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Harald Bode was perhaps one of the most important audio innovators of the 20th century, but his work is not widely known today...
The Dashboard in Pro Tools 12 is the perfect jumping-off point for new and existing projects.
Our in-depth buyers guide takes you through the world of brass sample libraries and virtual instruments aimed at pop and rock production.
The new features promised in Pro Tools 12 are finally starting to arrive. Can Avid persuade existing users that it’s time to start paying annual fees?
I have two sets of monitors. The first pair are 40 inches apart and the second, outside of these, around 55 inches apart.
I’m an amateur double bass player and eager reader. While playing gigs, I usually record my band with an Apogee Quartet...
Most of the advice I’ve seen about speaker placement suggests keeping them well away from the walls, but I was recently advised to place my monitor loudspeakers directly against the back wall...
The best engineers thrive on pressure. Which is handy when they’re recording the farewell tour of one of the world’s biggest rock bands, and timecode trouble is brewing...
Is this the ultimate Swiss Army knife for bassists?
Roland have embraced the Eurorack format with their semi–modular System 1m and four Aira effects modules.
I don’t know whether it’s just me, but haven’t we seen rather a lot of very good Kontakt-based sample...
Shreddage might sound like a Heston Blumenthal recipe involving Shredded Wheat and cabbage, but it’s actually a Kontakt-based sample engine from Impact Soundworks.
The medieval crusades were a long-running series of military campaigns that took place in the Eastern Mediterranean region...
While I’m not 100 percent sure I could define exactly what distinguishes intelligent dance music (IDM) from some other forms of electronic music production, Zero-G’s Cinematic IDM library provides over 3GB of sample material aimed at that genre.
These files accompany the Sample Shop articles in the January 2016 issue of SOS.
Audio files to accompany the article.
Our engineer describes a novel and affordable way to mic an acoustic guitar duo in a small space.
Get acquainted with Sonar’s many EQ options.
Sonokinetic’s Tutti Vox is a choral sample library, but it’s not like other choral sample libraries...
This month we discuss tracks from Hilary Hahn, Drake, Adele and Rachel Platten. Plus, our Classic Mix: The Kinks 'You Really Got Me' (1964).