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Control surface, audio interface, digital mixer, solid-state recorder: the V-Studio 100 does it all, but is it a jack of all trades and master of none? Lets find out...
There are very few records whose influence can be so strongly felt after 45 years as the Kinks You Really Got Me. At the controls was Shel Talmy, who tells us the story of a song that changed pop music.
Now that we have digital models and dynamic convolution technology, were spoilt for choice when it comes to classic compressor flavours. But whether hardware or software, which is right for which job?
It can be difficult reading about compression without hearing what it does. Here are a number of audio files to accompany this article, with a detailed explanation of what they demonstrate.
No guitar effects in Cubase? Actually, there are more options than you can count...
Getting precisely the results you want from compressors can often be the key to a tight, modern-sounding mix. We explain what the controls are designed to achieve and how they relate to what you hear.
Digital Performers time-display and grid features are the key to several cool techniques, including instant glitch effects.
Rock bands, choirs and symphony orchestras each pose their own challenges to the engineer. Put them all in the same room, and things get really messy...
XLN Audio's very fine Addictive Drums is a virtual drum instrument for Mac and PC that strikes a useful balance between the...
We check out this traditional JoeMeek compressor in pedal format, for use with guitars, basses and other instruments.
This valve mic offers bags of character, and a quality of result comparable with mics that cost much more.
I'm writing this leader column while still recovering from helping to organise the live sound for Malvern's West Fest all‑day...
Built-in DSP extends the flexibility and usefulness of these capable speakers.
Complex tasks of all kinds can be done quickly and easily with Logics Transform window.
Have you ever longed for the sound and style of a Mellotron without the impracticality, unreliability and team of men required to move it? If so, you need yearn no more — thanks to the Memotron...
When I compared Toontrack's Superior Drummer 2 with FXpansion's BDF2, my one quibble was its relatively small number of...
Links to the before and after mixes.
This months mission proves that to get the best from a song you need to pay as much attention to arrangement as to mix technique.
Will your music become immortal, or simply indigestible? Its all about context.
Dutch samplists SAM have updated their four popular brass titles (SAM Horns, Trombones, Trumpets and Solo Sessions), and re‑...