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Reviewed here are two brand new variants of possibly the most famous overdrive pedal ever made...
IK’s iRig Stomp I/O bridges the gap between hardware and software, both on stage and in the studio.
Should we pay more attention to the benefits of creating a suitable sound and sticking with it rather than, for example, recording a dry guitar part and then spending hours trying out different amp models and effects?
The songs of ABBA are reaching new generations of fans, thanks to a second hit musical movie. Bernard Löhr was the engineer who recaptured them!
Headphones are central to music-making and music listening. But can we trust what they’re telling us? We ask the experts...
Live has a few tricks up its sleeve to add variety to your drum patterns.
Branding is perhaps more important now than it’s ever been — but the old rules of providing a valuable service still apply.
Turn hardware monosynths into software polysynths by auto-sampling in Logic’s companion app, MainStage.
Crammed with discrete electronics and boasting huge headroom, this box has rather more to offer than the average DI...
Ever wanted to tailor your own software amp in a plug-in, and pack the result into a box to take on stage with a real speaker?
The updated FaderPort aims to give you comprehensive DAW control with a single fader.
To get the most from Pro Tools, you need an extended keyboard — and here’s why.
Push Turn Move offers a fascinating insight into how we interact with electronic instruments.
Why do so many monitor manufacturers persevere with reflex-loaded active monitors?
I read your feature on gain staging a few years ago, but I’ve been following some blogs that say it isn’t at all necessary if you’re just working in software. Who’s right?
I recently watched a YouTube video in which it was recommended that you match the input and output level of every plug-in in a mix session...
Create an auto-ducking talkback facility using Reaper’s ReaGate plug-in.
Electric Sunburst delivers highly polished Les Paul-style electric guitar performances via a Kontakt front-end...
One year and a major firmware update later, we take a second look at QSC’s flagship digital console.
The Con Moto Cellos samples are taken from actual performances, the idea being to give a sense of naturalistic movement with dynamic and tonal consistency to played phrases.