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Add a human touch to your MIDI parts with Logic’s MIDI Transform.
Casisdead’s Famous Last Words may be one of the best British rap albums ever made — but actually making it was an epic challenge!
Hard work and a love of sampling have made FNZ the hottest production duo around.
Galya Bisengalieva is a composer, producer and instrumentalist, whose violin playing features on works by Thom Yorke, Suzanne Ciani and Actress, as well as numerous film soundtracks including The Matrix Resurrections.
Korg’s MS range contains some bona fide classics — and is much more extensive than you might imagine...
JZ’s first small‑diaphragm mics combine a distinctive appearance with excellent technical specs and an appealing sound.
The foundation of a good, engaging mix is a strong arrangement. But how far can you go to improve things at the mixing stage?
Cherry Audio have resurrected the venerable ARP Pro Soloist in software.
When Focusrite’s Scarlett interfaces reached their fourth iteration with the launch of the Gen‑4 models in August 2023,...
Orchestral Tools’ new strings library distils the sound world of a major European composer.
Do you find yourself reverting to the same familiar chords? Technology can help...
Eventide’s celebrated reverb and pitch/modulation plug‑ins have been reinvented — with immersive audio applications in mind.
Gainlab’s channel strip delivers high‑quality valvetube preamplification and optical compression, along with some interesting tone‑shaping options.
Spring reverb can be a one‑trick pony, though it’s a pretty good trick! This one incorporates additional processing to make it more versatile.
Erica Synths and Richie Hawtin’s educationally inspired synth isn’t just for kids.
Paul Hardcastle’s iconic ‘19’ owes more than a little to serendipity and the limitations of the Emulator II sampler...
Henrietta Smith‑Rolla, aka Afrodeutsche, bridges musical worlds like few others. The crossing of borders has always been a subject close to home for the British‑Ghanaian‑Russian‑German composer, DJ and producer, whose moniker was chosen after an exploration of her heritage.
Dual effects chains offer huge creative potential.
For the Dune movies, Hans Zimmer and his team of extraordinary musicians didn’t just create a score. They created an entire world.
Eirik ‘Pytten’ Hundvin’s work with Mayhem continues to inspire producers, 30 years on. Two of the genre’s leading lights explain how they are taking black metal forwards.