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This month we provide an exclusive preview of the new version of Cubase — SX 3 — and offer advice on how to get the most out of Cubase's Range Selection tool.
Think your own music is good? Listen to these tracks from SOS readers and see if you agree with the good Doctor's prognosis...
With 'Heroes', David Bowie pulled off the rare feat of having a major hit with a highly experimental piece of art-rock, which featured among other highlights live synth treatments from Brian Eno, pitched feedback from guitarist Robert Fripp, and a lead vocal with level-triggered ambience.
This high-end stereo compressor boasts three different flavours of optical compression.
Gary Garritan takes on the orchestral behemoths with a small but perfectly formed library packed with extra features.
This is a reissue of Groove Tubes' first large-diaphragm condenser, but with solid-state electronics replacing the valve to offer a more affordable package.
The price of compact MIDI controller keyboards has come tumbling down in the past few years, but weighted-action full-length keyboards have remained relatively expensive —until now. We investigate the 88-note keyboard that runs off USB power...
Editor In Chief Paul White bemoans the ephemeral nature of modern software instruments and wonders what will be the Stradivarius of our time in 300 years...
Despite its small size, this new system leads the field when it comes to nearfield monitoring accuracy.
Learn how to combine dynamics processing with delay and reverb to breathe life into your mixes.
Mackie combine a completely redesigned 16:2 mixer with a multi-channel Firewire audio interface. What more could you want?
M Audio's half-rack interface provides a comprehensive selection of analogue and digital I/O at a competitive price.
The latest incarnation of a well-established scoring package holds few surprises, but plenty of power for the asking price.
Shareware might be cheap, but it can also make you very cheerful. We round up some of the best of the current PC music shareware scene.
We investigate an obscure PC parameter that may be responsible for some otherwise 'incurable' soundcard stuttering problems.
There are now plenty of convolution reverbs around, but Prosoniq's Rayverb offers something a little different. So just what is 'inverse raytracing' anyway?
This high-quality passive monitor controller can cater for five stereo input sources and three pairs of speakers, with built-in cue monitoring and talkback functions.
I use Cubase SX 2 and find the Freeze function for VST Instrument tracks very useful. I was disappointed to note that it can take six or seven minutes to freeze a VST track. Why is this, when it only takes one to two minutes to export an entire composition as a WAV file?
Is it best to use table-top stands, floor stands or wall brackets to mount my speakers? I have Mackie HR624s, which are not ported, so does it matter if they're positioned close to the wall? SOS Forum Post