December 2018 Magazine Contents

This is a hybrid product in more ways than one — not least because it can be controlled via a dedicated DAW plug‑in.

Audio Damage’s latest plug-in instrument gives an accessible but versatile take on granular synthesis.

There’s no shortage of homages to classic microphones and processors but, until now, the monitor market has resisted the notion. Enter Avantone’s take on the iconic Yamaha NS‑10.

We put BLA’s feature-rich and keenly priced 1176-style compressor to the test.

Bose’s new all-in-one PA might be small, but it packs some serious punch.

Find out what this vintage-inspired preamp has to offer the modern recordist.

Whether you’re recording music, speech or wildlife — indoors or out — DPA’s newly enhanced stereo mic set will ace the job!

Premium Swedish mic-makers Ehrlund take their unique triangular-diaphragm technology to the stage — and the results are impressive!

Latvian Erica Synths have partnered up with French company e-licktronic to develop drum modules with a distinctly Japanese flavour.

Golden Age have compressed their Comp‑3A compressor, cramming more than a little of its essence into the smaller form of the Comp-3A Jr.

This Kontakt-based virtual instrument doesn’t just give you sounds to play back your ideas. It can also give you the ideas themselves!

Every so often, something so incredibly useful comes out that you wonder why nobody thought of it before. This Kontakt instrument is such a product...

These compact monitors from new company Kali Audio strike an enticing balance between performance and affordability.

Even though it first saw the light of day in the early 1980s, MIDI is a protocol that shows no sign of fading away, and for those of us who depend on it, it’s an ongoing relief that companies such as Kenton exist...

We get up to speed with the latest leaps in Line 6’s guitar-modelling technology.

Mackie offer a straightforward and affordable approach to audio interfacing with two new Onyx units.

This D-A converter boasts a range of useful features — as well as impressive performance.

Could Novation’s new keyboard be the ultimate command centre for your synth studio?

Need help coming up with creative chord sequences? Plugin Boutique’s Scaler can provide the missing music theory...

Rode’s new Soundfield mic brings the benefits of Ambisonic recording to everyone, whether you’re working with 360‑degree audio or old‑fashioned stereo.

Roland’s TM-6 Pro module could be the perfect way to combine electronic and acoustic drums.

This classy stereo processor aims to bring analogue colour to your digital recordings.

The Sonicsmith Squaver P1+ is not your ordinary semi-modular synth...

As the ‘anti’ suggests, what you are getting here are predominantly rhythmic sounds, but not based upon conventional drum or percussion instruments...

If you hanker after the sound of uber-heavy metal guitars, but don’t have the guitar chops or the seven-string guitar to pull it off, then Heavier7String might be just the (virtual) session guitarist you are looking for...

Clearly aimed at the cost-conscious end of the market, the Forbidden Planet filter embodies its quintessentially analogue namesake thanks to a 2-pole, 12dB/oct filter inspired by the 1975 Steiner-Parker Synthacon...

Waves’ latest plug-in takes us into the bowels of the world’s most famous studio!

Chris Watson’s fascination with location sound recording has taken him to some of the most remote places on Earth, where climatic extremes and uncooperative wildlife push his equipment and skills to their limits.

Cypress Hill’s crossover classic launched the group into the mainstream — and without sampling a single horse...

We explore a free Max For Live Pack that could change the way you make music in Live.

Not all piano-roll editors are created equal — Cubase’s boasts some very handy chord-programming tools.

To showcase the band to promoters and festival bookers, singer‑songwriter Greg McDonald wanted to film an 'as live' main‑stage performance by the full band line‑up...

Hip-hop collective Brockhampton abandoned their home studios for Abbey Road — and left with a number one album.

Take your auto-sampled hardware synth patches to the next level using EXS24 and Alchemy.

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Zplane’s advanced time-stretching and pitch-shifting algorithms are now available in Cakewalk.

The stock EQIII plug‑in may be old, but it still has a few neat tricks up its sleeve.

Although Macs are simply wonderful when they are working properly, on a bad day they can be just as frustrating as their counterparts...

The move away from traditional studio production has opened up new opportunities for mastering engineers like Piper Payne — but it’s also brought new challenges.

Hone your listening skills, as we dissect more hits from a recording and production perspective. This month: Freya Ridings, Marshmello (feat. Bastille), Ella Mai, and our classic mix is Aretha Franklin ‘I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)’ (1967).

“I’ve loved standalone sequenced synths and grooveboxes since coming late to the Roland MC202 and Korg’s Electribes. But the computer always seemed the way forward...”

There is still a demand for residential studios where artists can get away from distractions, and one particularly pretty example is Black Rock Studio on the Greek island of Santorini.

Studios may be suffering in the 21st Century, but they still hold a certain appeal — not least as wedding venues.