New Features in Steinberg Cubase 55

Sep 15,2010
Steinberg guru Greg Ondo dropped in on editor Stephen Fortner recently to demo the new features in HALion Sonic, Nuendo 5, and, in the videos below, Cubase 5.5. Central are VST Expression, which lets you manage and see More...

Propellerhead Reason 5 And Record 15 Duo

Oct 1,2010
In a world overflowing with great music software, some key factors set Reason apart. First, Propellerhead has always paid close attention to user interface design. As complex as Reason is by now, it’s remarkably easy to use. More...

Electri6ity by Vir2

Nov 1,2010
The Performance pane (top) lets you go nuts editing guitar characteristics. The Mixer (bottom) can load tons ofeffects, and lets you create up to 64 channels, including surround.I once gave a seminar in Nashville on synth More...

Audiobro LA Scoring Strings

Nov 1,2010
Audiobro is a relative newcomer, but their first product, L.A. Scoring Strings, is an impressive, professional library that raises the bar in several key areas. Billed as “five libraries in one,” LASS (for short) was recorded More...

EastWest Quantum Leap Hollywood Strings

Nov 1,2010
EastWest and Quantum Leap have a celebrated history of producing not only some of the finest sample libraries on the market, but ones that redefine what we can expect from sampled instruments. Their Symphonic Orchestra was the More...

The Komplete Maschine

May 2,2012
We recently paid a visit to Native Instruments' sparkling new U.S. headquarters in the heart of Hollywood. There, we got a firsthand demo of how tightly integrated Komplete (the full collection of every virtual instrument NI More...

Native Instruments George Duke Soul Treasures

May 1,2011
Some of us love the idea of diving into a stack of vinyl from years past, in search of funky riffs and vintage sounds ripe for sampling, slicing, and adding to our projects. We love the idea, but many of us haven’t touched a More...

iZotope Stutter Edit

Jun 1,2011
by Craig Anderton DJs use a unique type of tension and release where a groove gets interrupted momentarily, and the DJ drops in a fill—a breakbeat— that punctuates the main groove. With vinyl, this involved doing More...

Dance -- Fun With Ring Modulation

Jun 1,2011
by Francis Preve Lately, I’ve been getting a slew of questions about ring modulation. With effects like Apple Logic’s Ringshifter, Propellerhead Reason’s Scream, and Ableton Live’s Frequency Shifter, More...

EastWest The Dark Side

Feb 25,2011
EastWest have kept their finger on the pulse of current trends in music production, resulting in some of the most creative and inspiring sample collections of the last 20 years. One of the latest examples is The Dark Side, More...

Steinberg Cubase 6 Review

Dec 8,2011
Review By Marty Cutler I've enjoyed Cubase since the introduction of VST technology in the mid-’90s. As plug-ins became widespread, I moved on to include other DAWs in my workflow. Cubase 4 rekindled the romance with the addition More...

Waves Jack Joseph Puig Artist Signature

Dec 1,2010
Some plug-ins are designed for precision, some for “character”—but the Waves Artist Signature series plug-ins are about style. They involve much more than getting a “famous producer” sound, as they’re a toolkit for More...

MOTU Ethno Instrument 2

Dec 1,2010
Like all good sequels, Ethno Instrument 2 promises more of everything that made the original (reviewed Sept. ’07) a hit. For their follow-up, MOTU took an already feature-packed instrument and improved on the overall More...

Spectrasonics Omnisphere 1.5

Aug 23,2011
Seeing its six DVDs of sound content, you might be tempted toduct-tape a key down and let Omnisphere finish your film scoring gig. While the director would probably love the results, you’d be missing out on the real fun. More...

Software Secret Weapons

Apr 29,2011
One of the most powerful weapons in any arsenal is the element of surprise. This month, our panel of A-list producers answers the question “What’s your favorite exotic plug-in, and why?” JON MARGULIES (heatercore.net) My More...

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