As the name implies, this first in a promised long line of optional plug-ins for the Solid State Logic (SSL) Duende DSP platform combines dynamics and...
Although it may sport a distinctly unsexy and disarmingly simple interface, Mackie Tracktion 3 Ultimate Bundle is an elegant, powerful and comprehensive...
Vienna Symphonic Library (VSL) made its mark creating the highest-quality orchestral sample libraries for world-class film composers and arrangers. Its...
VJ LOOPS, ANYONE? Need some visual loops for your VJ sequences? Check out VJ Anyone's Nite Lites (DVJ Vision, 2007, www.dvjvision.com), a 30-minute sequence...
Over the years as a producer, engineer and production tutor, one of the most common topics I'm asked about is mastering. Artists and budding producers...
AKAI MPK49 USB MIDI KEYBOARD WITH MPC PADS Combining real MPC pads with a USB keyboard controller for the first time, Akai's new MPK49 ($TBA; www.akaipro.com)...
Roland's Juno and Jupiter series are two of the most honored and respected in synthesizer history. Launched in 1981, the flagship Jupiter-8 fell smack...
As a lifelong piano player, I've played and performed on pretty much everything from the worst out-of-tune pianos to opulent 9-foot Steinways. With the...
Remix reviews AudioRealism Bass Line 2, ABL2, plug-in emulator of the Roland TB-303. The Bass Line 2 is a virtual emulation of the classic TB-303 and promises to bring the magic of the litle silver box to your VST- or Audio Units-compatible host sequencer....
The only thing that'll glue together pulsing drums, gnarly synths, gargantuan bass lines and your favorite spatial ear-candy tricks into a perfectly balanced,...
Remix New Product June 2007 | Music Production and Performance Hardware, Software and DJ Gear. This article includes software and hardware specifications, descriptions of features and company contact information, Alesis Firewire Controllers, Behringer digital dj mixer, Effectrode Vacuum-Tube Phaser Pedal....
Considering that Wave Idea first released its Bitstream 3X almost three years ago, it holds up amazingly well against the current MIDI control surface...
D16 Group is a year-old Polish company focused on re-creating the classic Roland acid gear. Its first product, Phoscyon, delivered all the squelchy goodness...
Sometimes a song calls for a loop; just grab it and slam it nonstop. Other times, you crave more flexibility and control. Maybe you're wishing for real...
ALLEN & HEATH XONE:S2 PROFESSIONAL DJ/Club INSTALLATION MIXER Allen & Heath's new Xone:S2 club DJ mixer ($1,999; www.allen-heath.com) represents a true...
Remix New Product April 2007 | Music Production and Performance Hardware, Software and DJ Gear. This article includes software and hardware specifications, descriptions of features and company contact information....
Nearly a decade ago, Max Gronlund developed the groundbreaking Koblo Studio 9000 bundle the first commercially successful virtual instrument among a handful...
It's becoming increasingly common for bands to want to broaden their market by bringing in a producer who's more experienced with a laptop than a Les...
As the first plug-in completely conceived and designed by Roger Nichols Digital, Detailer offers subtle to over-the-top treatments of dynamics for one's...
In this extended article Remix reviews Fixed Noise Otto sound library/instrument. This review includes software specifications, lists and descriptions of features and company contact information....
MANYTONE MUSIC MANYONE LOW-CPU SAMPLE MODULE WITH EFFECTS RACK Anyone who does a lot of in-the-box audio production needs quick access to good sounds;...
As a teenager about 15 years ago, I would dial into local bulletin-board systems with a pokey 24k modem and chat for hours with like-minded musos across...
PRESONUS FIRESTUDIO FIREWIRE RECORDING INTERFACE Presonus offers a multitude of FireWire audio devices, but its flagship, the FireStudio ($799.95; www.presonus.com),...
As the power of host computers expands, makers of native digital audio workstations (DAWs) greedily consume it by adding more features to their applications....
Many software manufacturers have placed huge emphasis on re-creating the analog synth classics, but only Native Instruments (NI), creators of the ultracomplex...
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SOLID STATE LOGIC DRUMSTRIP
MACKIE TRACKTION 3 ULTIMATE BUNDLE
VSL APPASSIONATA STRINGS
QUICK HITS
THE MASTER DEBATE
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ARTURIA JUPITER-8V
MODARTT PIANOTEQ 2
AUDIOREALISM BASS LINE 2
COLD COMPRESSIN'
NEW PRODUCTS
CME/WAVE IDEA BITSTREAM 3X
D16 GROUP DRUMAZON
DRUMMING ON THE DESKTOP
NEW PRODUCTS
NEW PRODUCTS
KEYTOSOUND NEXSYN
UP IN THE CLUB
ROGER NICHOLS DIGITAL DETAILER
FIXED NOISE OTTO Special Extended Article
NEW PRODUCTS
LONG-DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS
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STEINBERG CUBASE 4
NATIVE INSTRUMENTS FM8
