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Studio One's Music Editor is more than just a piano roll.
If you want to separate mixed audio, this is the best game in town.
The new Q-series USB MIDI controllers come in 32-, 49- or 88-note versions.
Polyend breathe new life into an old technology with an instrument that’s as forward‑looking as it is retro.
The SOS team pick their highlights from recent hardware and software launches.
The minimal arrangement of Ellie Goulding's unlikely New Year number one was underpinned by a rather less minimal mix...
Rating **** 4/5 Stars. As with its predecessor, this toolkit lacks any rhythmic material, but its astonishing sounds are well worth the entry price.
Dynamics processing is a core mixing technique, but it’s often misunderstood. We explain how to make a compressor do what you want it to!
Version 5.1 recently dropped and it includes score printing and more besides. We explore the new features in the Score Editor.
We guide you through DP’s pitch‑shifting and time‑stretching options.
His remarkable versatility has made Federico Vindver the go‑to collaborator for Timbaland, Kanye West, Coldplay and more.
UJAM add some vintage vibes to their range of user‑friendly effects plug‑ins.
We get avant–garde with some seriously experimental ways to use synthesis, sampling and effects to 'prepare' any instrument by altering its sound note-by-note.
Korg’s Nautilus puts much of the functionality of the Kronos into a far more affordable instrument.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. This is a very unusual expansion kit, steering well clear of the more familiar electronic drum sounds in favour of something rather more experimental.
Rating: **** 4.5/5 Stars. Sudden Audio describe this package as ‘strings reimagined’, setting this sampled‑suite apart from the more usual orchestral or solo string bundles.
Bitwig continues to blur the boundaries between instrument and DAW, while offering some welcome practical enhancements.
Is Roland's A‑88 MkII controller keyboard the perfect all-rounder?
Live 11 introduces new features, improves some old ones, and throws in some exciting new rack devices for good measure.
EV’s latest rig takes the column PA format and adds a host of thoughtful extra features.