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It’s a classic of the modern era, and that’s why we thought it was worth revisiting here to mark the 10 year anniversary.
What can a technology from analogue consoles bring to your Pro Tools workflow?
PSP’s latest delay models a classic bucket‑brigade device, and can go from slightly dusty repeats to sonic swamp!
I’ve seen lots of different advice lately about whether it’s best to put an EQ before a compressor or after it. Is there an approach you’d recommend?
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. In Trails, media composer Alexander Parsons combined his love of modular synthesis and processing with the acoustic sounds of his violin and other acoustic instruments.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Just how ‘saxy’ can a virtual sax get? Musical Sampling bring some careful design elements to their two new saxophone libraries.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Voxmotive 2 for Soundbox follows on from the earlier Voxmotive package and takes on a similar format, but offers a somewhat different vocal style and different performers.
The new version of Scaler Music’s Carbon Electra soft synth incorporates intelligent tools from their Scaler 3 software.
Everyone loves a good delay effect. But when you’re mixing, delays can do more than you might imagine...
Softube take the shrink ray to their hands‑on mixing hardware.
Today, we have access to all sorts of audio metering options. But with a little understanding and experience, you’ll find you can glean a surprising amount of information with the quickest of glances at the humble vectorscope...
Studio Pro’s new Pitch Curves feature has both creative and corrective uses.
Boris are among the most important Japanese rock bands of the last two and a half decades.
The Orchid is designed to be an inspiration machine, putting complex chords at your fingertips while looking right at home on the flight deck of your retro‑futuristic spaceship.
Once seen as only a nuisance, noise can in fact be a useful creative tool in the studio.
I’ve sampled and used everything from insects in Cyprus and the clock on my boiler, to my children, my cats, thunderstorms and stone chiselling...
These two short audio examples demonstrate various elements of the ambient virtual guitar sounds and performances I discuss in the written workshop in SOS October 2026.
One of the biggest names in studio hardware has taken the plunge into software...
Cameron Craig and Chris Cooke discuss the new MPG Producer Deals Guide, explaining what producers need to understand about points, royalties, expenses and publishing.