November 2023 Magazine Contents

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There are now some impressive offline source separation tools — but this one works in real time!

AJH Synth’s first dedicated system reimagines what the Minimoog might be.

If you’re a fan of Ted Fletcher’s classic optical compressor designs, this one should not disappoint.

With their iPad version of Logic Pro, have Apple succeeded in implementing a touch‑first user interface without sacrificing pro features?

Arturia have another classic on their long list of software synths: a special little squelchy box.

Want to mix in Atmos? We take a look at compatible DAWs.

Austrian Audio’s MiCreator is more than just a USB mic. It’s an entire family of mics!

It’s nearly half a century since the first guitar synth became available commercially — and, boy, have they come on a long way since then!

Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. Bunker Samples return with their new library Bunker Perc, recorded in the bomb shelter that gives the company their name.

Cherry Audio delve into the distant past to bring us two new virtual instruments.

The ubiquitous Nord Stage keyboards just keep getting better.

Tired of keyboards? The Digit Music CMPSR might be the MIDI controller for you...

Three years ago, HEDD Audio developed the world’s first AMT‑based headphones — and before anyone else has had time to catch up, they’ve now replaced them with the second generation.

The StompMan may look like ‘just another drive pedal’ but actually it’s a fully‑fledged 50W amp head that can fit on a pedalboard.

With the UNO Synth Pro X, IK have upped their synth game and targeted ‘serious’ synthesists.

KMI’s latest keyboards offer MPE control in compact and colourful packages.

Mic preamps and DIs all sound the same, right? Nope!

Mesanovic’s three‑way speaker offers outstanding performance, wireless connectivity — and a cardioid bass response.

This great‑sounding processor does more than make your music loud — but does it do enough?

OE’s all‑analogue bass pedals pack the sound of a stack into a stompbox.

Thomas McRocklin’s first foray into the world of guitar rig emulations treads a slightly different path from the competition.

For the first time, the Red and Blue bands of RND’s popular Silk circuit can be used together in the same device — but there’s more to the MBT than purple Silk!

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Sam Thomas is a composer, producer and session musician who describes his debut solo plug‑in as being somewhere between a synth, guitar and organ.

Shure’s classic mic celebrates a milestone birthday with the addition of a built‑in preamp. We test the new SM7dB and explore its fascinating history.

Sonuscore combine organic percussion sounds with a creative sequencing engine.

Scatter is a very simple‑to‑use granular delay that generates up to 64 grains with randomised positions, with stereo placement based around a fixed one‑second recording buffer.

Rating 4.5/5 Stars. UK producer Trevor Horn was a dominant force in 1980s pop, and this collaboration with Spitfire Audio gives users instant access to the maestro’s sound world.

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Jade Evolutions can be regarded as a partner product to Strezov’s existing Jade Orchestra, but with all‑new content and a substantially different instrument construct.

The Ultraviolet is the third pedal to join the ranks of Strymon’s new compact line of ARM‑powered processors.

The latest pedal from Warm Audio pays homage to one of the all‑time pedalboard favourites, the Fulltone OCD pedal.

Once again, Zoom raise the bar for high‑quality, 32-bit affordable handheld recorders.

Mixing gets so much easier when your processing chains are configured to deliver the same results in response to the same levels!

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Record producer/mix engineer Luke Smith details how he got his favourite sound on ‘Spanish Sahara’ from Foals...

David Wrench’s goal as mix engineer was to make Blur sound like themselves!

Turn the ratio up, and a compressor becomes a limiter. Go even further and you enter the world of reverse dynamics — and unique sonic effects.

With the new Sketch window and app, Pro Tools enters the world of clip launching.

Studio One, from version 6 on, is now a surprisingly powerful video editor!

Universal Audio’s Sphere microphone modelling system is well known for emulating classic mics — but that’s not all it does.

Rob Toulson explains how to optimise the drum sound for recording by experimenting with drum head, damping system, tuning and drum shell combinations.

I recently got a Zoom F8n Pro recorder and noticed when using phantom-powered mics the level jumps with a loud audible thump on headphones. Is this normal?

Why would you want to play around with the filtering characteristics of a D-A converter?

If you want to identify studio equipment that’s susceptible to grounding problems, a simple DIY project based on a wall‑wart PSU can help.

Film composer and producer Ludwig Göransson has earned a stellar reputation for sonic world‑building.

DJ, Artist and Producer NikNak chats about her route into immersive performances and turntablism.

From co‑founding cult band Jellyfish to writing with Brian Wilson and touring with Beck, Roger Manning has enjoyed an extraordinary career — and a remarkable collection of vintage instruments.

It was roughly a decade after moving to the UK from West Tokyo in 2004 that Japanese producer and artist Koichi Yamanoha came up with the kaleidoscopic mix of folk, art‑rock and psychedelia he calls Grimm Grimm.

There’s something inspiring about stories of unexpected success, and by ensuring the quality is there, we can at least open up the possibility of success.

In celebration of Delia Derbyshire Day 2023 and the 60th Anniversary of the Doctor Who theme, Caro C discusses the Delia Derbyshire archives and the importance of her contributions to the development of electronic music.

If you were to ask me which electric guitar I most pick up when I play for pleasure, not work, I do have an answer, absolutely and definitively.

We visit the German factory where beyerdynamic’s classic microphones are still handmade in exactly the way they always have been.