David Kosten has helped create many weird and wonderful sounds, and selects ‘Seal Jubilee’ by Bat For Lashes as a favourite.
When the opportunity came to work with his childhood heroes Judas Priest, Andy Sneap didn’t just engineer and produce — he also mixed, mastered, and became the band’s touring guitarist.
A much‑loved creative distortion plug‑in is back from its sabbatical, and it looks like the break has done it good!
An oscilloscope can be very handy when working with synths and CV signals — but most aren’t designed with music‑makers in mind. The NTS-2 is.
We check out Live 12’s updated granular synth.
With vintage Neumann KM84s becoming ever more unaffordable, does this kit‑based tribute fill the gap?
Casisdead’s Famous Last Words may be one of the best British rap albums ever made — but actually making it was an epic challenge!
We round up some handy Pro Tools shortcuts and time‑saving techniques.
With an array of different modelled devices and controls you won’t find on the original hardware, have Pulsar breathed new life into the humble spring reverb?
Sontronics’ unmistakeable Saturn is back — with digital pattern control to complement its vintage looks.
Steinberg introduce a huge number of enhancements and refinements to their flagship audio editing and mastering platform.