July 2022 Magazine Contents

The MPC Key isn’t just an MPC with a keyboard, it’s a completely new species of workstation.

The OC16 makes Austrian Audio’s impressive CKR capsule available at a new low price.

We test Behringer’s take on an underrated Korg classic.

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Some 80 individual sounds are provided, organised into four categories: Synthesized, Orchestra, Dirt & Noise and Dirt Bikes...

Could this modern tape delay prove to be even better than the real thing?

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Violin Textures is an apt product name, as the provision of textural effects is undeniable.

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Fallout Music Group focus on sound effects and sound‑design instruments aimed at media composers...

Focal’s new MTM speaker offers remarkable bang for your buck!

Twenty years on, the Octopre concept remains as strong as ever.

Diode‑based compressors can be delightful but also rather noisy. True to its name, the Zen promises a more peaceful approach...

Modelling pioneers Line 6 have breathed new life into their ageing delay unit — but they’ve also retained everything that made the original a classic.

Cornflakes is a 14HP granular oscillator module from a new Danish company called Miso.

We explore the first two DIY synth modules resulting from the Erica Synths/Moritz Klein collaborative venture that is mki x es.EDU.

A streamlined version of Modal’s Cobalt8, is the Cobalt5S even better than its sibling?

Theremins have been part of Moog’s story since day one, and their latest is the culmination of all that experience.

Meet Mavis, Moog’s affordable semi‑modular with more than a few tricks up its sleeve.

Novation’s compact keyboard gives you hands‑on control of FL Studio.

Hong Kong brand OneOdio prove that studio headphones needn’t cost a fortune.

AudioBox Go from PreSonus proffers pocket‑sized portability.

Officially approved by Revox, the company’s entire tape recorder portfolio is described through this book's 34 short chapters.

Roland add another classic polysynth to their Boutique range.

Shure offer a very neat lateral‑thinking solution to mounting stereo microphone arrays quickly and accurately.

Could this natty plug‑in streamline your approach to compression, limiting and expansion?

Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. Drop Pad enables the user to experiment with some seriously exotic sound-shaping using straightforward controls.

TC’s Infinite Sample Sustainer pedal allows the user to sustain notes or chords indefinitely.

For the first time ever, Universal Audio’s acclaimed plug‑ins are available in a native format.

In a world where makers of digital amp simulators take pride in offering a huge variety of models, Universal Audio have adopted a ‘less is more’ approach.

Warm Audio’s assault on the vintage mic market continues with this impressive take on an Austrian classic.

For the first time ever, Pro Tools 2022.4 now lets you create your own custom shortcuts.

We get to grips with Cubase 12’s new Audio To MIDI Chords feature included in Pro, Artist and Elements.

These audio examples accompany July 2022's Cubase workshop.

We explore Studio One’s MIDI editing facilities.

Asked to pick a favourite from the innumerable sounds he’s committed to tape, Alan nominates the unique keyboard sound on ‘The Eagle Will Rise Again’, from the third APP album Pyramid.

Working on tape with the Red Hot Chili Peppers forced Ryan Hewitt to revisit old‑school mixing skills — and find ways to adapt modern techniques to the analogue domain.

Tony Ni from Soundtoys sits down with Sam Inglis to discuss his mixing workflow and to explain how he uses core Soundtoys plug-ins to achieve his sound.

Extreme close miking can be an aesthetic choice or an uncomfortable necessity. Either way, it’s important to know how to get it right.

Do the automation features in DAW software make old‑school console automation redundant? We canvass opinions from big‑name mix engineers.

I’m seeing a lot of conflicting advice about using compression while recording. Some swear by it while others say it’s completely unnecessary with 24‑bit recording and modern converters. Where do you stand on this?

Mix engineers used to prefer hardware to software because it sounded better. Is that still true? And if not, is there still a reason to use it?

Like any true rock star, Bryan Adams is most at home in the studio!

Chiara Luzzana is a Sound Designer and Composer, known for her use of Zoom field recorders.

I write this column with two recent events in mind. One is the sad passing of legendary synthesist and composer Vangelis. The...

For Norwegian engineer, producer and record label boss Morten Lindberg, immersive audio begins at source.

German DIY electronics whiz Moritz Klein and Erica Synths founder Girt Ozolins explain the motivation behind their mki x es.EDU collaboration.

Film composer, theatre composer, TV composer, ballet composer... Why be one when you can be them all?

Engineer Shuta Shinoda faces the SOS nine-question treatment...

The state of flow is a term used in different practices ranging from sports to the creative arts, but what does the state...

Composer, producer and one half of Goldfrapp, Will Gregory opens up about the instruments that mean the most to him — and shows us how great they can sound in the right hands.

One of the audio industry’s largest manufacturing groups, Focusrite, is taking the lead in tackling green issues.