First and foremost there’s new feature ‘The Lower Zone’, a feature that grants direct access to editors and the MixConsole without leaving the project window, allowing for increased workflow and fast changes with just a click of the mouse. Then the new Sampler Track, which was designed in conjunction with user suggestions can play samples chromatically, manipulate them with on-board filters and controls and comes with ‘Caleidoscope’, a dedicated library with hundreds of samples.
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Gear of the Year 2016 – The Best Microphone
The KSM8 microphone attempts to rectify a couple of issues that its grandad, the SM58 has – notably, low-end build-up which can make the mic sound boomy on vocals.And according to Mike Hillier, it does the job well: “The KSM8 is battling for your attention, you owe it to your voice to at least give it a try.”
Gear of the Year 2016 – Best Accessory of 2016
The best accessory of 2016 has gone to the Fostex TR-series. There is a huge market for studio quality headphones. You can buy a model like this one for a reasonable outlay. The Fostex TR-series offers a dynamic listening experience. It is spot on in many areas and is one of the highest quality headphones you can buy.
11 Tips for Better Sounding Drums Using EQ
There are 11 tips for better sounding drums. You can achieve this using EQ. One way you can fix your drums is to cut the kick drum in the 300-600 Hz region to get rid of a boxy feel. The same thing works well on a drum group bus, toms and any drum that needs some smoothing out.
Korg Monologue Review – A Life in Mono
It only seems like a couple of months ago that I was sat at my desk, salivating over the wondrous Korg Minilogue – the surprise card from Korg that gave us a polysynth for under £500. I found myself being rather drawn in by it on a number of levels, not least of all because of its superb design and thunderous sonic capabilities.