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Satellite Pro may look like just another soft sampler, but it has a unique sample-library philosophy and a particularly attractive price tag...
In part 2 of this series, Oli Bell offers advice on choosing a sampler for modern styles, finding and using samples from the Internet, and deciding which sample CDs to buy.
Creamware's Minimax ASB (the company's hardware recreation of the Minimoog) won over the critics — can they repeat the winning ASB formula with Sequential Circuits' Prophet 5 synth? Synth wizard Dave Stewart is your guide...
Anyone in any doubt as to the popularity of Depeche Mode should see this man's studio. Alan Wilder, formerly the programming powerhouse of the group, and now striking out on his own, has poured the profits of his years with the Mode into this astonishing home setup. Here he talks about the studio, his new album, and his days with Depeche.
Robin Morley explains why he thinks musicians should stop showing off and get on with making some tunes...
Ever imagined what a guitar with a resinator body would sound like with a humbucker-style pickup, played at the 12th fret through a Marshall stack? John Walden creates just such a virtual instrument, with the help of Roland's VG88 V-Guitar System.
VST Instruments can create a huge variety of sounds from the comfort of your MIDI + Audio sequencer, but can also be asource of confusion for many computer users. Martin Walker answers the most common questions, and provides advice about automation, timing, and sound quality.
This month we overhaul rock band No Logo's mix in pursuit of a bigger and more commercial sound. Listen to Audio examples
If you'd like to breathe some life into your acoustic drum recordings, here's what you need to know.
Automatic tuning is synonymous with many things, good and bad. We take a look at Logic's Pitch Correction tool and then examine what Auto-Tune can add.
It's ever SOS reader's dream to make a record at home and have it go straight into the top five. David Lowe tells Paul White how it's done.
Brian Heywood delivers another concoction of music-related PC news.
The idea of a virtually silent, compact and portable PC recording workstation has obvious attractions, and it is possible to build such a system around a laptop PC. Martin Walker explains the options available and how to avoid some of the many potential pitfalls.
Although it may look very similar to their existing Baby Bottle, this new mic from BLUE turns out to be a different beast entirely.
Blue Sky's new active studio monitors use cutting-edge cone technology and closed-box speaker loading for improved performance.
Korg have dominated the top-end workstation market for several years with their Triton range, but apart from the rack version, there have been no lower-priced spin-offs. The Triton Le keyboard changes that, offering many of the Triton's powerful features at a more affordable price.
As well as bringing 192kHz capability to the project-studio market, ESI Pro's new range of soundcards also features revolutionary drivers which allow the PC user new freedom to route audio between applications.
It has almost certainly happened to you at some time — a crash or a damaged or deleted file that takes days of music with it. If you don't want it to happen again, read on...
The Edirol R09 is one of the most stylish and compact digital recorders on the market - but is it as accomplished as it is good looking?
