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Cut out nasty noises and soften your spiky guitar tracks in Reaper.
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Explore the potential of complex sound layering with Reason’s Combinator.

This update of the hugely successful SE2200A adds switchable polar patterns and a fresh lick of paint!
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If you’re an electronic musician who’s tired of trying to make generic audio software fulfil specific needs, perhaps Siren Audio’s package is for you.

Can musicians hope to get a fair deal from copyright law when the legislation itself is so out of date?

With so many active nearfield monitors available, how do you decide which pair is right for you? Here’s a round-up of some of the models we’ve rated highly in the last few years, along with advice on choosing monitors.

In this new regular feature 'Studio File', we open the doors on some of the world's most interesting professional studios with photographer Hannes Bieger. This month's studio is Record Plant in LA.

The SOS team visit a London studio in a building directly under a busy road — and with another studio in the room next door!

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The Pro Channel is a highlight of Cakewalk’s Sonar X1 Producer — and some new add-ons make it even more powerful.

These unassuming PA speakers feature high-powered Class-D amps and internal digital processing that helps them deliver clean sound even at high volumes.

Oto’s 8-bit effects box gains a synth and sequencer. Is this the icing on the, er, Biscuit?


