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A combination of technical wizardry and old-school craft helped Bernie Herms and Andy Selby bring Josh Groban’s Broadway album to life.
In the past, tie-in video games have had to use samples to recreate real orchestral soundtracks from the original TV series or film. With 24: The Game, however, it was the other way around.
Hans Zimmer's bright idea of adding large ethnic drums to the orchestra in film scores has proved popular in recent years,...
No matter how good the latest, greatest orchestral sample libraries may now be, you still need to develop your arranging skills if you’re to create convincing string parts in any genre. In this first article in a new series, we explain how to get started.
Gary Garritan's powerfully expressive solo violin instrument features some impressive technical innovations. Will it create a new generation of virtual Paganinis?
Reaper’s Track Templates facility allows you to store and recall far more than a list of insert plug-ins!
Achieving a naturalistic sound on a Hollywood film set isn’t easy — but was central to director Damien Chazelle’s vision for La La Land.
A simple, catchy tune with a funky rhythm may be all you need to create a highly commercial horn hook — but harmony is also an essential ingredient in brass arrangements.
A reader's carefully crafted symphonic synth epic gets the SOS mix makeover treatment.
It’s hard to make something new. It’s even harder to make something that’s both new and old.
Karl Marx predicted that history would repeat itself as farce — but he never saw a role for expert pop parody!
Having done electric guitars, Vir2 turn their attention to acoustics, but the inexplicable '6' remains intact...
If you've got a recent soundcard supporting SoundFonts, such as the Soundblaster Live! or Value models, or the Emu APS, then...
We conclude our series with an overview of arrangement techniques and a peep into the world of big-band brass.
Soaring, anthemic descants and quicksilver runs are the meat and potatoes of old-school string arranging. But they may not be enough to save the day when disaster strikes…
EastWest’s intriguing reverb plug‑in aims to breathe new life into convolution technology.
Why is phase important? What orchestral sample libraries are available for HALion? Where can I get Windows-based ASIO drivers for an Audiomedia III card? Are there really reverb and synth plug-ins supplied with Mac OS X? How can I isolate the vocals from a stereo mix?
Roland's Fantom workstation reaches its fourth generation with the 'G' series. So just how great is the Fantom family's great-grandchild?
Kurzweil's latest workstation introduces enhancements — but doesn't mess with that Kurzweil sound.
Over in Berlin, Native Instruments have been hard at work on major updates to two of their most important products. As...