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The Most Recent stories by Craig Anderton
- Way Out Ware KikAxxe March 2008
Virtual instruments keep getting better. Based on KikAxxe, I’d say they’re getting less expensive, too: If you’ve been looking for a virtual analog soft synth, you’d be hard-pressed to find better bang for the buck. But do you have ...
- Ableton Live 7 March 2008
Reality check: You can download a fully-functional demo of Ableton’s much-anticipated Live 7, or even the whole-enchilada Ableton Suite, at the company’s website, as well as several new optional instruments. So, you can decide for yourself ...
- Thinking Outside of the Box February 2008
Ever consider mixing your DAW channels through a . . . mixer?
- IK Multimedia SampleMoog January 2008
Bob Moog’s legacy is embedded in hundreds, if not thousands, of products. But while many products have modeled or sampled particular Moog instruments, SampleMoog (done in cooperation with Moog Music) takes on the ambitious task of ...
- Presonus Firestudio October 2007
I don’t like reviewing FireWire interfaces, because thanks to the zillions of permutations of computers and software, devices that work like a dream with one computer and host program might be a constant source of frustration with others. ...
- Rx for REX October 2007
Although there are many great drum loop-oriented sound CDs, they’re even better when they include a folder of the individual hits used in the loops. You can load these hits into a sampler, then overdub judicious notes (like a flam on ...
- Steinberg Sequel July 2007
It’s not often that a totally new sequencing program comes along. Given its low price and one-screen approach, it’s easiest to think of Steinberg Sequel as a competitor to Apple GarageBand, but as we’ll see, Sequel is a program where ...
- Ableton Live: Master Keyboard Software? July 2007
Live 6 is a pretty chameleonic program, but some people don’t realize it can even serve as a MIDI data router — whether in the studio or for a live performance keyboard rig. You can create sophisticated splits and layers, suitable for ...
- Line 6 TonePort KB37 July 2007
Line 6’s TonePort series of USB interfaces are known for delivering more sound quality and stability than the price might lead one to expect. Their bundled software has great modeling effects, and doing monitoring at the driver level ...
- Music Computer Myths June 2007
There is much mythology surrounding computers, so let’s debunk some of the more common myths before they do any more damage to your music — or sanity.