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The original loop-sequencing package has grown into a fully-fledged audio and MIDI recording program.
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The original loop-sequencing package has grown into a fully-fledged audio and MIDI recording program.

Korg have redefined the workstation synth many times, and each time it has become harder to see how they could better their previous achievements. The Triton Extreme is a bold new colour, but does the rest of it measure up?

**** 4/5. Bardstown Audio has collected together nine classic accordions in this two-CD Giga-format collection, and all are sampled from instruments made in the 1950s, when they were hand-made to high standards.

English electronic duo Mono are virtually unknown in the UK, but are in big demand in the USA, thanks to their single 'Life In Mono' being used as the main theme to the film of Great Expectations. US-based English writer Sam Molineaux talks technical to Mono's musical mainstay Martin Vergo, and provides the perfect perspective on the disparity between their British and Stateside success so far.

The eighth version of Logic has arguably been the most anticipated music software release of the last couple of years. With a redesigned user interface and some new audio features, can Apple keep existing Logic users happy while broadening the applications appeal?

Just where do you look for that final 20 percent that puts your mix on a par with commercial tracks? Find out, as we apply a little polish to Zeno's track 'Signs'.

Build sophisticated multi-tap and modulated delay treatments using Reasons flexible devices.

More and more musicians are experimenting with the sounds of 'world' instruments — so is Best Service's Ethno World 4 Professional a one-stop-shop for all your virtual ethnic-instrument needs?

Eight is considered a lucky number in Chinese culture. Will this eighth version of Pro Tools bring prosperity to Digidesign, as they try to establish their world-leading recording and mixing application as a serious contender in the music-creation market?

We explain how to create a tempo map in Pro Tools that will follow your musicians wherever they decide to go!

This month, we optimise speaker placement, tame some early reflections, and get our hands dirty with a problematic mix.

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MakeMusics popular notation package strides forward into a new decade, adding a host of useful features.

We discover that if you need to cure problems with bass instruments in your mix, you might well have to aim a bit higher...

Live 8s Looper is ideal for quick, fun composition.

Boost your Reason productivity with indispensable keyboard shortcuts that make everyday jobs quicker and easier.


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In the final part of our series on Roland's family of sound modules, we show you how the more advanced synthesis parameters can breathe life into your patches.