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Get creative with your guitar tones, using Cubase’s VST Amp Rack

Although the shock value of its lyrics and ensuing censorship earned it notoriety, ‘Closer’ perfectly exemplifies Trent Reznor’s radical use of sampling and singularly focused musical vision.

If your workflow is a casualty of the closure of MobileMe, it’s probably time to start looking for alternatives...

From a delicate shimmer to an earthquake tremor, harmonics, tremolo and trills can add vibrancy and drama to your string arrangements. Find out how to make the most of them in this SOS masterclass.

The SOS team are tasked with improving speech recordings for an audio newspaper aimed at the partially sighted.

With multiple undo functions and real-time processing, Studio One gives you the freedom to turn back the clock...

You don’t have to give up Session Drummer 2’s content when you move up to 64-bit Sonar X1.

When your audio parts change tempo or time signature, Samplitude can still map them out in bars and beats.

Propellerhead’s Rack Extension Shop is filling up with tempting goodies...

In the first of this two-part series on drum editing in Reaper, we look at getting your transients to land perfectly on the grid.

Pro Tools 10 unlocks the vast potential of Avid’s Artist Series controllers. Here’s how to tap into those new possibilities...

With functionality that could actually surpass that of the iPad, Microsoft’s Surface looks set to make a big splash in the tablet market.

Outdoor live-sound work can be immensely satisfying to do — but it also involves some serious preparation...

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Our tame mix engineer was asked to inject some dark, moody aggression into this month’s track. Read on to find out how he did it...

Use Logic’s plug-ins to digitally recreate a classic analogue sound.

Discover how to use Live’s clip warping as a sound design tool.

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Top producer RedOne has had hits with dozens of artists, but relies on one man to “finish” tracks like Nicki Minaj’s ‘Starships’: engineer Trevor Muzzy.