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Explore the potential of complex sound layering with Reason’s Combinator.

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Cut out nasty noises and soften your spiky guitar tracks in Reaper.

Should you upgrade your Pro Tools rig to HDX? And if you do, what pitfalls await?

A consumer preview version of Windows 8 has been released to mixed reviews — but what does the horizon look like for musicians?

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This month, as well as revealing a few unusual tricks, our mix engineer demonstrates how to achieve power and clarity by focusing on the contrast between the sounds of different instruments.

Use Takes and ESX24 to create glitch effects in Logic.

If you’re mystified by Live’s complex-looking Multiband Dynamics plug-in, let us offer some help...

Expectations were high for the first Van Halen album in 14 years — and with eight mics on the bass alone, engineer Ross Hogarth was taking no chances!

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Delay forms the basis for a wide range of effects that can transform your tracks from dull and pedestrian to polished and professional.

Learn to switch between monitor systems with Cubase’s Control Room.

'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' was a huge global hit, but it also represented a tour de force in coaxing the perfect vocal from a singer, as explained by producer Narada Michael Walden.

While the iPad users are getting all the attention, let’s learn to love our Macs again...

Dust off that hardware controller and make it your best friend in the studio, with this simple way of using Sonar's Active Controller Technology.

Straight and vintage delays, ADT, psychedelia, glitch... Is there anything Reason's Echo device can't do?

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Learn some Mid/Sides tricks in Reaper to open up your options at mastering time.

Checking real-world latency just got easier, with a new tool from DAW Bench...