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This powerful vocal processor puts its controls right where you need them!
Where to now for Gigastudio users, following the news that Tascam have discontinued the software's development? PC Notes makes some suggestions.
The landmark Reason v7 is about to arrive. What will it do for you?
Sony's new Sonic Stage Mastering Studio software bundle, which is only available with their VAIO PCs, includes a cut-down version of their own high-quality Oxford EQ, as well as three Waves plug-ins.
Arturia’s Beatstep combines a MIDI controller and a step sequencer in one extremely reasonably priced box.
For the first time ever, Avid have made the full Pro Tools feature set available on native systems — and you don't even need one of their interfaces to run it!
Paul Soulsby's debut product is a small synth of violently unrestrained character.
Hardly a week seems to go by without the announcement of another VST instrument, and virtual analogue software synths have been particularly common of late. But when a company like TC Works get involved, it's worth taking notice. Paul Ward plugs in...
The PCI Express peripheral standard is generally good news for musicians, but some audio problems related to this faster interface and certain motherboard chip sets are emerging. We examine the issues.
I'm looking for advice about a software sequencer, mainly to record guitar, electric bass, basic keyboards and banjo,...
Can its new look and feel, 64-bit code base and killer feature-set help Magix's heavyweight DAW muscle its way to a bigger market share?
Simon Price continues his look at Pro Tools, focusing this month on the software and how it can be used in the studio alongside other MIDI + Audio recording and editing applications.
Tired of standard percussion sounds? Chromaphone lets you create your own.
Apple finally announced faster Power Mac G5 models this month, along with a new wireless music technology for use with iTunes — plus the long-awaited opening of the iTunes Music Store in the UK.
Now that CD writers and well-specified CD-burning software are becoming more affordable, you might like to think about the advantages DIY CDs could bring to your studio. Mike Collins explains the benefits and takes you through the burning process using two popular software packages.
The plug-in compatibility of most audio software means that you can add new effects and processing capabilities — but not all programs support the same types of plug-in, and some require additional hardware. In the first part of a comprehensive roundup, Paul White and Martin Walker look at the different plug-in formats available.
Musicians using Mac and PC sequencers often complain about loose MIDI timing. Martin Walker checks out an interface from Steinberg which should solve this problem — at least for users of their sequencing software...
Music and games software doesn't normally tend to mix very well on the same PC. Martin Walker tries out a selection of ways to achieve harmony.
For the most effective time correction in Pro Tools, you need to choose your weapon carefully...