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The latest and greatest incarnation of MOTU's flagship Mac sequencer adds full surround mixing support among many other new features.
Having proved that subtractive synthesis of an acoustic guitar is completely impractical, Gordon Reid tries his hand at the electric variety, and deconstructs some past attempts to emulate the sound via analogue means.
Though a commercial failure in the 1970s, the Ambisonics surround sound system was technically flawless, and survives to...
Can Steinberg's professional recording package make an impact in the Pro Tools-dominated Macintosh market? Sam Inglis finds out.
We test a versatile four-bus mixer which provides mic amps and direct outputs for all of its 16 input channels, as well as offering built-in facilities for M&S recording.
Rather than rack up their recent flagship Virus Indigo, Access have made the Virus Rack a lower-spec version at a keen price. Gordon Reid considers whether this Virus is still infectious...
For 10 years, Yamaha's compact QY 'walkstations' have offered an impressive set of tools for the mobile MIDI musician. Nicholas Rowland checks out the latest, which adds guitar and vocal processing.
Paul White tests one of the first of a new generation of portable multitrackers which utilise SmartMedia digital data storage cards as their recording medium.
If you constantly find yourself playing the same old chord shapes, then the rather nifty Australian Chordwizard...
Those SOS readers that followed up some of the links in the April 2001 Net Notes column may be interested in Jeff...
Not every old analogue synth can be a classic. Gordon Reid reflects on one that is not desirable, probably won't appreciate and, in many analogue enthusiasts' opinions, does not deserve to be hunted down - except, perhaps, to be put out of its misery!
Yamaha's RS7000 is a groovebox with a difference. Incorporating a sequencer, sampler and a synth, it claims to offer everything you might need for modern music production.
Paul White tests Digitech's latest GeNetX amp modelling technology, which includes a Warp control allowing you to morph between amp and speaker models in real time.
• Classical * Score = 4 • Modern * Score = 4 • Cinematic * Score = 4 • Rock & Pop * Score = 3
Software instruments are now becoming commonplace, but it's still an ambitious software developer who attempts to model an entire studio.
The future looks bright for those musicians who want to use desktop video software to produce their own promotional videos. Dave Shapton explains why.
Richard Buskin talks with two of Sweden's hottest writer-producers about their ongoing work as part of the Murlyn Music Group, including recent hit recordings by Jennifer Lopez, Samantha Mumba and Jessica Simpson.
Why is it that you can watch 20 TV shows a week about decorating your house, but not one about making music? Big George speculates.