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Cubase 6 pushes the boundaries of expressive sequencing, while adding polish and new editing functionality to keep existing users happy. Is it all too good to be true?
Knowing the ins and outs of various DP MIDI features can help you work quicker and smarter.
This new ethnic percussion library features 12 themed folders, each containing loops designed to be layered together and...
Swedish bass‑equipment manufacturers EBS’s updated MultiComp pedal is intended to make transparent‑sounding bass compression easy to achieve. Matt Houghton investigates...
With so many mastering processors already on the market, is there room for another compressor, EQ and limiter? Fabfilter certainly think so...
Matt Stedeford and his team at Imperfect Samples have created their own niche in the overcrowded and highly competitive piano...
For those of us who find our headphone mixes don't translate well, Focusrite have created a virtual listening environment that replicates the experience of monitoring on speakers.
Can you really achieve 24-carat Neve-style compression on a shoestring, or is this a case of fool's gold?
How do you create a hit album that stands with the synthpop greats, yet at the same time sounds thoroughly modern? In Hurts' case, with a great deal of time and effort...
Through his work with David Guetta, Rihanna and now Katy Perry, Sandy Vee has taken the French house sound to the top of the US charts. He tells us how it's done.
It's April, so what has Paul been dreaming up this year?
You might be surprised at just how much you can discover about the mix of a hit record if you use a structured approach to listening, learn to interpret your meters, and try a few technical tricks...
Discover how to control your hardware synths using Max For Live.
Livid Instruments' new control surface boasts not only an unusual flexibility — courtesy of its custom editing software — but also some fine handmade wooden end-cheeks...
Expand your monitoring options with clever routing in Logic Pro.
M-Audio's debut synth may have a pristine white exterior, but it hides a sample-based synthesis engine capable of getting down and dirty...
We discover that if you need to cure problems with bass instruments in your mix, you might well have to aim a bit higher...
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• Matt Cardle 'When We Collide' • Bruno Mars 'Grenade' • Ellie Goulding 'Your Song'
Title? Composer for the media. Job description? Squaring the circle...