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Track down hidden sources of distortion, make your audio playback more reliable, and manage your window Layouts.
Sibelius Software have won over the classical music community with their well-regarded score-writing software. Can their new G7 package do the same for guitarists?
Although delay can be one of the most simple studio effects, software delay plug-ins often provide a bewildering array of options. So we take a look at what all the sliders and switches do, and provide advice on how best to use them.
Blur's latest album has taken the band 18 months to make, commuting between London, Devon and Morocco. Somehow, producer Ben Hillier also found the time to produce new records by Elbow and Tom McRae...
We can argue about copyright ownership until the cows come home, but the real issue is not who owns it, but who played it?
If you don't fancy programming drums from scratch, but you find pre-recorded drum loops too inflexible, perhaps what you need is Steinberg's virtual drummer...
Traditionally, SCSI drives give high sequencer track counts while IDE drives are more affordable but perform less well. Can you obtain better Mac sequencer performance and save money by using multiple IDE drives? We present some evidence...
Software instruments are flexible, upgradeable, and frequently offer better user interfaces, while hardware offers better tactile feedback and is easier to use live. But what if you could combine the plus points of both? Enter the Noah...
The skilful articulation of a synthesized string patch can improve it no end, even one created using very basic building blocks, as we saw at the end of last month. But we can take this approach much further...
It's history in OS X, but extension management is a subject every OS 9 user has to deal with. Here, we offer some final advice on the subject and see if tweaking extensions really can boost your system's performance.
This month the intrepid SOS team travel to Wigan to address Allan Murrell's recording, monitoring and mixing problems.
For their latest software instrument, Arturia have taken on the tough job of modelling a modular synth — and it's the granddaddy of them all, a Moog modular... Switched-on software or spaghetti junction? We find out.
Tascam's colourful new CDGT1 lets you easily practice playing or singing alongside your favourite CD.
We test this entry-level mixer for simple recording and monitoring tasks.
This ground-breaking new tube mic design can run directly from phantom power. But how does it sound?
Another selection of reader demos comes under scrutiny from a panel of Music Producers Guild members.
A complete studio in a box, for around the cost of a decent software sequencing package.
Blue Sky provide their innovative speaker technology, first seen in the Sky System One, in a new and more compact system.
