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R3FX are a one‑man guitar‑effects outfit based in the US, and they offer a range of pedal mods by mail order, as well as a ...
New vistas appear for Reason users, with the arrival of Rack Extensions...
Linplug’s innovative plug-in has one aim in mind: to create fresh sounds from pedestrian drum loops.
Microphones detect the imperceptible movement of air caused by passing sound waves, but the mic is unable to distinguish...
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Samson hope to prove that affordable speakers needn’t compromise on sound, with their new Auro range of active PA speakers.
Love it or hate it, ‘hard’ pitch correction is still a much used technique — and it’s simple with Sonar’s V-Vocal.
Dr Nik Farrell-Fox asks: Is the digital studio a lonely place?
Controlling harsh 'ess' and 'tee' sounds in a vocal can be surprisingly challenging, but SPL's technology aims to make it easy.
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Analogue summing is proving a popular route for ‘warming up’ digital mixes, and there are many models on the market that are dedicated to the task. Here’s a selection of current options, with links to the SOS reviews where available.
Steinberg’s new CMC Series gives you the building blocks for creating your own custom Cubase control surface.
No matter how good the latest, greatest orchestral sample libraries may now be, you still need to develop your arranging skills if you’re to create convincing string parts in any genre. In this first article in a new series, we explain how to get started.
We open the doors on some of the world's most interesting professional studios with photographer Hannes Bieger.
The SOS team visit a well‑appointed home studio to try to cure a strange noise problem and help out with some acoustic guitar recording.
While modelling preamps and plug‑ins have come a long way, there are still many guitar players who are only ever happy when...
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Universal Audio have combined their considerable audio expertise and renowned DSP platform to create their first audio interface: the Apollo.
Tutti is a Kontakt-based library that Sonokinetic describe as an 'orchestral cinematic FX and textures' collection.