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Can’t find what you want in a music library? No problem. Just hire a composer to write it for nothing!

Getting your music on a movie or TV show is seen by many as the best way to make it in this business, but the real money might lie in helping others to do so...

Outdoor live-sound work can be immensely satisfying to do — but it also involves some serious preparation...

With functionality that could actually surpass that of the iPad, Microsoft’s Surface looks set to make a big splash in the tablet market.

In the P67, Peluso have sought to recreate a bit of Neumann history. Does it offer the same sound that made the U67 a classic?

Presonus’s USB 2 interface promises tight integration with their Studio One software at a competitive price.

Pro Tools 10 unlocks the vast potential of Avid’s Artist Series controllers. Here’s how to tap into those new possibilities...

I want to trial some microphones on a 60-piece school orchestra performance, and I only get one shot at positioning the mics....

I need to digitally encode some old tape cassettes and am wondering what bit depth and sample rate would be optimal. The...

I've not used the group editing feature of Cubase 6.5, having only recently come over to this version from Cubase SX3, but...

I've seen shipping containers used on building sites for various purposes, and it got me wondering about putting a little...

I've used a 'stereo-izer'/widener on a track, along with two more separately taken tracks panned far left and right,...

In the first of this two-part series on drum editing in Reaper, we look at getting your transients to land perfectly on the grid.

Propellerhead’s Rack Extension Shop is filling up with tempting goodies...

Roland’s Jupiter 80 has gained a little brother in the shape of the Jupiter 50. Does this slimmed-down synth offer the same Supernatural sound?

With so many virtual guitar amps already on the market, can newcomers Scuffham Amps bring something fresh to the party?


Scan’s new hex-core machine offers huge amounts of processing power and RAM. Is it the perfect studio PC?

This book covers all the basic theory and measurement techniques without ever allowing the maths to get scary, then moves on to a number of case studies of actual studio construction projects...

You don’t have to give up Session Drummer 2’s content when you move up to 64-bit Sonar X1.