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The launch of Intel's new Sandy Bridge processors hasn't gone as smoothly as it might have done — and the saga continues...
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The launch of Intel's new Sandy Bridge processors hasn't gone as smoothly as it might have done — and the saga continues...

When two sounds happen very close together, we hear them as one. This surprising phenomenon is the basis of musical pitch — and there are lots of ways to exploit it in sound design.
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This 3.2GB Elastik-format library is split into two parts: part A contains 10 construction kits, while part B offers some additional instrument and drum loops.

Once you've created a basic Structure instrument, there are lots of things you can do to improve the way it sounds and plays.

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I've made a recording of someone talking, but there's quite a lot of background noise. How can I extract the vocals, or at...

I left my recently completed self‑build PC running overnight to run a soak test. During the night it switched itself off, but...

I'll be doing a session with lots of mics and I'm going to be running out of gear choices without hiring, begging or stealing...

The original VS2108 design was a real success for Quested — so when they said they'd improved it, we thought we'd better test that claim...

Take a razor blade to your vocal tracks and learn the art of comping in Reaper.


NI's Reflektor is a reverb that combines simplicity of operation with a very musical sound.

RME's interfaces get ever smaller — but this baby packs a powerful punch despite its miniature dimensions.

Building on the success of its predecessor, the Videomic Pro is a convenient, lightweight shotgun mic.

Your camera's on-board mic might be OK for home movies, but using a separate mic and audio recorder will yield much better results.

Can Cakewalk's radical rethink of the DAW user interface tempt users of competing products into the Sonar fold — without alienating existing fans?

Why would you use one? There are plenty of perfectly good recordings made in garden sheds, bedrooms and basements!