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Minimal Audio's Flex Chorus offers up to 24 voices plus overall control over the delay time and modulation depth.
Expert Sleepers’ Andrew Ostler gives us a blow‑by‑blow account of the thinking behind his new analogue modules.
The next batch of analogue Expert Sleepers modules expands the line‑up in several new and exciting directions.
Casisdead’s Famous Last Words may be one of the best British rap albums ever made — but actually making it was an epic challenge!
We round up some handy Pro Tools shortcuts and time‑saving techniques.
With an array of different modelled devices and controls you won’t find on the original hardware, have Pulsar breathed new life into the humble spring reverb?
I have two different mics, made by the same legacy German manufacturer, that I’m ‘shooting out’ to compare them as vocal mics, and generally to make sure they’re working properly...
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Prolific composer Max Richter turns his hand to sample libraries, recording a world‑beating Steinway D‑274 concert grand.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. If you require a collection of textural sound elements that might enhance your latest sci‑fi based film, video game or TV drama, you’re in the right place.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. Supporting all the main plug‑in formats, Bloom Aether Vocal is based on samples of short vocal phrases, both male and female, that can be manipulated in creative ways.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Aria Vocalscapes contains some beautiful content performed by classical soprano Emma May Price.
Sontronics’ unmistakeable Saturn is back — with digital pattern control to complement its vintage looks.
SSL’s PureDrive preamps bring the sound of their Origin console to a new audience.
Steinberg introduce a huge number of enhancements and refinements to their flagship audio editing and mastering platform.
We put Studio One v6.6's new Lead Architect synth instrument through its paces.
Growing up in the western Mexican city of Guadalajara, Eduardo De La Paz didn’t have many opportunities to learn the craft of recording and production. He has since made his own name as a formidable mixer, and in the process founded a studio.
Is there still a place in our plug‑in folders for the core algorithms from TC Electronic’s legendary System 6000?
On paid sessions, every engineer has to get the job done. But it’s still important to find the time to learn your tools, discover new techniques — and foster creativity.
Toontrack get gritty with their Dark Industrial expansions for EZdrummer and EZkeys.
These short audio files accompany the Cubase workshop that appears in SOS June 2024.