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LANDR, CloudBounce & The Future Of Mastering

Master Plans

Are cloud-based mastering services a threat to traditional mastering engineers, or just a cheap alternative for producers who can’t afford the real thing? It depends who you ask...

Published September 2016

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Korg NS5R

Synth Module

Perhaps 'more sounds for less money' is becoming a tired selling point, but Christopher Holder finds some features that set Korg's latest GM sound module apart.

Published February 1997

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Steinberg Cubase 5

MIDI Audio Sequencer [Windows/Mac OS]

The first paid-for update to Cubase for two years introduces some major innovations for sequencing and composition, including integrated Melodyne-style pitch correction and editing.

Published March 2009

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Latest Sample CDs

Sample Library

We check out: Amps & Pickups 2 **** • Post-Estonia Grand Piano **** • Brush Artistry **** • Distoteque **** • Tower Of Funk *** • Post Orchestral Instruments ***

Published February 2004

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Native Instruments Maschine 1.5

Groove Workstation

NI have updated Maschine — so is it now all we thought it could be?

Published August 2010

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SuperJAM

Amiga Notes

Blue Ribbon's SuperJAM has been around for quite a while, but many musicians still don't realise just how useful this program is. Paul Overaa provides a guided tour of the current version...

Published February 1996

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Hot New Sample CDs

Sample Libraries

Appraisals of Sample Lab Drum Fundamentals 4* • Tekniks Blue Shock 3* • Smart Loops Pro Drum Works (Volume One) 4* • Cycles Volume Two: Unnatural Rhythm 4*

Published February 2005

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Waldorf Rocket

Synthesizer

Can Waldorf’s new synth rock it? Is it easy on the pocket? We plug it into a socket...

Published July 2013

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Sample Libraries: On Test

Hot New Releases

Loopmasters Afro-Latin Producer • Tekniks The Mixtape Toolkit • Big Fish Audio Funk City • Big Fish Audio Big Beat 2

Published February 2006

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For years Metro was a fully-featured Mac MIDI-only sequencer without a permanent home, available from various manufacturers. Now, the package has been adopted by PC sequencer company Cakewalk to help them attract Mac-based custom — and they have added various new features including audio support. Mike Collins goes underground...

Published February 1999

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Organising Your Sample Library

Tips & Techniques

A large, painstakingly assembled sample library is of little use if it's so badly organised that you can't separate your tablas from your trumpets. Dave Stewart gives some tips to help you make your library a model of accessibility.

Published May 1994

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Arturia Storm v1.5

Mac/PC Software Music Studio

Software instruments are now becoming commonplace, but it's still an ambitious software developer who attempts to model an entire studio.

Published October 2001

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Hot Sample Libraries

Sample Library

The budget-priced Vienna Special Edition (SE) lets you test VSL's wares without breaking the bank. SE is an 80GB (53.5GB when installed) compilation of instruments drawn from VSL's vast sample database...

Published October 2007

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Media Vision Pro

3D PC Sound Card

PC sound cards often provide surprisingly sophisticated facilities, only to fall down on the quality of their synth sounds. Panicos Georghiades takes a look at a new contender that ups the ante with a little help from Korg...

Published May 1995