Hardware

Review: Prism Sound Orpheus  Dec 1, 2008 The Prism Sound Orpheus FireWire audio interface, preamp and DAC may be expensive, but you get what you pay for with its pristine audio quality....

Review: Universal Audio UAD-2  Dec 1, 2008 The successor to the UAD-1 DSP card still comes with more than 30 plug-ins, but provides two-and-a-half times the processing power...

Phantom Power: Beats From Nothing  Dec 1, 2008 Get creative with your sound sources with transformative sampling, audio editing and more....

Review: Trinity Audio Group Indamixx  Nov 1, 2008 Remix reviews Trinity Indamixx portable music production studio. The compact touchscreen computer hosts the Linux OS and include a full host of audio software and plug-ins, as well as Internet connectivity...

Review: Monster Beats by Dr. Dre  Nov 1, 2008 Remix reviews Monster Beats by Dr. Dre professional headphones. Supa Engineer Duro, aka Ken Iffil, who’s mixed songs for Alicia Keys, T.I., Jay-Z and many others, give his assessment of the accuracy and sound reproduction of the Monster Beats by Dr. Dre professional headphones....

Review: TL Audio Fat Track Tube Production Suite  Nov 1, 2008 Remix reviews the TL Audio Fat Track Tube Production Suite....

Review: Access Virus TI Snow  Oct 1, 2008 Remix reviews Access Virus TI Snow compact virtual analog synthesizer with USB plug-in integration. The four-part, 50-note Snow sends audio and MIDI out through USB 2.0, and can be used like a VST or RTAS plug-in instrument within DAW software....

Phantom Power: Cleaning House  Oct 1, 2008 Clean up your music studio’s signal path to get the best-sounding audio with these simple and inexpensive maintenance tips. “Cleaning House” tells you how to purify your studio’s signal path with power conditioners and other electrical tips, cleaning cables jacks and jack ports and other tips...

The Blue Print | Creating Tracks  Oct 1, 2008 Remix’s The Blue Print technical feature. Construct finished songs and improve your music-making workflow with this step-by-step track construction guide....

Review: Novation Nocturn  Oct 1, 2008 Remix reviews Novation Nocturn USB Automapping controller for plug-ins, DAWs and MIDI gear. The compact USB-powered controller uses Novation Automap technology to provide control maps for VST, RTAS and Audio Units (AU) plug-ins, as well as controlling MIDI hardware and software...

Review: AKAI XR20  Oct 1, 2008 Remix reviews Akai XR-20 hip-hop drum machine. The XR-20 includes more than 700 sounds specifically designed for hip-hop and urban music and lets you sequence three tracks of drums and synth into musical compositions. ...

Keepin' It Raga | Make Indian Fusion Music  Sep 1, 2008 Remix’s Keepin’ It Raga technical feature. Indian influenced sounds have been popular in electronic and urban music, but do it right using software synths properly turned to the Indian musical scale and basic ragas...

Phantom Power | Limiting Lowdown  Sep 1, 2008 Learn how limiters differ from compressors and some pointers on using them well. “Limiting Lowdown” explains the main limiter controls: threshold, ratio, attack, release and output gain....

Review: Waldorf Music Blofeld  Sep 1, 2008 Remix reviews Waldorf Blofeld virtual analog/wavetable synthesizer. The Waldorf Blofeld takes from and improves on the classic PPG Wave, Microwave, Microwave II/XT, Q and Micro Q virtual analog and wavetable synthesizers...

Covert Ops  Aug 1, 2008 Remix’s Covert Ops technical feature. This article secret musical weapons such as quirky effects processor and ethnic percussion that can give your tunes the character and mystique to stand out from the masses...

Review: Akai MPC5000 Music Production Center  Aug 1, 2008 Remix reviews Akai MPC5000 Music Production Center sampling workstation. The Akai MPC5000 adds a new virtual analog synthesizer, 8-track hard-disk recorder, new effects and much more to the classic series of sampling workstations...

Review: Apogee Duet  Aug 1, 2008 Remix reviews Apogee Duet portable FireWire audio interface. The Duet combines pristine audio quality from Apogee with lock-step integration with Apple software such as Logic and GarageBand, all in a portable FireWire interface...

Dynamic Diamonds  Jul 1, 2008 Compressors are like turntables, synths and any other favorite axes in our jam-crafting arsenals: They each have their own musical personalities. Although...

Phantom Power: Mo' Better Bass  Jul 1, 2008 Last month's Phantom Power focused on recording and miking tips for bass, but with only one page, much was left unsaid. So without further ado, dig into...

Review: Arturia Analog Factory Experience  Jul 1, 2008 If you have a local convenience store, it may be the only place to satisfy your CornNut cravings at 3:30 a.m., but you get jacked on the price. Well,...

Phantom Power: Lower the Boom  Jun 1, 2008 Recording and mixing bass is one of the finest arts in the music-making process. Give rhythm and soul to your music with these recording and mic placement tips for electric and upright bass....

Review: TC Electronic PowerCore X8  Jun 1, 2008 Remix TC Electronic PowerCore X8 FireWire DSP unit with 14 included plug-ins. The PowerCore X8 supplies eight DSP processors for running the 14 included, as well as optional plug-ins. The built-in selection includes EQ, compression, mastering, synthesizer, modulation effect, filter and other plug-in types. ...

Review: Roger Linn Design Adrenalinn III  Jun 1, 2008 Remix Roger Linn Design AdrenaLinn III amp modeling and effects stompbox with drum machine and MIDI tempo syncing. The AdrenaLinn III includes fantastic sounding amp models and many creative tempo-synced modulation effects. A built-in drum machine can sync to MIDI. ...

Review: Sony PCM-D50 Digital Recorder and ECM-957PRO Mic  Jun 1, 2008 Remix Sony PCM-D50 handheld digital recorder and the ECM-957PRO mid-side (MS) condenser mic. The PCM-D50’s high-quality, dual-mode, built-in condenser mics capture pristine-sounding audio at high fidelity up to 24-bit/96 kHz. Its built-in limiter and many other features make it handy for a field recordist, producer or musician....

Review: M-Audio Studiophile Q40 and IE-40  Jun 1, 2008 Remix M-Audio Studiophile Q40 headphones and IE-40 earphones. The Studiophile Q40 mid-priced studio headphones include as bassy sound with a convenient detachable cord, while the high-end IE-40 earphones boast excellent sound isolation and sound bolstered by Ultimate Ears’ triple driver technology....