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I was intrigued by the Freeverb plug‑in mentioned in June 2000's Net Notes, so I downloaded the DirectX version...
Can a 30‑year old algorithm in a tiny blue box really be at the cutting edge of room simulation? The answer to that question would appear to be “yes”.
Even PC experts can find the business of setting their machines up for music pretty complicated, so it's hardly surprising that many new users are bewildered by the vast array of settings and options available. Martin Walker offers a guide through the maze...
Peaveys ReValver lets you play through a catalogue of classic guitar amps in virtual form — and if thats not enough, you can design your own from scratch.
Doves have overcome writers block, the perils of democracy and a silly studio name to produce an early contender for album of the year.
If you cant afford to shoot with multiple camcorders, it may not matter — with a little trickery and a single camcorder, you can produce pretty much the same results.
It’s amazing how far studio software has come on in the last decade, as this month’s Studio SOS candidate found out when he upgraded his ageing Logic‑based PC system...
Choral libraries featuring only children’s choirs are unusual — yet the atmospheres and textures they provide have many uses.
Can a product be expensive and still represent great value for money? When it comes to the ultimate in guitar-amp and speaker modelling, the answer would appear to be yes...
Is it time to lighten the load on your CPU and put that outboard signal processing hardware to work inside your DAW? We explain how...
There are studio monitors, and there are multimedia monitors, but can one speaker perform both tasks? Genelec think it can.
McDSPs Emerald Pack is one of the most desirable plug-in collections out there. Two new processors extend its capabilities still further...
Giga Virtual Instrument gives you Tascam's Giga sampling engine as a plug-in for the first time.
We discuss the merits of mics featuring a USB port and compare recent arrivals from Rode, MXL and SE.
Big bangs, shattering impacts, unabated racket, sonic mayhem, deliberate destruction... Pass the earplugs, it’s Heavyocity’s new library!
Analogue Systems' modules continue to develop and evolve. We take a look at a selection of the latest designs.
In 1973, a band from Florida and California went to a studio in Georgia to record a song, provoked by a Canadian, about Alabama - and managed to define the sound of Southern rock while they were at it.
This high-definition omni mic has been designed specifically to work in high-SPL environments, but it is surprisingly good on quieter sound sources too.
Can these unconventional plastic-bodied speakers possibly be suitable for studio work?
It's back! And it's deadlier than ever! We get a first look preview of the next-generation Virus...