December 2017 Magazine Contents

API put the sound of their classic consoles right at your feet!

Powered by Apple’s latest A11, so-called ‘Bionic’ SoC (System on a Chip) that includes (for the first time) a custom Apple-designed GPU, this is the snappiest iPhone performance you will have ever experienced...

Mixing audio can be difficult, but unmixing is impossible — unless, that is, you have access to Audionamix’s innovative ADX technology.

Sonuscore’s new library takes an unusual and inventive approach to the sampled orchestra.

With its DAW integration, colour touchscreen and harmonic generator, Bettermaker’s latest processor is much more than just a limiter.

The Rev 2’s attractive feature set and inviting price tag could make it the most popular Prophet yet.

We’re used to seeing convolution technology in plug-ins, but recent years have seen this increasingly appearing in hardware form. DigiTech’s take on this is a compact stompbox-format dual-channel cabinet emulator.

Dynaudio’s Lyd series of nearfield monitors has been a great success — and now the range has a new three-way flagship model.

If you’re looking for an alternative to the established stereo editing packages, Internet Co’s slick dual-platform offering might pique your interest...

Korg's latest soft synth is an iOS version of the Mono/Poly, which appears to be so similar to previous versions that it can swap patches with them...

Lawing Musical Products have been building their own take on noiseless replacement pickups for Stratocasters for some years...

The TZ-VCO is 100 percent analogue, and unusual in several respects...

Lynx have updated and improved their celebrated modular audio interface.

The DC16 control surface for Mackie’s DL32R digital mixer gives you the best of both iPad and hardware control.

Are the Maschine 3 and Komplete Kontrol 2 enough to keep NI at the top of the integrated controller/software game?

These powered PA speakers have a simplicity of operation that belies the powerful technology within.

Rode’s new performance-oriented wireless set promises ease of use and robust performance.

Sample Logic’s latest release, while appealing to media composers, is perhaps more firmly situated on the sound design side of that line.

This exquisitely touch-sensitive virtual instrument comprises over 11,000 samples of what many consider to be the ultimate Rhodes electric piano: the Mark I Suitcase model.

As we’ve come to expect from Sonnox, their take on the dynamic equaliser boasts more than a touch of class.

Sontronics have had great success building mics for specific applications — but their new flagship is designed to take almost anything you can throw at it.

Soundiron’s original Ambius release received a glowing review from Martin Walker here in November 2010, since when the concept...

Teenage Engineering take the Pocket Operator game to the next level.

Derived from the larger flagship Trident 88 consoles, this new range offers many of the same features for a lot less money.

This update to Universal Audio’s plug-in catalogue includes several mouthwatering delights!

The quadroPOL works as a VC mixer or quad VCA, with the ring modulation and the polarising qualities adding something extra...

Vertigo’s classy new equaliser draws on some intriguing design ideas from the 1970s.

As a source of very playable — and suitably thunderous — orchestral toms, Cinematic Thunder provides plenty of bang for a relatively modest buck.

With an all-analogue preamp stage, combining solid-state components with Korg’s new ‘flat’ 6P1 Nutube triode valve, these diminutive 50W lunchbox amps are ideal in the studio.

Warm Audio’s new mic is claimed to offer the sound of an original Neumann U87 at a fraction of the price. Does it succeed?

Coldcut’s version of Eric B & Rakim’s ‘Paid In Full’ launched their career and reinvented the concept of the remix at the same time.

Craft the perfect mix in Sonar with these handy hints.

Cubase’s audio transpose features open up some interesting creative possibilities.

Scoring a huge ad campaign in four days is no mean feat, especially when you have to record live musicians.

Not only is Atlanta’s rap scene producing stars like Lil Uzi Vert, but it’s also providing opportunities for a new wave of engineering talent.

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We show you how you can treat Live as one big modular synth.

We explore Reason’s new flagship synth: Europa.

By turning your hotel room into a project studio, you can deliver broadcast-quality VO tracks when you travel.

We help you get to grips with Reaper’s new spectral-editing functions.

Studio One’s Impact drum machine has hidden depths that are well worth exploring.

Brass and horns ignite the fire at the heart of the orchestra.

I need to do some recording of spoken word, using a cheap and cheerful lavalier mic, but it’s noisy — there’s a steady ‘hiss’. Is there some plug-in that can reduce said noise, perhaps by taking a sample of it and then adding it out of phase?

I’m looking to get some kit PAT tested and am getting some quotes, but everyone wants to know how many items are to be tested? If I have a power amp with an IEC mains lead, would that count as two tests or one?

I have a set of Yamaha HS8 monitors and I set them up on my new desk the other day and noticed that the left speaker was way...

My cheap audio interface has ADAT ports to allow me to add more inputs and outputs. If I were to use these to hook up a more expensive interface with better mic preamps, will I see an increase in sound quality?

Not all that long ago it seemed that there was a place in the mainstream for instrumental music...

Orchestral performance and the role of modern technology.

Karl Marx predicted that history would repeat itself as farce — but he never saw a role for expert pop parody!

This month tracks from Sam Smith • Taylor Swift • Imagine Dragons • Classic Mix: Spice Girls ‘Wannabe' (1996).

Like any way to make a living, library music has its pitfalls. We help you look out for some of the biggest!

Is it really still OK for our livelihoods to depend on a small piece of plastic?

This year’s AES Show in New York saw a number of welcome changes...

In 2016, acclaimed pianist, composer and producer Nils Frahm took over operation of the former chamber music hall at Funkhaus, and after extensive remodelling, the studio is now ready to embark on the next phase of its journey.