
Specifying & Buying Your First System
Tempted to invest in a Pro Tools rig but don't know where to begin? You need our handy guide to choosing a system.
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Tempted to invest in a Pro Tools rig but don't know where to begin? You need our handy guide to choosing a system.

I've got a fairly basic home setup based around a Yamaha AW16G multitracker, but I've seen an Aphex Aural Exciter and wondered...

I'm writing to you in an attempt to discover the genius of reversing the fittings of an SE Reflexion Filter, as espoused many...

I use Logic Express 8 software and an Apogee Duet interface to record guitar and vocals in a small room at home. Unfortunately...

Not only can Reason's Thor synth be used as an effects unit for other signals, it can also act as a hub for combining instruments and devices into true modular synth structures.

Peaveys ReValver lets you play through a catalogue of classic guitar amps in virtual form — and if thats not enough, you can design your own from scratch.

Creating a digitally modelled piano is a fantastically difficult thing to do, but that hasnt deterred Roland... Introducing the V-Piano — the worlds first hardware modelling piano.

If you put together a classical musician turned mic manufacturer, and analogue audio legend Mr Rupert Neve, youd expect the outcome to be something rather special — and it is.
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A short practical guide to getting more from the standard five-way pickup selector switch.

Should a problematic dongle be allowed to cause such grief in this day and age?

Two of SPLs most effective hardware studio tools are now available in native and HD plug-in formats.

This major new free update adds innovative loop-matching features to Spectrasonics groove-based instrument.

Even if you have the space and the gear, like reader Kevin Brown, you still need to know how to make the best of it. We paid a visit to help him optimise his new garage-conversion studio.

Cakewalks V-Studio 700 system offers audio interfacing and very tight integration with the companys own Sonar software, via the impressive V-Studio Console. So is it every Sonar users dream setup?

Renowned mix engineer Jack Joseph Puig employs his massive collection of vintage outboard gear on everything from the Black Crowes to Black Eyed Peas. Now, thanks to Waves, you can get your hands on some of the same goodies.

The School of Audio Engineering (SAE) have opened applications for a new course that is aimed at beginners and...

The third release in Ian Boddy’s Waveforms series of sample libraries is Drumalogue, a collection of 1000 drum...

Shure rarely announce new recording mics, mainly because they’ve had most bases covered with their product range...

Presonus have long been known for their range of studio hardware, but have never taken the leap from hardware to...