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The idea of a truly portable DAW application has obvious appeal, especially when that application costs as little as EnergyXT. But can you really carry everything you need to make music on a USB Flash drive?
In search of reality, Leonard Cohen convinced his producer Patrick Leonard to abandon his hang-ups about using sampled instruments.
The unsung production hero behind Fall Out Boy, described as “emos first superstars”, tells us how he shaped the lead single from 2007s smash hit album, Infinity On High.
Currently in its beta-testing stages, having been announced in September 2008, MXP4 is a data format that developers...
Taylor Swift has become country music's biggest mainstream star, thanks in part to a stellar production team. Producer Nathan Chapman and mixer Justin Niebank lift the lid on Swift's latest hit album, Speak Now.
Vic Lennard looks at a Tracker program with a difference — and gets a sneak preview of a GM sound module in a Falcon...
Featuring the performances of some of the world's best drummers, Drumcore is a software-based cross between a drum library and a custom loop-auditioning interface, allowing you to assemble rhythm tracks fast.
Derek Johnson and Debbie Poyser examine the rise and rise of Roland's most sought-after beatbox, the TR909.
There's more to Roland's latest digital piano than meets the eye. We put it to the test.
The challenge of creating a glass-themed sound world for her third album led Agnes Obel to explore some little-used instruments and techniques.
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It's been a long time coming, but has the latest version of Steinberg's Groove Agent been worth waiting for?
Use Sonar X2's bundled tools to master your mix.
Yamahas DTX Multi 12 squeezes an entire electronic drum kit into a single box.
The CP4 is Yamaha’s best stage piano yet, and it’s also significantly cheaper than its predecessor.
Once again, Mix Rescue finds that the arrangement and harmonic structure of the song makes it difficult to mix. But we get by... with a little help from our online friends!
Steven Helstrip checks out a four-program PC package which aims to cover all the MIDI production bases.
In 2002 Elektron were considered by many to have had the last word in drum machines, but now they've taken the Machinedrum concept even further with the addition of sampling. Let's explore...
Roland have finally done what fans have been pleading for for decades: recreate their classic triumvirate of TR808, TR909 and TB303. Well, sort of…
