Last month, part one of this two-part series explored amateur sound-effects design for films through obscure and bizarre effects plug-ins. An amazing...
Trying new software is a little like traveling to new places. You take a certain period of time to try things both new and familiar and learn along the...
First introduced as a feature in Cakewalk Project 5 Version 2, Dimension Pro is a hybrid software synthesizer that combines real instrument sounds with...
For nearly a decade, three strains of the Access Virus Virus A, Virus B and Virus C have alternately swept through unquarantined music shops. Now, after...
Musical instruments are a lot like cars. Sure, a used Honda can take care of your basic transportation needs, but wouldn't life be so much better driving...
Roland has a long history of technological innovation behind its name and, along with it, a blazing trail of trademarks that the industry has become accustomed...
Several years ago, German company Hartmann launched a formidable synthesizer keyboard called, simply, the Neuron. From the high-tech toy shop (or is that...
Since the release of its first ambitious software product, dubbed Storm (a competitor of Propellerhead Reason), France-based Arturia has been reintroducing...
Throughout the '70s and '80s, the constant improvement to the microchip directly influenced the availability, price and portability of electronic instruments,...
If I may be frank from the top, it's been far too long since anyone has seen any new and exciting sampler products from E-mu. With a brand name as revered...
Technology is emerging so quickly these days that it's difficult to keep up with the advancements that are made from year to year, much less from week...
During the past decade, I've used and reviewed different incarnations of the entire MPC line by Akai. Embraced by hip-hop and house artists years ago,...
Akai's original MPC60 music production station was the size of a small guitar amp and equally heavy. Trying to find space for it on your desktop amid...
Playing the waiting game is never fun, but waiting for Korg's new Legacy Collection soft-synth bundle and hardware controller has no doubt been torture...
First, let me go on record as stating that I love effects plug-ins and soft-synth applications. The cost savings they bring, alone, is a pretty darned...
When Korg's original two Electribe units first appeared in 1999, they made quite a stir. It seemed that musicians the world over flocked to acquire either...
Ever lug a Fender Rhodes or a Wurlitzer electric piano around on tour? If so, you've experienced calluses on your hands, a bad back and other aches and...
Synthesizers with keyboards attached can be a tough sell these days. In this age of supercharged CPUs and high-powered plug-ins, one might think that...
Remix Hotel rocked New York City yet again, and you can witness the highlights—everything from Junior Sanchez, Just Blaze and Pete Rock in the Guitar Center Sessions @ Remix Hotel panels to Jazzy Jay and Grand Wizard Theodore in the Rane/Serato room—at Remixhotel.com. Videos, photos, interviews, product demos and more coming soon!
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