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Garritan run course based on Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Principals of Orchestration


Native Instruments and their UK distributors Arbiter have announced dates for a forthcoming UK tour to showcase NI's much-anticipated Kore system.

Arturia's latest virtual instrument features over 2000 presets taken from their existing software synths

Audio programmer Darrell Barrell has released DtBlkFx, an FFT-based (Fast Fourier Transform) plug-in that...

Focusrite have announced the Saffire LE, a more affordable version of their Saffire desktop audio interface.

Propellerhead, the creators of Reason and other staple software packages, are taking their software on tour....

ART have extended their range of preamps with the Tube MP Project USB

In these days of fast, flexible computers and powerful virtual instruments, has the hardware workstation synth had its day? Alesis's Fusion mounts the case for the defence, offering four synthesis types, sampling, sequencing and hard disk recording — for under £1000.

A robust and unusually flexible mixer with lots of stereo inputs.

The Mac Mini joins the iMac and the new Mac Book Pro as the latest Apple computer to make the move to Intel processors. We also have the latest news on Universal Binaries, including a look at whether the developer tools used to create these new applications will have a negative effect on performance for Power PC users.

Most computer audio interfaces don't offer the RIAA equalisation required to attach a turntable directly, but ART's neat problem-solver is designed to do just that.

Manufacturers have sought to provide expressive computer-based simulations of real instruments by releasing ever larger and more detailed sample libraries. But whatever happened to the idea of modelling instruments using synthesis techniques? Arturia haven't forgotten...

Cakewalk have taken the workhorse soft synth that was bundled with their Project 5 loop sequencer, put the sound library on steroids and made it available as a separate product on both Mac and PC.

The Brothers In Arms album turned Dire Straits into one of the biggest-selling bands of all time, thanks to some technical innovation, tough decision-making, and that guitar sound — which was created by accident. Find out how they did it...

Creamware's Minimax ASB (the company's hardware recreation of the Minimoog) won over the critics — can they repeat the winning ASB formula with Sequential Circuits' Prophet 5 synth? Synth wizard Dave Stewart is your guide...

I don't think I've ever seen your magazine mention a useful...

While mastering in a home or project studio is unlikely to produce the very best results, Cubase SX does have some basic tools for those who want (or have) to adopt a DIY approach.

These new condenser and dynamic microphones from the EVBlue range boast classy retro styling but how do they sound?

Boasting a serious sound at a very affordable price point, these new monitors should win many friends.