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Not Just for Dance Music Anymore
When we think of loop-based production, we often imagine techno and dance music or remixed pop hits —
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Field Test: Event Electronics ASP8 Studio Precision Monitors
Event Electronics made a big splash years ago when it introduced the 20/20 Series of powered, direct-field monitors, which brought the price of bi-amplified,...
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Field Test: Digidesign Pro Tools Version 6
Version 6 of Pro Tools is more than simply an update to make it compatible with Apple's new OS X operating system; there have...
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McDSP Synthesizer One Version 2
There are plenty of native virtual instruments in a rainbow of formats, but the development of software instruments for TDM has been largely neglected.
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BIAS Peak 3.0
With the economy fluctuating, software companies folding and products disappearing this constant flux of life we're all caught up in it's nice to feel
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Field Test: Antares Kantos Plug-In
From the company that brought us Auto-Tune and Mic Modeler comes a brand-new mind-warping, sound-bending plug-in, Kantos. The basic function of this sci-fi-looking
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Emagic EXS24 Software Sampler
Emagic's EXS24 is the software sampler of choice for Logic aficionados. The program has the ability to load and automatically keymap batches of samples
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Steinberg Cubase SX
In order to stay competitive, digital audio-sequencing programs must be continually updated and upgraded. Generally, keeping track of the latest revision
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Remixing Hotshots
The act of taking a song's vocal tracks and putting them to a new arrangement that targets the dance music market is a serious...
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Emagic Logic Platinum 5.1 and Logic Control
Emagic's Logic Platinum Version 5.1 picks up where Version 4.8.1 left off and adds a whole slew of enhancements to the program's already impressive...
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MOTU Digital Performer
Have you ever wished for a way to record takes without cluttering up your hard drive with files? Many of today's best digital audio...
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Audio Ease Altiverb 1.4
The ability to sample the reverb of an environment and then use that sample to recreate the location's reverb in your studio is an...
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MOTU Digital Performer 3.02
Mark of the Unicorn's Digital Performer has been a staple in my production studio ever since I connected MIDI instruments to an 8MHz Mac...
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TC|Works Spark XL
The newest version of Spark by TC|Works, Spark XL, packs more than enough improvements and features to warrant the label in its name. I...
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Waves L2 Ultramaximizer
The newest installment in Waves' Ultramaximizer signal processing series is the L2 plug-in for TDM, the software re-creation of the critically acclaimed
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Ina-GRM GRM Tools
The GRM Tools plug-in bundle was created by the Groupe de Recherches Musicales de l'Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (aka, Ina-GRM) in Paris. The bundle
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