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Ableton's Live revolutionised user interface design in music software, and with every update, the company have striven to retain its ergonomic appeal whilst adding some very sophisticated new features.
It's been a long wait, but the original slice-and-dice loop editing program has finally made it to Mac OS X. Is it still an essential tool a decade after its original launch?
Is it really necessary to give up an entire hard drive in order to get your hands on a good-sounding drum library? XLN Audio think not.
The new version of Cubase is all about big ideas, including a completely new way of working with tracks, plug-ins and virtual instruments.
FXpansion's software drum machine takes the 'pad sampler' concept pioneered by Akai's MPC range to new levels.
Tracktion's designers have given the program a thorough overhaul and added some significant new features. But have they succeeded in retaining its freshness and ease of use?
Your laptop computer probably already has a headphone output — but does it offer low-latency 24-bit ASIO, GSIF, MME, Direct Sound and Core Audio drivers? Echo's Indigo does.
Fancy doing some hard disk recording on your computer without using a soundcard? Martin Walker looks at an intriguing combination of mixer and USB interface that could let you do just that.
David Mellor looks at the roles of computers in the modern studio.
Symbolic Sound say the Pacamara Ristretto delivers on average a 2.5 times jump in performance, more connectivity options and seamless integration with audio and MIDI applications.
We undertake the most comprehensive look at Apple’s M1‑based Macs from a musician and audio engineer’s perspective.
Hardware systems for generating MIDI output from guitars are often expensive, impractical and unreliable. Jam Origin's revolutionary software alternative is none of these things.
A trio of easy-to-use plug-ins from Waves aims to bottle the signature sounds of pop producer Greg Wells.
Harrison’s Mixbus offers large–format console sound at a budget price, and the addition of MIDI and third–party plug–in support broaden its appeal considerably.
If you want to create convincing keyboard parts but don’t have the playing chops, AutoTheory might save your bacon.
In the hands of Sugar Bytes, familiar effects take on a wholly new identity!
The convolution revolution has left a gap in the market for a high-quality reverb based on more traditional room-modelling techniques. IK's suite of plug-ins looks to fill the void.
General MIDI synths are rarely glamorous, but there's no reason why they should not sound as good as more professional alternatives — that, at least, is the thinking behind NI's Bandstand soft synth.
Windows‑based musicians have long been asking for better support at the operating system level — and it seems to be very much on its way, with native low‑latency ASIO drivers and full support for MIDI 2.0. We reached out to Microsoft to find out more.