July 2023 Magazine Contents

The third generation of Ableton’s Push adds audio and MIDI interfacing and the option to go computer‑free with battery‑powered standalone operation.

The AIR Music Technology designers have delivered some interesting twists that make this delay plug-in worth a closer look.

We put the latest M2‑based Macs through their paces with music benchmarks.

Baby Audio’s first soft synth is inspired by the baby of the Yamaha CS range, the small but immediate CS‑01.

BLA have packed their take on the classic ‘blue‑stripe’ 1176 into a 500‑series module.

These two stompbox amps may look superficially the same and do have quite a lot in common, but each one seems to have been optimised for a different type of user.

Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. If you have a liking for the unconventional in your virtual instruments, then Cinematique Instruments should be on your radar.

Several famous console manufacturers now make their preamps available ‘to go’. Here's a handy round-up...

Designed in collaboration with the JHS Pedals team, EHX’s Lizard Queen is a slightly unusual distortion pedal...

With their clever audio networking technology, Elk Audio aim to make low‑latency, long‑distance collaboration a reality.

Eve’s new compact monitors borrow more than a little tech from their premium designs.

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Hemisphere is simply gorgeous, with a varied range of carefully curated sound sources, additional effects, and some unique features.

There’s more to this stylish‑looking pedal than meets the eye!

DSP‑equipped loudspeakers are only as good as the software that configures the DSP — in Genelec’s case, their GLM package.

Newcomers GS Music are kicking things off in style with an ambitious polysynth.

If you like your drums heavy, the Hertz Drums Bundle might be just the thing.

IK Multimedia’s mini Axe has everything you need for recording solo guitar.

JBL’s newest PRX range combines quality sound, powerful DSP and remote system control.

Make Noise need almost no introduction. Among the prime movers in the Eurorack explosion, former Moog employee Tony Rolando...

Coral is an eight‑voice, eight‑part, 10‑sound‑engine synthesizer in a 14HP module.

Think you know what analogue synthesis sounds like? Pittsburgh’s Taiga might change that...

The very affordable Tensol is a curious little effects plug‑in that combines granular delay processing with a resonator that’s been modelled on a string under tension.

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. This hybrid/organic strings toolkit is a follow‑up to the company’s excellent Sunset Strings.

Recording podcasts, interviews and video content couldn’t be easier with Rode’s compact new wireless mics.

Though based on Mr Neve’s historic designs, the Newton offers something a little different — for a little less money!

As a traditional bus compressor, this plug‑in sounds great — but there’s much more to it than that!

Whether you’re after fader control, hands‑on EQ and dynamics or a hardware meter, SSL’s UF1 has you covered.

Sound Particles have placed 3D audio at the heart of their new soft synth.

Pluralis allows for the creation of effects that are not possible with conventional delays.

A new Soundtoys plug‑in is always an event, and SuperPlate is their first release in over five years. Just how super is it?

Thomas Brett’s book offers a deep philosophical analysis of the various creative inspirations, ideas and processes involved in producing electronic music...

The latest in UJAM’s Finisher series aims to give your risers, impacts and transitions a boost.

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Looking for contemporary tribal and warrior percussion? Elements Cinematic Rhythms combines over 100 single instruments, hundreds of loops, an impressive collection of multi‑presets, internal sequencing, mic options and effects.

Want lo‑fi style chord progressions? You need look no further than Cubase’s Chorder MIDI plug‑in.

These audio files accompany the Cubase Chorder workshop in SOS July 2023.

We explain how to create MIDI string arrangements that don’t sound like MIDI string arrangements!

These audio files accompany the Faking A String Section In Your DAW workshop in SOS July 2023 issue.

In the second episode David Mellor focuses on gain staging during recording, by balancing mic input, preamps and gain within your DAW to achieve the optimal sound level.

Canadian mixer and recording engineer George Seara chooses the vocal on ‘Treat You Better’, by Shawn Mendes, as a favourite sound from his catalogue.

Today’s TikTok‑driven music market demands authenticity, as Atlanta mixer Jacob Morris found when he mixed David Kushner’s ‘Daylight’.

Logic Pro has all the tools you need to make multitracked drums sound their best.

David Kosten’s first commercial Atmos project was an immersive mix of one of the greatest albums of all time. No pressure...

We look at the processes that can add harmonic content to a sound, for subtle warmth or radical transformation.

Still wary of subscriptions? Avid’s new PlayCell sample player might change your mind...

In Studio One, Multi Instruments are your fast track to powerful synth layers and splits.

When our job involves a lot of sitting down, it’s up to us to inject some movement into our lives.

As electret condenser mics have internal preamps, do non‑electret condensers also have built‑in preamps?

When using a mono-making plug-in, is there a range of transition that sees stereo signals gradually taper into mono?

Clark reveals how he got signed to Warp Records, his recording and production workflow, and how Thom Yorke ended up as a guest vocalist on his latest album, Sus Dog.

We profile Dutch designer Matthijs Munnik of Cosmotronic.

The Superbooth show in Berlin has become one of the highlights of the electronic musician’s calendar, and for good reason.

South African musician and producer Ross Dorkin has diligently cultivated his career as a producer and engineer specialising in spatial audio composition with Dolby Atmos, alongside his work as an artist.

One of my favourite musical sounds ever is the unscripted, unplanned, impossible‑to‑replicate sound of an orchestra setting up for a session.

Doug Rogers is President of EastWest, the Soundsonline website and owner of EastWest Studios. Here he chats to Sam Inglis about what it takes to develop their award-winning sample library releases.