September 2017 Magazine Contents

Could the MPCX make you rethink your whole approach to studio and live music production?

Apple unveiled the much-rumoured 10.5-inch iPad Pro at this year’s Worldwide Developer Conference in San Jose.

ATC’s ‘artisanal’ approach to monitor design pays off handsomely with this classy new speaker and amplifier combo.

Audeze have managed to shrink their planar magnetic driver technology into a pair of in-ear monitors — with impressive results!

It is sometimes the simplest of ideas that catch your interest. Audreio is such an idea: a way to stream and record audio from a desktop DAW straight to another device, without having to leave your DAW.

Malcolm Toft, the man behind countless classic consoles, turns his expertise to building a high-quality and remarkably flexible bass processor.

We check out Boss' Katana series of affordable modelling guitar amplifiers, all of which include a USB recording output.

Speaker design has come a long way since the ‘70s. Is there still room on the market (and in your studio!) for an old-school main monitor?

EastWest’s new instruments aim to put guitarists on the same footing as keyboard players when it comes to MIDI control.

Electro-Harmonix’s Operation Overlord Allied Overdrive is a slightly unusual overdrive pedal, in that it has full stereo capability.

Elektron’s new sampling drum machine is much more than just a cut-price Octatrack.

Future Retro’s Transient is a single-voice drum module based on 16-bit samples nabbed from classic drum machines, all delivered by a 12-bit DAC.

These modules can be mixed and matched to create a versatile, high-quality, Neve-esque channel strip for an impressive price.

Building on Avid’s Eleven Rack technology, this new hardware amp modeller promises to combine great sound with ease of use.

You’d be forgiven for thinking the world doesn’t need another expensive vari-mu compressor. But you might just be wrong...

Peak Rider 2 smoothly detects the dynamics and frequencies of a sidechain signal (external or generated), using it to process the main input in one of 5 ways.

Are the days of hex pickups numbered? Now available as a Mac/Win plug-in or stand-alone, Jam Origin’s guitar-to-MIDI utility is fast, versatile and affordable.

Levels from Mastering The Mix is a refreshing alternative, presenting the metering tools that are needed in today’s loudness-normalised world in an affordable, easy-to-use package.

McDSP’s tasty echo presents a mouth-watering trio of vintage delay styles, with a side order of freakiness.

At a special event held in Shanghai back in May, Microsoft unveiled the fifth-generation Surface Pro, which benefits from many of the lessons the Surface team learnt whilst developing the Surface Studio.

Miktek have launched a brace of headphone amps that can feed four sets of headphones, or two. The decision is yours...

The Faderport 8 offers tight Studio One integration at a very attractive price.

The PreSonus Quantum offers spectacularly low latency and a simplified way of working. Is it the best Thunderbolt interface you can buy?

The latest firmware for QSC’s popular TouchMix-8 and -16 mixers endows them with a huge amount of extra functionality.

This Vox-inspired special edition of Roland’s analogue modelling amp is equally impressive at home, on stage or in the studio.

Soniccouture breathe new life into some classic drum sounds.

In a departure from their normal orchestral agenda, Spitfire Audio have released North 7 Vintage Keys, a collection of four classic instruments from the 1960s and 1970s.

Jove has a modern replacement for the now-obsolete OTA (IR3109) used in the original Jupiter 6 and it has been given voltage control of resonance along with an extra two-pole low-pass mode...

Tascam’s mission to make recording accessible continues, with the launch of a new range of highly affordable microphones.

Unfiltered Audio’s Dent is a comprehensive set of tools specifically designed to cause severe damage to your audio...

Ethera Soundscapes includes 14GB of sample content spread across three different elements: a vocal library with both male and female vocal samples, a range of atmospheric ambience elements, and a wavetable-based synth-engine.

This curious, spherical, multi-capsule mic aims to take all the hassle out of capturing multi-instrument recordings. Does it work?

Want to convert your multi-channel instruments into audio? Here’s how to do it in Cubase.

We show you how to find, capture, and process found sounds in Ableton Live.

Fleetwood Mac stalwarts Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie have enjoyed long musical careers — as has their engineer, mixer and co-producer Mark Needham.

Ryan Hewitt’s career began in New York and saw him assisting Michael Brauer and Phil Ramone. However, it was in LA that he...

Integrate your Logic Pro X tracks with GarageBand iOS and open up a world of possibilities.

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Our engineer demonstrates that there’s no point showing off your production chops if they don’t serve the song!

We explain how the new editing features in Pro Tools 12.6 will benefit everyone.

Create a custom channel strip, complete with controls, in Reaper’s Mixer.

Get creative with Sonar’s cabinet convolution processor in TH3.

When it comes to making virtual reality convincing, sound has a vital role to play — especially when you’re creating a virtual rock gig!

We help you get the best from PreSonus’s new Symphonic Orchestra instrument for Studio One.

Familiarity with a few common articulations is the key to successful MIDI string arranging.

I’m soon going to be doing my first recording of live drums and it occurred to me that I don’t know the answer to this question...

I’d like to start using the very helpful Schwa Schope multi-analysis plug-in within Cubase Pro 9. If I would like to assess the frequency spectrum of, for example, the kick and bass guitar tracks, how should I set up the routing?

When a musician takes an interest in home recording, or makes the transition from old-school recording hardware to the wonderful world of computers, the question we hear most frequently relates to the choice of DAW software.

Why do musicians see value in the music they write but not the software they use to write it?

This month: Snarky Puppy • Zedd & Alessia Cara • Royal Blood • Kendrick Lamar • Kyle • Classic Mix: Fleetwood Mac ‘Dreams’ (1977).

Success in the library music world is partly about who you know — so get out there and get to know people!

As a large multi-room facility, Larrabee Studios remains in demand both by artists and industry professionals, to the point where they are not only holding their ground but are actually expanding.

As media composers, we should be able to turn our hands to anything... shouldn’t we?

If the LP finally dies, what will become of the studio?