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Kurzweil K250 [Retrozone]
Workstation Keyboard
Philip Meehan fondly remembers his first love — a keyboard with the voice of an angel, the mind of a genius, and the body of a heavyweight boxer in a big black coat.
Published February 1999
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Emu Proteus FX
Sound Module & Onboard Effects
The Proteus series of sound modules have gained a reputation for being all things to all musicians — but they've never had on-board effects. The newest addition to the family takes care of that. Nigel Humberstone checks it out.
Published May 1994
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Spectrasonics Omnisphere
Software Synthesizer[Mac/PC]
Spectrasonics' ambitious new sample-based power synth explores the realms of psychoacoustics and organic synthesis while running on a STEAM engine — what can this all mean? Let's find out...
Published December 2008
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Sony Acid Pro 6
Audio & MIDI Loop Sequencer [Windows]
The original loop-sequencing package has grown into a fully-fledged audio and MIDI recording program.
Published July 2006
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Synth School: Part 6
Building On PCM — The Next Generations
The ball of S&S synthesis had been thrown, and most of the big names in synthesis caught it and ran with it, scoring some notable goals in the process. Paul Wiffen continues his chronicle of modern synthesis with a look at the state of play from the late '80s to the present day.
Published February 1998
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Alesis QS6
Synthesizer
With new sounds, a new operating system and a lower price, the QS6 looks set to attract its fair share of admirers. Rob Brady tickles the ivories...
Published January 1996
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Ableton Live Suite 8
Digital Audio Workstation [Mac/PC]
The challenge was to add yet more features to Live without compromising its legendary ease of use. Have Ableton succeeded?
Published June 2009
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Kurzweil K2000VP
VAST Synthesizer Workstation
It's certainly borrowed (for the purposes of this review), and it's unquestionably blue, but is it old or new? Synth Guidance Counsellor and long‑time K2000 owner Paul Ward checks out Kurzweil's VP makeover of this legendary workstation.
Published September 1998
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Zynaptiq Unfilter & Unchirp
Restoration Plug–ins For Mac OS & Windows
Zynaptiq’s innovative processors are claimed to address previously intractable problems with recorded audio.
Published February 2015
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Emu Classic Keys
Analogue Keyboard Sound Module
Emu's Vintage Keys module offered a tempting selection of sounds sampled from the cream of desirable analogue synths. Now the same concept has been remodelled, with a lower price tag to appeal to a larger range of musicians. Gordon Reid assesses the Classic Keys.
Published December 1994
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Nemesys Gigasampler v1.5
PC Software Sampler
Imagine a sampler with almost unlimited memory that doesn't cost a fortune, and runs on a PC using a standard soundcard. Martin Walker installs Gigasampler, and prepares to be amazed.
Published December 1998
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Tascam Gigastudio 4
Software Sampler For PC
The latest incarnation of Tascam's Gigastudio introduces support for 64-bit operating systems and the ability to address up to 128GB of RAM. Are there any catches? Let's find out...
Published August 2008
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Mix Rescue: I Strip For Couples
Getting Strings To Sit In A Mix
Mixing strings in rock music: our engineer follows up last month's string‑recording session by describing how he integrated those strings into a full‑on rock mix.
Published May 2014
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Recreating The ’80s Home Studio Experience
Time Trial
To celebrate the magazine’s 30th birthday, the SOS team take a trip back in time, finding out what it was really like to work in a mid-’80s home studio.
Published November 2015
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Inside Track: Björk’s Vulnicura
Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: Björk, Chris Elms, Arca & The Haxan Cloak
A unique and inspired choice of collaborators helped Björk blend powerful emotion with restless experimentation.
Published April 2015
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Media Adventures
Hans Zimmer & Jay Rifkin
From Rain Man to The Lion King, and Gladiator to Mission Impossible 2, Hans Zimmer's music is known by audiences worldwide. With business partner Jay Rifkin, Zimmer is also responsible for Media Ventures, a music studio that offers a unique environment for media composers.
Published October 2002
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Muse Research Receptor VIP
Virtual Instrument & Plug-in Host
Muse Research continue to refine their Receptor virtual instrument player.
Published April 2013
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Ableton Live 7
Loop-based Sequencer [Windows/Mac OSX]
The hyperactive developers at Ableton have been at it again. Live 7 gains an ingenious new way of working with drums, and an optional library packed with new instruments.
Published February 2008
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IK Multimedia Sonik Synth 2
Vintage Synth Virtual Instrument [Mac/PC]
The latest instrument plug-in from IK Multimedia and Sonic Reality packages eight Gigabytes of samples, mostly from a huge range of classic synths, in IK's Sampletank front end.
Published April 2005