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Roland SP808EX
Sampling Workstation
Two years after its launch, Roland's innovative SP808 sampling workstation has undergone a dramatic change in appearance, and also now benefits from new effects and improved Zip drive storeage. Chris Carter embarks on an affair with an EX...
Published August 2000
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Recording Christmas Music
Paul Ward & Richard Taylor
A job helping to provide the sounds and recording the music for an animated Christmas special has SOS contributor Paul Ward hastily upgrading his studio and exploring the deepest recesses of his synth collection, in search of sleigh bells and singing reindeer patches...
Published January 1998
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Yamaha Range: EX7, EX5R, P200, MD8, WX5, DSP Factory (Preview)
Product Roundup
Paul White returns from the land of the rising Sterling with tidings of a whole new range of Yamaha hi-tech and pro audio products.
Published March 1998
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Using The Opcode Studio 5LX Multi-port MIDI Interface/Patchbay, Part 1
Exploration
Martin Russ's Studio 5LX has changed the way he runs his studio. In the first of this two-part series, he explains how to set up a multi-port MIDI interface, and reveals some of the ways in which these useful devices can simplify your life.
Published October 1996
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SPL Machine Head
Digital Tape Saturation Emulator
Tape saturation is the latest thing to get the physical modelling treatment. Can two high-powered DSPs, however, really achieve the same effect as a strip of rust being dragged over a magnet? Paul White investigates.
Published October 1997
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Akai S2000
Digital Sampler
Come on down, Akai's new low-cost sampler! Astonishing value for money at a mere £999, the basic S2000 is expandable to a top-of-the-range spec by means of add-on cards. Paul White spins the (data) wheel of fortune to see whether Akai have played their cards right this time...
Published November 1995
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Focusrite Liquid Channel
Recording Channel
Combining Focusrite's cutting-edge preamplification and A-D conversion with Sintefex's pioneering convolution technology, the Liquid Channel can mimic the most celebrated mic preamps and compressors ever designed. Could this be the only voice channel you'll ever need?
Published July 2004
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Alesis Master Control
Firewire Audio Interface & Control Surface
Audio interface, control surface, monitor controller — the Alesis Master Control does it all. Could it be the perfect companion to your DAW?
Published April 2009
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Penny & Giles DC16
MIDI Controller
The DC16 is an assignable control surface ideal for use both with gear and software, and with digital audio systems such as Pro Tools. Mike Collins just loves being in control.
Published October 1997
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Digidesign Command 8
DAW Control Surface
With fader controllers, you often have a choice of buying something dedicated to one software package, or selecting a generic unit that gives versatility at the cost of tight integration. Digidesign's Command 8 aims to offer the best of both worlds.
Published July 2004
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Steinberg LM4
24-bit VST Drum Module
Effectively a drum machine in plug-in form, Steinberg's new LM4 offers the seamless integration with Cubase that is the boon of all VST instruments, as well as claiming far better timing than any MIDI device. Martin Walker pounds the PC beat, while Paul Ward delivers the Mac perspective.
Published July 2000
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Studio SOS: Ross Prior
Your Studio Problems Solved
Sweetening the mixing environment and sorting out the bass end is this month's task — but there's much more to do than adding a bit of rockwool!
Published December 2006
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Sonic Foundry Sound Forge 4
Software & DSP Plug-ins
The arrival of audio processing software plug-ins for the PC means that the platform can now compete as a viable digital audio workstation, and the latest update to PC audio editor Sound Forge supports the use of several software-based processors. Martin Walker checks them out.
Published March 1997
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Falcon 030
Atari Notes
Vic Lennard considers the place of Atari's Falcon 030 in the world of digital audio.
Published February 1994
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MELVIN & ADRIAN DUFFY: Brothernature
Readerzone
SOS meet the owners of another home/project studio.
Published May 2000
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Hartmann Neuron
Neuronal Resynthesizing Keyboard
What if an instrument could combine the realism of a sampler with the complete control over its sounds that only a true synth can offer? That's what the long-awaited Hartmann Neuron claims to do. We put it to the test...
Published August 2003
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Emu E4XT Ultra
Sampler / Sequencer / Synthesizer
Is it a synth, a sequencer or a sampler? The answer to all three questions is an emphatic 'yes', as Paul White finds out when he takes the E4XT Ultra into his studio.
Published August 1999