March 2019 Magazine Contents

Acustica Audio have applied their unique sampling technology to the world of magnetic recording media — with impressive results.

I love my Electro‑Harmonix Small Stone phasers so I was delighted when AJH Synth announced that their Mega-Phase 12 Eurorack...

At a glance the AS Generator looks like a conventional step sequencer, but there's much more to it than that...

Aston's capacitor mics are fast becoming popular in the studio, and with its four voicing options and built-in preamp, their first ever dynamic model looks set to follow suit!

The newest model in Audio-Technica's popular Mx series of headphones majors on portability, ruggedness and comfort.

The goal of turning musical omelettes back into eggs gets ever closer, thanks to some unlikely cloud-based DSP wizardry!

While emulations of other classic analogue synths abound, there's only ever been one way to get your hands on a CS80 — until now.

This new range draws on Roland's Blues Cubes and promises to deliver both the sound and the playing feel of a real valvetube amp.

CEntrance's MixerFace R4 is a highly versatile mobile recording interface and mixer.

DPA have been leaders in the tiny-microphone market for years, but their new 6000 Series takes 'miniature' to a new level.

Fluid Audio's SRI-2 keeps things simple but doesn't skimp on build quality and design.

The Two Hand Touch is a kind of Batman's utility belt for the live sound engineer who mixes from an iPad.

Golden Age's new Premier brand takes their popular Pre‑73 preamps to the next level.

IK Multimedia take home-studio mastering to the MAX — and beyond!

Mackie's new MC range of close-backed headphones are refreshingly devoid of over-fancy styling, and this gives them a reassuring 'get the job done' appearance.

This book's 350 pages are packed with useful ideas, up-to-date, well-marshalled information, and great conceptual explanations backed up with lots of useful diagrams.

To supplement the video reports we created at the show, we invite you to join us for our post-NAMM summing-up session, where we discuss the trends of the 2019 show and identify the highlights. 

We explore what's new in the latest version of Native Instruments' flagship sampler.

Though a great recording front‑end, this versatile and characterful processor could just as easily find a home on your stereo mix bus...

Qu-Bit are bringing Scanned Synthesis to the Eurorack party, a form of organic wavetable synthesis which has hitherto been unavailable in hardware form...

Retrokits' flexible MIDI interface proves that good things do indeed come in small packages.

Interstellar Radio is "a faulty transmission line", whose wholly analogue design converts incoming audio to a high frequency pulse train then back again.

Rating: 4/5 Stars **** Resembling a cross between an elongated viola and a hurdy‑gurdy, the Nyckelharpa is a four-stringed instrument played with a bow.

Rating: 4/5 Stars **** Custom Shop features a range of rather exclusive hand-crafted drums and includes some very welcome brushed sounds for certain instruments.

Rating: 5/5 Stars ***** If you are a budding or busy composer looking for sonic inspiration in this style, then Ueberschall's Synthetic Soundtracks titles may well be of interest.

We take a look at the first in a new, more affordable range of products from BAE.

Mojo 2 Horn Section is an ambitious instrument that aims to succeed where other virtual horn sections fail.

Cakewalk has some powerful tools for working with REX clips.

After a record label bidding war the success of the Cranberries' first single was vital. Fans of the Smiths, they called in producer Stephen Street...

Many of DP's emulated guitar pedals offer even more than the real thing!

Dubai welcomed in 2019 with one of the biggest spectacles ever staged. Dom Jones created the epic soundtrack.

Urban music is often a springboard for new producers and engineers, and 21 Savage's chart-topping album was no exception.

Get the most out of your virtual instruments with Logic's articulation options.

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We show you some tips to streamline your mixing in Live.

Cubase's stock tools offer plenty of creative potential for pattern-based sound design.

With Pipeline XT, integrating outboard gear in Studio One is almost as easy as loading a plug-in.

Learning the alternative playback modes can make your Pro Tools experience much slicker.

Propellerhead's new instrument is a modular within your modular.

Find out how a professional VO artist kept his business afloat during a 12‑day ocean cruise!

Recently I started hearing a noise in my studio around 10-15 kHz. How can I find the cause and remove this unwanted noise?

How many different reverb sends do you set up? Is it OK (or even preferable) to send one track to more than one reverb effect?

I've recently bought a Klark Teknik KT-2A compressor to use with my Warm Audio TB12 preamp and noticed the TB12 has insert input and output sockets. What is the best practice when using outboard compressors with preamps when tracking?

With another NAMM show over, our esteemed Editor-In-Chief shares his thoughts on emerging trends...

Live shows are becoming ever more reliant on technology — and the skilled engineers who operate it. Laura Escudé explains how she has helped Kanye West, Jay‑Z and Herbie Hancock realise their live performances.

We examine the production of some recent hit records to help you brush up your listening skills.

"With its unique voice and rich timbre, the acoustic guitar in the hands of a creative mind has unlimited possibilities."