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Recording an instrument for the first time in an unfamiliar room can be a rewarding experience — if you set about it in the right way!
Two more JV‑series expander cards have become available, and both have managed to excite me rather more than the ...
You've got four weeks left until your studio closes. How to make best use of that time? The Walkmen's answer was to recreate their favourite album, note for note, in all its drunken and shambolic glory.
Spektakulatius: With last month’s mixes in the bag, our engineer was tasked with finding and working with a mastering engineer to put the finishing touches to both albums.
Supreme Styles, based around Ueberschall's Elastik loop player, covers a range of modern urban styles, with a fair amount of...
This month: Newton Faulkner, Paloma Faith, Nicki Minaj, Coldplay and Rita Ora.
Roland have condensed their considerable synthesizer workstation expertise into a single, affordable instrument.
We conclude our series with an overview of arrangement techniques and a peep into the world of big-band brass.
Hal Ritson is one of the most in-demand producers on the deep-house scene. Here, he reveals the secrets behind the genre’s distinctive vocal sounds.
Sixteen years after the first one was released, Korg have completely revised and redesigned the Electribe.
If you're having problems navigating in Logic Pro X, we can help you find your way again.
Conventional notation software often struggles to turn real MIDI performances into usable scores. ScoreCleaner applies artificial intelligence to the problem...
Pro Tools’ template system, and its undocumented Track Presets feature, can help your sessions get moving faster.
The Audio Expert is a bold title, with an even bolder claim in its subtitle, but its 23 chapters and roughly 650 pages do constitute a fairly comprehensive...
SoundBlaster cards no longer need to rely on a complete set of GM sounds crammed into 1Mb of ROM now that SoundFonts allow up to 28Mb of RAM expansion. Martin Walker feels the quality of Time Signature's new collection.
The kalimba (aka 'thumb piano') has long been a featured sound on keyboard workstations. Also known as the sanza...
Nearly 30 years after they burst onto the scene, Bon Jovi continue to top charts worldwide.
Organise your tracks with Sonar 4's Track Folder feature, nudge them into place with sample accuracy, and reclaim older plug-ins for use in newer versions of Sonar.
The SOS team visit the sleepy Herefordshire town of Bromyard to help violinist Mike Burnham with his folk recordings.