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Echo Audiofire 4
Firewire Audio Interface For Mac & PC
If you have a compact setup, you might need a compact audio and MIDI interface. Is Echo's Audiofire 4 just the thing for the spatially challenged studio?
Published May 2007
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The Remix Business: Part 2
Getting Creative
We continue our insiders guide to remixing with some practical tips on the creative decisions that will underpin your remix.
Published July 2009
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Digidesign Pro Tools 8: Part 2
Digital Audio Workstation Software [Mac/PC]
As well as the new user interface, MIDI and score editors described in Part 1 of our review, Pro Tools 8 offers an impressive collection of instruments and plug-ins, new ways of working with Playlists, and even the option of surround mixing in LE.
Published February 2009
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Edax EQP2E
Dual-mode Stereo Equaliser
This equaliser may be based on the Pultec EQP1A, but Edax have been very active in tweaking that classic passive design to give their version some unique features.
Published October 2009
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Steinberg RND Portico
EQ & Compressor Plug-ins
After much hard work, Yamaha and Steinberg persuaded Rupert Neve that they could faithfully model his latest hardware in plug-in form. We pit the virtual Porticos against the real things...
Published December 2011
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Mastering CDs On Your PC
Recording and mixing an album's worth of tracks is a big enough challenge, but turning the results into a consistent-sounding CD requires specialist tools and skills. The former, at least, are now available to anyone with a Windows PC...
Published August 2003
Published 7/12/10
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Roni Size: Creating New Forms 2
Drum & Bass
Roni Size's New Forms revolutionised electronic music. Ten years on, he's returned to his classic album with a fresh perspective.
Published May 2008
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Duncan Browne: In Memoriam — The Making Of 'Songs Of Love And War'
Exploration
The untimely death of musician Duncan Browne part-way through an album project spurred keyboardist Nick Magnus on to complete the recordings. Here Nick tells the inside story of how he accomplished it.
Published May 1995
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Mix Rescue: We Fell From The Sky
Mixing & Recording Advice
Tightening timing, sustaining snares and silencing sibilance are among the tasks tackled in this month's remix...
Published May 2011
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Simple Minds: Recording Graffiti Soul
Jez Coad & Simple Minds
Thirty years after their debut, Simple Minds returned to their roots as a live band and relit the old fires to record their most impressive album in years.
Published July 2009
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The SOS Guide To Mix Compression
Hitting Harder
Compressing the stereo bus can give your music coherence, smoothness and, above all, punch — but there are plenty of pitfalls for the unwary. We lead you through the minefield that is mix compression.
Published May 2008
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Scarbee RSP 73
Sample Library
5***** We check out the mighty Fender Rhodes 73 Stage Piano, brought to you in a new 3GB sampled version by the Danish company Scarbee.
Published March 2003
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Akai MPC500
Sampling Workstation
Akai's famed Music Production Centre goes mini...
Published May 2007
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Audio Mastering In Your Computer
How To Achieve Classy-sounding Results
Many home recordists hope to perfect their productions by undertaking their own mastering on their studio computer. However, few seem to achieve the classy results they're after. So how much can you realistically achieve by going it alone, and what techniques will deliver the highest-quality results?
Published August 2004
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Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 12
Polyphonic Synthesizer
A new Prophet is always an exciting prospect, but the name certainly carries a weight of expectation. Can the latest model live up to its illustrious ancestry?
Published November 2013
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Ethan Johns
Producer, Engineer & Singer/Songwriter
Ethan Johns learned his trade from the best in the business, but it’s his own talent that has kept his production skills in demand.
Published June 2013
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MOTU MachFive 3
Software Sampler
Competition for the accolade of best software sampler is fierce, despite some contenders having fallen away in recent years. Has MOTU's MachFive 3 got what it takes to come out on top?
Published September 2013
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Moog Slim Phatty
Analogue Synthesizer
Moog's Little Phatty has shed some pounds (in both senses of the word), but does this new, lightweight synth have what it takes to be a contender?
Published March 2011