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Windows 8’s new GUI may take some getting used to, but the features it brings should make the effort worthwhile.

Ambient Dubstep is part of Loopmasters' rapidly expanding artist series of sample libraries. Put together by Bristol-based producer Phaeleh, this pack is available to download in various formats.


There’s a lot of hype about mic preamps, but there has never been a reliable way to compare them — until we got hold of the world’s cleverest piano...
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Avid’s Complete Production Toolkit effectively bridges the gap between HDX and native Pro Tools systems. We look at what you get for your money.

This new library from Big Fish Audio provides 40 loop-based construction kits targeted at mainstream chart rock genres.

I wonder if you can help me with a relatively minor problem that seems to cause a lot of undue irritation! In my work, I tend...

I have a modest bedroom studio with way too many room reflections. I really don't want to apply any treatment to the walls,...


We serve up another smorgasbord of Reason Rack Extensions.

Roland’s popular SPDS sampling drum pad gains an ‘X’, and a whole lot more besides, in the SPDSX.

If your drumming needs a little help from technology, Samplitude Pro X has the tools to fix timing.

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In this new column, engineers share their experiences of real-world recording sessions, explaining the decisions they made, and what went right and wrong along the way. First up, we record an indie-rock band on location...
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A European company’s solo instruments blur the boundaries between virtual and real.

Create looper effects with longer delay times in Sonar.

It's a sad but true fact that most 'sound engineers' actually struggle with some of the technical and mathematical aspects...