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If you crave the sound of super-slick backing singers, is EastWest's Hollywood Backup Singers a viable alternative to paying regular session fees?
They say they don't make 'em like they used to, but in the case of this Italian boutique filterbank, they do!
To help you brush up on your listening skills, we examine the production of some recent hits from Meduza, Roddy Ricch, Jorja Smith, Eminem and a classic mix of Harry Belafonte from the first LP ever to sell a million copies.
These gadgets offer more than the ability to patch your guitar or bass into a mic preamp!
Steve gave me his time that day, he was good-humoured and made it fun. He showed me how synthesizers work and how to create sounds... it was magical.
When Bombay Bicycle Club chose to work with prolific producer John Congleton, both band and producer found themselves having to adapt...
With its impressively fast tracking system and analogue synth-like sounds, this is a guitar synth with which guitarists can finally feel at ease.
Much vaunted as a fusion of indie and dance music, Happy Mondays' joyous version of 'Step On' is greater than the sum of its parts.
Working with ace mixer Tony Maserati taught producer Sir Nolan that hit-making is as much about what you take away as what you add...
Pooch's career has seen him mix front-of-house for artists as diverse as Iron Maiden and Justin Bieber. But just how different are mixing for pop and metal?
We look at two Max For Live devices that bring your step sequencing to life.
We put Mackie's portable and affordable column PA system to the test.
Electric Pro has been designed with electric guitar in mind — but it isn't, as you might expect, an amp modeller. Rather, it focuses on the studio-processing and effects side of things.
This dedicated 64-step sequencer can be run stand-alone or within a host that supports MIDI-based AUv3 plug-ins, such as Audiobus or AUM.
Mission Engineering's VM-Pro buffered volume pedal, widely considered one of the best available, just got better!
This plug-in sounds pleasingly 'organic' and adds some useful functionality compared with the Binson Echorecs on which it's based.
A tutorial book on making step sequencers with Cycling '74's Max graphical programming environment.
Bassynth is all about big and meaty bass sounds. Its 11GB sample library comprises over 800 multi-samples of 'real' instruments such as brass, winds and bass guitar, plus synthetic sounds.
The 1973 version two Big Muff Pi — with a ram's head printed on the casework — was used on so many classic records that EHX have decided to bring it back.