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With processors getting ever faster — and running ever hotter — what can you do to get the best performance from your PC without making it sound like a washing machine on full spin?
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With processors getting ever faster — and running ever hotter — what can you do to get the best performance from your PC without making it sound like a washing machine on full spin?
Your PC may be powerful enough to achieve very low‑latency performance, but is your audio interface letting the side down?
Sonnox’s clever plug‑in allows you to hear exactly what different MP3 and AAC encoder settings do to your precious mixes — in a true blind test, if you like!
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I've recently inherited a shotgun mic that seems to be in pretty good condition. However, I never do any kind of video or...
I've been thinking about trying out an SE Reflexion Filter or similar device. So far, however, I've been hearing mixed reviews...
Having been using a cardioid mic for some time, I've just bought an Audio‑Technica AT2050. Although my decision was partly...
As a beginner, it seems that the more I explore, the less I understand. Certain techniques are referred to a lot but go right...
I've been reading a fair bit about the best way to directly connect instruments to a PA recently, and I must admit I'm still a...
I've been a bit confused by the meters in some of my plug‑ins and in Cubase. They sometimes go red, which I presume means that...
James Dunkley is on the case of the Radial Tonebone PZ Preamp.
The Snapshots feature in the donationware SWS Extensions adds simple and very useful mix functionality to Reaper.
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The Jupiter 8 looms large in synthesizer history, and any synth bearing the name has a lot to live up to. Is the Jupiter 80 destined for the same legendary status? Find out in our world‑exclusive review...
If you’ve ever fantasised about playing guitar like Nile Rogers — and who hasn’t — Scarbee’s latest instrument could make all your dreams come true.
Multi-band processing in Sonar needn’t stop at compression: using the same approach on distortion is easy and effective.
Cleaning out the closet can reveal the bones of unfinished projects long forgotten...
In our second look at Studio One’s Browser, we’ll be creating Sound Sets and dipping our toes in the Pool.
The Studio SOS team sort out some acoustic problems, streamline a studio setup and brush up their drum & bass production skills!