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Looking to start a new live music night? We tell you what you’ll need and how to use it.

Universal Audio target newcomers to recording with a range of affordable USB interfaces.

The final Revox tape recorders left the factory almost 25 years ago, yet the enthusiasm and support for these classic machines remains as strong as ever.

Rating ***** 5/5 Stars. DEEP’s drum sample content and collections of drum pattern style sets give it a distinct musical flavour within the UJAM drum line‑up.

Traditional hands‑on training gave Leslie Ann Jones the skills she needed to head up one of the world’s most advanced scoring stages.

Make your mixes easier by getting the bass sound right from the start.

There are now two ways to buy Reason, but whichever you choose, v12 is an essential upgrade.

If vintage samplers butter your muffin, Isla Instruments have got a full afternoon tea for you.

It’s not always obvious in Logic Pro X how to go about incorporating hardware into your workflow; we show you how.

Created in partnership with Empirical Labs, these two emulations form a characterful yet capable channel strip.

Mixing legend Mike Senior has just announced a new online course, which combines video tutorials, audio examples, DAW projects and online coaching sessions.

Learning to capture Indian music in all its rich variety has been a life’s work for Sai Shravanam.

Robaux are a relatively new German company making Eurorack modules. Their latest is the SWT16+, a 16‑track trigger sequencer...

Live 11 introduces new features, improves some old ones, and throws in some exciting new rack devices for good measure.

We explore a couple of ways to add analogue warmth with the Reason Mixer.

We all know you can score a movie or compose a symphony from the comfort of your DAW, but what can orchestral sample libraries do for other genres of music?

Chopped‑up loops are at the heart of many genres of music. There’s never been a better time to get hands‑on with sliced samples.

Soniccouture’s new library steps into a strange new world of sci‑fi and horror.

Producer Fred Gibson (aka Fred again..) studied under Brian Eno and has worked with some of the biggest artists in the world. And his favourite microphone is the one built into his iPhone.

Novation have teamed up with IDM legend Aphex Twin to produce a special edition of their modern classic monosynth, the Bass Station 2.