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What can you do with a mixer plug‑in that operates on a single track? With Blue Cat Audio’s innovative MIDI side‑chaining system, the sky’s the limit.

As the ’60s came to a close, Marvin Gaye was forced to ask some serious questions about the world as he found it; the result was the sublimely soulful piece of social commentary, ‘What’s Going On’.

Musicians and video makers alike could learn plenty from a new generation of online artists like Robin Schmidt, who expand and fund their work through social media and ‘crowd funding’.

Cubase’s send effects aren’t just for reverb and delay!

This novel preamp design features a variable impedance and slew rate — which opens up a whole new world of possibilities from your mic locker...

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Detroit and Motown: two names that both evoke a rich musical heritage and still continue to provide a major...

This month's DP Notes shows you how you can achieve MIDI mastery using the Graphic Editor.

Alison Krauss persuaded mix specialist Mike Shipley to return to engineering after a 10‑year gap — in a genre he’d never tackled. The result was a creative and commercial triumph.

Arctic Monkeys’ fourth album, Suck It And See, is a dazzling return to form — and to producer, long‑time collaborator and ‘fifth Monkey’ James Ford.

Some synths sound great, but lack hands‑on control. That’s where the Patch Editor comes in...

Korg’s analogue renaissance continues with the Monotribe groovebox. If last year’s Monotron knocked your socks off, this should leave you completely trouserless...

A good friend of mine who once had the enviable job of recording Bono's vocal using a Yamaha AW16 in a hotel bedroom...


Discover how to make the most of Live’s Effect Racks.

Sharpen your pointers for a crash course on drawing automation in Logic.

Are modern orchestral sample libraries really good enough to power an entire 90‑minute film score? Mark Russell found out the hard way...

Once again, Mix Rescue finds that the arrangement and harmonic structure of the song makes it difficult to mix. But we get by... with a little help from our online friends!

• Ke$ha 'We R Who We R' • Tinie Tempah 'Wonderman' • Alexis Jordan 'Good Girl' • Chris Brown 'Beautiful People'
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