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Apogee announce Pro Tools 8 compatibility
Audio Interface specialists Apogee have confirmed that all their X-HD devices are compatible with the latest version...
Published 6/1/09
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Softube FET Compressor
To date, Softube have been best known for their amp-modelling software Vintage Amp Room, which we reviewed in SOS...
Published 6/1/09
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Lexicon Ionix series
New from Lexicon is the Ionix series of audio interfaces, which comprises four products that should appeal to DAW users...
Published 6/1/09
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VinylRecorder T560
Fritz and Ulrich Sourisseau are self-proclaimed vinyl-cutting aficionados, based in southern Germany. Their latest...
Published 5/1/09
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Alesis SR18
Drum Machine
Virtual instruments haven't taken over the world quite yet: the hardware drum machine concept is still alive and kicking, as demonstrated by Alesis' follow-up to their incredibly popular and long-lived SR16. Is the '18 destined to match its older brother's 20-year reign?
Published January 2009
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Firewire & New MacBooks
Apple Notes
Despite offering powerful new features and an innovative design, Apple's new MacBook and MacBook Pro could pose problems for musicians dependent on Firewire audio interfaces. We consider the good, the bad, and the incompatible.
Published January 2009
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Classic Tracks: Status Quo 'Rockin' All Over The World'
Producer: Pip Williams • Engineer: John Eden
In 1977 Status Quo brought in producer Pip Williams to help them clean up their act. The result was a hit album and a best-selling single — 'Rockin' All Over The World'.
Published January 2009
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Timing Correction
Steinberg Cubase Tips & Techniques
With Cubase 4.1, Steinberg overhauled the Sample Editor, creating a very powerful new tool for real-time pitch and time manipulation.
Published January 2009
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3 Stand-alone D-A Converters Compared
Apogee Mini-DAC • Benchmark DAC1 • Lavry DA10 Black
If your music relies on soft synths and samples, playback quality is more important to you than your recording chain, so adding a high-quality, stand-alone D-A converter may be the most targeted way to improve your system.
Published January 2009
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Earthworks PM40
Piano Microphone System
If recording piano is your forté, this system could make your life a whole lot easier...
Published January 2009
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Digital Performer 6: More New Features
Digital Performer Notes & Techniques
Version 6 of DP comes with improved hosting of Audio Unit plug-ins — but what does that mean for the MAS format? We consider the issues, and bring you a guide to DP's new bundled convolution reverb, ProVerb.
Published January 2009
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Paul Epworth
Producing Almost Everyone
With credits ranging from Kate Nash to Bloc Party, Primal Scream and the Rapture, Paul Epworth might just be Britain's busiest producer.
Published January 2009
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Best Service Ethno World 4 Professional
Sample Library [Mac & PC]
More and more musicians are experimenting with the sounds of 'world' instruments — so is Best Service's Ethno World 4 Professional a one-stop-shop for all your virtual ethnic-instrument needs?
Published January 2009
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Euphonix MC Control
DAW Controller For Mac
The MC Control's programmable touchscreen and 'Soft Keys' technology offer the exciting possibility of building your own custom DAW controller. Is it too good to be true? Let's find out...
Published January 2009
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Focusrite Saffire Pro 40
Firewire Audio Interface [Mac/PC]
The new audio interface from Focusrite offers an awful lot, for an awful lot less than you'd think. Let's find out what it can do...
Published January 2009
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Sample Magic Funky House Grooves 2
Multi-format
There are no prizes for guessing that Funky House Grooves 2 is Sample Magic's follow‑up to the original Funky House Grooves,...
Published January 2009
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Line 6 Pod Farm
VST, RTAS, AU plug-in
Pod Farm, which replaces Line 6's earlier Gearbox software, is a VST, RTAS and AU plug‑in for Mac and PC that offers Line 6's...
Published January 2009
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Grace Design M201
Microphone Preamplifier
Regular readers will know that our Technical Editor isn't prone to excessive use of hyperbole — so when he calls a product "awesome", "stunning" and "sublime", it's probably time to sit up and take notice...
Published January 2009
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Chinese Crisis: Recording Hanggai's Folk Music
Matteo Scumaci & Robin Haller
The task of bringing Hanggai's Chinese folk music to Western ears was challenging enough in itself. But then things started to go wrong...
Published January 2009