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Reaper’s Track Templates facility allows you to store and recall far more than a list of insert plug-ins!
It’s hard to make something new. It’s even harder to make something that’s both new and old.
If you've got a recent soundcard supporting SoundFonts, such as the Soundblaster Live! or Value models, or the Emu APS, then...
Having done electric guitars, Vir2 turn their attention to acoustics, but the inexplicable '6' remains intact...
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?
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…
Karl Marx predicted that history would repeat itself as farce — but he never saw a role for expert pop parody!
EastWest’s intriguing reverb plug‑in aims to breathe new life into convolution technology.
Roland's Fantom workstation reaches its fourth generation with the 'G' series. So just how great is the Fantom family's great-grandchild?
We conclude our series with an overview of arrangement techniques and a peep into the world of big-band brass.
Over in Berlin, Native Instruments have been hard at work on major updates to two of their most important products. As...
Kurzweil's latest workstation introduces enhancements — but doesn't mess with that Kurzweil sound.
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Has your music lost its mojo? Maybe Vir2s new horn library can add some magic...
The Kross 2 enjoys the twin benefits of Korg’s workstation pedigree and an attractive price tag.
PETER SIEDLACZEK'S ADVANCED ORCHESTRA
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There are some sample CD releases...
Digidesign pioneered the integration of sampling and recording software. Sixteen years later, their Structure sampler promises to revolutionise the sampling experience for Pro Tools users.
Mark Thomas finds himself very much in demand writing and recording music for film, television and library albums. Much of the music involves orchestral instruments, and even 70-piece orchestras, but as Mark explained to Paul white, the bulk of the work can still be carried out in a home studio.
With Logic Pro X, there’s no excuse for leaving your music unfinished!
The recent release of Logic Pro X brought into focus once again Apple's bold approach to backwards compatibility and legacy support — which is to say that there often isn't very much of it!