May 2018 Magazine Contents

Developed in conjunction with Matthias Puech, the 4MS Tapographic Delay is a hands-on 32-tap delay with a maximum delay time close to three minutes.

Arturia’s new V Collection includes a digital tribute to possibly the funkiest of all keyboards — the Clavinet.

Phosphor 2 is Audio Damages' first of their desktop virtual instruments to be ported to iOS, bringing with it exactly the same features as the desktop version.

The JB-2 Overdrive is the first example of Boss collaborating with a boutique pedal builder — US company JHS Pedals.

With eight channels of mastering-grade D-A conversion, this device packs a big sound into a 1U box.

With its twin 12-inch woofers, this compact column system packs rather more punch than your average mini line‑array.

Weighing in at a substantial 40GB uncompressed, SKU therefore has plenty of headroom to focus on sound quality and detail...

Partnering again with veteran iOS music-makers Blue Mangoo, Embertone's Jubal Flute is the second of their Kontakt instruments to be released in iOS guise.

Focal’s new flagship studio cans aren’t cheap — but their performance is up there with the very best of them.

Epic Risers and Epic Drops are designed for the full version of Kontakt (v.5.6 or later) and provide the sorts of ‘riser’ and ‘drop’ sounds that have become firm ear-candy favourites for cinematic composers, game sound designers, and music producers in various contemporary genres (EDM and hip hop).

Plonk uses AAS physical modelling to generate many voices of a typical drum machine, but it’s equally suited to creating strikes and hits with no real-world equivalent...

The latest versions of iZotope’s Ozone and Neutron are not only more intelligent than their predecessors, they can also communicate with one another.

Mercuriall’s painstaking recreation of a classic Mesa guitar preamp offers more than just rock nostalgia.

The humble digital delay pedal has evolved into something we could once only dream of...

A real labour of love, this neatly-zipped 893MB download file expands to nearly 1GB of data, comprising the 185-page e-book itself, 130 audio files, and 17 associated MP4 video tutorials that in themselves provide a total of 3.5 hours of viewing.

The newest member of Neumann’s celebrated KH family of monitors might be the smallest, but it’s also the most technologically advanced.

Housed in a very compact metal body, weighing just 75g, the solid-state LS‑P4 is built around the familiar Olympus ‘Tresmic’ three‑microphone array, in which the central omni mic is there specifically to extend the low‑end response.

Fritz Lang’s Metropolis inspires a third epic sample collection, while Berlin Orchestra Inspire provides a full symphony orchestra in a single package.

PMC’s new entry-level monitors represent a distillation of nearly three decades of R&D.

This major update to PreSonus’ popular multi-purpose mixers endows them with a host of new features — including, for the first time, motorised faders!

I took my first sound design job years ago on a television show whose budget barely afforded me the petrol to the studio. It...

Classic low-pass gates are probably best associated with the Buchla modulars. However, Rabid Elephant decided against the vactrols, aiming to produce something faster, more accurate, durable and natural-sounding.

Roland continue to mine their considerable legacy with another Boutique module, this time based on the simple but much-loved SH-101.

We cast our eyes and ears over Mr Neve’s elegant contributions to the 500-series format.

Soniccouture’s latest instrument combines recordings made in extraordinary spaces with an ultra-modern interface.

Low frequencies are the weak point of nearly every home and project studio — could this unique tactile subwoofer give you the edge?

The Arrow offers two-channel recording and Universal Audio’s celebrated plug-ins, all at the end of a Thunderbolt 3 connector.

Kauldron is most certainly up there in terms of analogue sonics and with its combination of features and competitive pricing, should prove attractive to many.

Zynaptiq’s unique blend of pitch-shift, delay, reverb and other effects will take you into parallel musical universes!

It may be famous for its difficult birth, but Loveless was a technical triumph. My Bloody Valentine’s Kevin Shields tells us the story behind their breathtakingly original album.

When it comes to mixing bass, sometimes more is more, and Cubase has all the tools you need...

In the hands of Kendrick Lamar, blockbuster movie Black Panther spawned a new type of ‘soundtrack’ album. Engineer Matt Schaeffer was at the controls.

With Smart Tempo in Logic Pro 10.4, you need no longer record to a click.

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The need to substitute one clip for another arises frequently, and Pro Tools is ready to help out.

We get to grips with Reason’s aptly named Radical Piano.

One of the defining features of the Family Guy TV show is its use of lush musical arrangements and a musical number. While the show’s writers pen the lyrics, it's down to Walter Murphy to turn these into musical pieces that work. In this video, Walter walks us through two musical cues, from turning a script into a song, to creating demos, right through to recording a live, 60-piece swing band on one of the most famous scoring stages in the world.

Working with a producer and an ambitious timescale, our engineer planned ahead for the best chances of a good result.

Reaper’s MIDI Editor can be customised to make programming your drum parts easier. We explain how...

Add a human element to your drum parts with Sonar’s various quantising options.

Learning how to use Studio One’s templates can make a massive difference to your efficiency.

Take our crash course on Live 10’s new Wavetable synth.

Recording a library of acoustic guitar samples highlighted the importance of repeatability, blind testing, small lasers and double‑sided sticky tape.

Whether it’s classic NS-10s, battered old Auratones or something more esoteric, passive speakers require a power amp — here’s how to choose the right one.

There are many jobs involved in large-scale touring — and established front-of-house mixer Bryony October has pretty much done them all.

Recorded sound is an illusion, and as I think I’ve said before, stereo is doubly so. In real life what we hear is sound coming...

Are we losing touch with what ‘human’ sounds like?

Brush up on your listening skills, as we dissect some hits from a recording and production perspective. This month: The Infamous Stringbusters, Logic, Chris Stapleton, NF, and Whitney Houston.

Although it only opened for business in 2017, Daft Studios did not appear out of the blue. It is, in fact, the rightful heir to and successor of another legendary large studio, La Chapelle.

Does the concept of ownership mean anything in the software studio?

For growth in the music production sector, look beyond your doorstep.