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ADAT is dead, long live the ADAT XT. Paul White reports on the rebirth of a classic.
Universal Audio's new USB interfaces boast vintage preamp emulation, built-in 1176 analogue compression and more.
Another bunch of enticing plug-ins get the full-blown insert treatment and rough handling to see how they perform.
Paul Ward wonders whether 'classic' always means 'good'...
‘Back in Black’, by the legendary hard rock band AC/DC, is one of the best-selling albums of all time. Now you can find out how it was recorded from the man behind the sound: Tony Platt.
IK Multimedia's latest version of T-RackS Custom Shop mixing and mastering software now includes two new British EQ models...
Take one Bollywood soundtrack, add a Pussycat Doll and a heap of new instruments, and you have a recipe for a big mix. Peter Mokran was the engineer who cooked up an international hit with Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny).
John Legend's silky, R&B-tinged sound has revitalised soul music. Mix engineer Tony Maserati explains how he crafted that sound for Legend's hit 'Save Room'.
Beyoncé's second solo album, B'Day, has yielded two of the biggest singles of the year. Jason Goldstein tells us how he put together hit mixes for 'Déjà Vu' and 'Irreplaceable'.
A workshop on using Logic's off-line pitch-shifting, as well as advice on how to protect your finished tracks from accidental damage. Plus more tips, tricks and problem-solvers...
Designed as a replacement for high-end tape-based multitracks, Otari's original RADAR 24-track random access recorder/editor captured a sizeable chunk of the pro market. We take a look at its successor, RADAR II, which offers a host of enhancements including 24-bit audio.
Brief appraisals of another selection of software Plug-ins from Disco DSP, Cutter Music, Kjaerhus Audio and PSP.
An effect invented by Abbey Road engineers has become a studio staple. Waves have painstakingly recreated its original implementation.
Flying the flag for a distinctively British sound, and scoring some huge hits in the process, Cenzo Townshend is one of the UKs hottest mixers. He gives us the inside track on Florence and the Machines hit Youve Got The Love.
Sometimes the simplest-sounding music takes the most work to get right, and so it was with Johnny Cashs posthumous hit album American VI: Aint No Grave. Engineer and mixer David R Ferguson was on hand at every stage of Rick Rubins production.
SSL have announced the launch of a new all-in-one metering plug-in, and an update to their SSL 360 software that brings some new features and functions to the UF1, UF8 and UC1 control surfaces.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Bones is a ‘super sample pack’ containing over 400 loops, 800+ one‑shot samples and more than 100 drum stems.
They might come in guitar pedal format, but the Auto Series effects have much in common with modular synths...
Already movers and shakers in Melbourne/Naarm’s musical underground, producer Kuya Neil and rapper Teether began collaborating in late 2020.