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Last month, you gave me some advice on identifying why the vocals on my track weren't audible when I played it in my car [see...

Imagine you've tracked guitar, bass, vocals, and so on, and have multiple takes, all at slightly (or maybe radically)...

I've noticed that a lot of producers still like to record guitar and bass cabinets with microphones, even though there are...

I've noticed a lot of microphones on the market lately that have odd-shaped diaphragms: for example, there's a Pearl model...

In the second of this two-part series on drum editing in Reaper, we use SWS Extensions to fill gaps and stretch time.

Pausing by the buffet, we check out what Propellerhead have brought to the Rack Extension party.

Does an all-analogue, 1989 design still have a place in the world of convolution and modelling-based guitar recording products? Get ready to be surprised by the reissued SansAmp Classic.

If you’re handy with a soldering iron, buying the Shruthi 1 gets you a lot of synth for your buck...


Instrument definitions make life easier when using hardware instruments or effects with Sonar.

Whether you're the one producing the music or are simply listening for pleasure, the music itself must always be an emotional experience — because if it isn't, what's the point?

Source Audio are probably best known for their unique Hot Hand controller, a wireless ring worn on the finger that provides...

These three-way, sealed-box speakers aren’t cheap — but then they might just be the best monitors in the world...

Digital mixing offers a huge range of benefits over analogue, and with more models available than ever before, there’s never been a better time to try it. Here’s our round-up of some of the most popular models available today.

Soaring, anthemic descants and quicksilver runs are the meat and potatoes of old-school string arranging. But they may not be enough to save the day when disaster strikes…

Assigning logical key shortcuts in Studio One could seriously speed up your work rate...

We reveal the unexpected vintage treasures hidden inside an 18th Century palace.

In a departure from the usual home-studio make-overs, this month we answer an SOS call from the historic Radio Caroline!
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