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Big George explains how to stay cool under pressure...
I want to get into record producing as a career. So far, I have contacted a local studio that is allowing me to come in...
I bought a PC from Millennium to write music on (933MHz, 256Mb RAM) with Emagic's Logic and the ES1 and EXS24 plug‑...
I am fairly new to computer music, and something is really vexing me. How do you run VST instruments in Logic? I'm...
I would like to know how sequencers actually work. I am considering buying one, but am not sure which to go for. Initially...
I have recorded a demo CD of my acoustic folk duo. This project has been successful, so much so that a chamber trio I know...
I have just read your review of Emagic's Sound Diver editor/librarian software in this month's edition of Sound On Sound...
In Simon Price's recent series [Pro Tools Explained, SOS February‑April 2001], he mentioned that in order to...
Clavia's new third-generation Nord Lead synthesizer augments its familiar virtual analogue modelling with enhanced FM synthesis capabilities, and introduces a striking new visual twist to the usual controller-rich Nord user interface. Simon Trask trips the light fantastic with Clavia's new Lead...
Hugh Robjohns tests an innovative full-range speaker system, which somehow manages to get 12 separate drivers working in harmony.
More and more vintage hardware instruments are now being modelled as virtual instrument plug-ins. With EVP88, Emagic have turned their attention to electric pianos, producing a Logic-only plug-in which models several different piano types. Paul White discovers that the tines they are a-changin'...
Last month we looked at how analogue modules can reproduce the sound of a real trumpet. All very well if you own a wall-sized modular system — but what if your means are more limited? Gordon Reid adapts theory to practice with a Minimoog.
Originally planned as a limited edition, the 37-note Virus Indigo virtual analogue keyboard synth surprised even its makers - demand ran so high that it became a separate product. Gordon Reid considers the newest strain of this retro Virus, and the latest v4 OS software revision.
A new high-specification VIFA speaker cone makes its debut in AVI's latest compact monitors. Paul White puts them to the test.
Paul White evaluates the DS501, which adds a new Peak Punch feature to Drawmer's classic side-chain filter gate design.
Roland followed their first MC303 Groovebox with the well-specified MC505. Now there's the MC307, with a spec more like the 505, a price closer to that of the 303, and more DJ-friendly features.
Is it a home organ-style keyboard? Is it a real synth? Is it a complete crock? Paul Ward explores the Korg Sigma, an instrument with a serious identity crisis...
Cakewalk's Pro Audio range is one of the most widely used sequencers in the PC world, but their latest package has a new name and a new image, as well as lots of new features. Martin Walker tries out Sonar.
It may look somewhat toy-like, but Yamaha's latest desktop synth workstation is actually anything but - it features serious synthesis from the AN1x and a host of performance-friendly controls. Chris Carter gets modelling...