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Some people are happy to drive their DAWs and video editors entirely from a keyboard and mouse. For others, the Contour Designs Shuttle Pro v2 might appeal.
Intel’s whole CPU range has undergone a refresh over the last 12 months. We report on the performance of their new processors and their suitability for audio.
Steinberg’s dedicated app can turn your iPad into a fine control surface for Cubase.
Mastering engineers looking for a compressor with a distinctly vintage flavour would do well to check out Roger Foote’s latest creation.
Boasting a novel construction method using traces printed on stacked circuit boards in place of traditionally wound coils, Fluence offers active circuitry, hum cancellation, a choice of two distinct voices and — most surprising of all — convincingly traditional sounds. We explore their newest addition.
Microphones that include A-D converters, allowing them to be plugged directly into computers or iOS devices, are becoming increasingly popular. IK's offering is built around a large-diaphragm capacitor mic with built-in 24-bit converters that support sample rates up to 48kHz.
Blink 182’s chart-topping California brought Zakk Cervini his first mix credit on a hit album — but he had to work hard to get it.
Where you have lots of passive bypass pedals coupled with long cables, treble loss and compromised ‘feel’ can become a real problem...
How do you follow the best-selling synthesizer of all time?
Lauten’s latest creation is a classy affair with a pleasingly neutral tonality, which should make it suitable for a wide range of sources.
Those of us who grew up with tape machines and mixers can see how most DAWs follow an analogue mixer paradigm, but this might not be quite so obvious to a musician who’s taken the DAW route from the start...
We delve into the depths of Live’s effects routing.
We offer six Logic Pro X tips and tricks that you might not know about.
Mackie’s new ProDX range makes phone- and tablet-controlled mixing more accessible than ever.
The EQ4M features the same Air Band that put Mäag on the EQ map — plus a whole lot more!
Make Noise blur the boundaries between the East and West Coast schools of synthesis with this unique semi-modular.
Abstract Data’s Octocontroller crams eight assignable outputs into just 14hp, making it a candidate for the beating heart of any tempo-based Eurorack setup.
The Studio Electronics Tonestar 2600 is a complete analogue synthesizer voice in just 32hp. It consists of a single VCO, a sub oscillator and noise generator processed by a four-pole low-pass filter based on that of the legendary ARP 2600.
TwinCussion comprises a pair of analogue percussion voices (A & B), both slightly different and capable of independent operation or cross-patched interaction...
How can you enhance a live blues recording when all you have to work with is an MP3 of the mono ‘off-the-desk’ mix?