SOUND ON SOUND
Can this digital mixer perform equally well in both recording studio and live sound worlds?
Even grime mixes need clarity! This month we get our hands dirty cleaning up the mud in Alex Giddens track.
I've been impressed by SonicCouture's previous Abstrakt Breaks loop libraries, so was interested to hear how things had...
Lexicons Ionix range trades Firewire connectivity for USB and moves from the rack to the desktop.
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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.
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.
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...
Why is Al James poppy and well-arranged track not reaching its potential in the mix, despite extensive EQ treatment and other processing? We dissect his original Cubase project to find out.