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Most audio professionals would agree that our industry is in a transitional period at the moment. New digital distribution...
This month: Starley • Flume • Gnash • La La Land (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) • Classic Mix: Domenico Modugno ‘Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)’
The iRig Pro brings us an interface that is as portable as an iOS device itself, yet which allows for a range of useful connectivity.
This month: Louis Tomlinson & Steve Aoki, Stormzy, Sturgill Simpson, Sarah Jarosz and our Classic Mix is Toni Braxton ‘Un-break My Heart’ (1996).
We conclude our series with an overview of arrangement techniques and a peep into the world of big-band brass.
The Monologue may be a cut-down version of the Minilogue, but it offers a few features its polyphonic big brother can’t match.
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IK’s modelled bass instrument offers both realism and a fantastic degree of real-time control.
After many years of rumours, Cakewalk have announced an alpha testing phase for Sonar OS X, marking the first time...
Many well-known engineers are now lending their names to plug-ins, and now metalcore specialist Joey Sturgis has joined the fray.
A good friend of mine who once had the enviable job of recording Bono's vocal using a Yamaha AW16 in a hotel bedroom...
There have been numerous recreations of the Minimoog in recent years, and the latest manufacturers to take a stab at this are UK newcomers, AJH Synth.
Every TV producer knows the value of a good ‘ssssccHHH PRRRgghhh’. How are you going to give them what they want?
To synth addicts, the new Pro 2 from Dave Smith Instruments will look rather familiar, bearing many of the...
Not a company to do things by half, Elektron have combined their first analogue synth with an incredibly versatile sequencer.
The Mix Review in Sound On Sound This month we analyse hits from Biffy Clyro, Armin Van Buuren and Duke Dumont, and take a look back at a classic mix, Sinead O’Connor’s version of “Nothing Compares 2 U”, from 1990.
The System 8 may offer ‘plug-out’ recreations of Roland classics, but it’s also a versatile synthesizer with a character all of its own.
This month mixes from: Kent Jones • Hailee Steinfeld & Grey ft. Zedd • Rag’n’Bone Man • Little Mix • Classic Mix: Toto ‘Africa’ (1982)
Make your Cubase mixes pack more punch with master‑bus compression.
The ADR F760X-R Compex compressor/expander was a favourite dynamics processor during the 70s and 80s.