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This month we tame a vocal that varies in dynamic range, and look at ways to create 'bigness' in the mix without overcooking levels.
Here are links to the audio files from January 2008's MIX RESCUE article
Music Lab impressed us with the playability and sound quality of their virtual acoustic guitar instrument, Real Guitar — and now they've gone electric...
It's over five years since Native Instruments released the original version of their flagship soft sampler, and its third incarnation takes the Kontakt concept even further, with a streamlined user interface, a new waveform editor and a massive sample library.
Some music applications will completely fail to take advantage of the multiple cores of a modern CPU — but which ones, and why? We find out, and advise on how you can make best use of however many cores your PC has.
Nowadays, we expect software to be able to change the tempo of recorded audio, but the latest version of Pro Tools integrates this functionality in a new and impressive fashion.
Here are links to the audio files from January 2008's PIANO RECORDING article.
I recorded a performance of Handel's Messiah recently, and I was wondering what the common practice is when compressing...
I've always had trouble with hi-hat bleed through my snare drum mic. I use a Shure SM57 on the snare, and if I try to boost the...
As far as I am aware, Logic's processing engine, with which it does all of its internal effect calculations and summing, runs at...
The crack team of Paul White and Hugh Robjohns have travelled the world solving readers' problems. Here, they down the Hob Nobs...
I want to mic up my bodhran so that I can record what I am doing in Audacity, then play it back in order to hear where I'm going...
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Following last month's introduction to the Thor synthesizer, we embark on a patch-building project and explore several of the key features of Reason 4's new synth...
One of the new features added in the Sonar 7 update is a very flexible step sequencer. We investigate its features and suggest some ways to make the most of it.
If recording a real piano isn't for you, there's no shortage of very convincing software alternatives.
This month, we perform some audio alchemy on a home studio room that also has to double for other purposes.
It's been a long time coming, but has the latest version of Steinberg's Groove Agent been worth waiting for?
Summit Audio's high-end designs are known for their quality and longevity — so is their new compressor a classic in the making?