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A new Incubus album is always an event, especially when produced by the legendary Brendan O’Brien...
After a couple of weeks spent trying to decipher the inner mysteries of QuickTime 2.0, Martin Russ devotes this month's Apple Notes to revealing the results...
This month: Blue Dog Yawning = Top Demo • Guy Katsav • Quickies: Richard Amos; Andy Ruff; Martin Noakes; Dirtyboy
Where can I find a good sampled Joanna? Does processing degrade the quality of digital audio? How can I avoid effects being out of phase when I use Group Tracks in Cubase? How can I get six mono outputs from my VP9000? How can I eliminate hum in my studio? What are the advantages of higher sampling rates? Can you recommend a microphone for recording a guitar?
Cochlear implants help the profoundly deaf experience sound. But can users overcome the limitations of the technology to understand music?
Roland's new entry-level performance synth is a full-length yet lightweight synth-action keyboard with ready-to-go sounds derived from recent JV and XV expansion boards. Nick Magnus investigates the RS9's family tree.
Nearly 20 years after the original, Clavia's Nord Lead has become a studio synth staple. Can its latest incarnation keep the flame alive?
We aim for more punch, depth and clarity in a quirky urban track.
Midiman/M Audio have come a long way since their days as a MIDI interface company. Now they sell everything from mics to laptop bags — and Key Rig and Drum ∓ Bass Rig are their first foray into software instruments...
Why is Al James poppy and well-arranged track not reaching its potential in the mix, despite extensive EQ treatment and other processing? We dissect his original Cubase project to find out.
Want a forward-sounding mic, something with a vintage character, or a more neutral tonality? With the Atlantis, you can have all three...
Waves’ latest analogue emulation has unrivalled pedigree. But is there still a role for a mixer that was declared obsolete 40 years ago?
In the dim and distant past, Cubasis used to be one of the names Steinberg reserved for junior versions of Cubase...
We all know that Beat Detective can be used to fix up dodgy drumming. But how about creating a tempo map from a freely played keyboard part? Or replacing a piano track with note-for-note accuracy? You can achieve amazing results when you know how...
This interesting monitor system uses the natural roll-off of the satellite speakers to provide the crossover with the subwoofer.
Have Toontrack improved their popular EZdrummer software without compromising its fundamental 'easy' approach?
The Integra 7 might at first glance seem to be a Jupiter in rack form, but it turns out there’s more to it than that — much, much more...
With its bundled Pro Tools Express software, Avid's new interface could be just the thing for anyone getting started with music production.
Part 2: Gordon Reid concludes his review of Korg's new family of workstations.