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MacFormat UK

Xencelabs Pen Display 24

Up your digital art game with this stunning pen display

4 min |

September 2023

MacFormat UK

Selective colour editing

Indulge in creative compositing using Pixelmator Pro 3.3’s handy tool

2 min |

September 2023

MacFormat UK

Cherry UM 9.0 Pro RGB

Come for the RGB, stay for the audio

2 min |

September 2023

Computer Music

15 questions with...Shida Shahabi

With a stripped-back production process but a heavyweight sound that mixes electronic processing and classical textures, Shida Shahabi is claiming her own calm space in music. It's an approach that means largely ignoring outside influences, 'best practice' and orthodox methods. Perhaps it's an ethos we can all learn from...

9 min |

September 2023

Computer Music

Toneworks Catalyst €79 PC MAC

Bored of programming via the piano roll? Try jazzing up your riffs with this inventive step sequencer that can host VST instruments

4 min |

September 2023

Computer Music

Baby Audio BA-1 $99 PC MAC

Baby Audio has set the effects world on fire with a string of top releases. Can it do the same for synths with its first instrument plugin?

3 min |

September 2023

Computer Music

AIR Music Tech: AIR Delay Pro £50 PC MAC

Not your everyday delay. AIR Delay Pro brings bundles of otherworldly Shaping options to the table, and serves up a hat-trick of unique additions

3 min |

September 2023

Computer Music

Classic sounds & vintage techniques FOR THE 21ST CENTURY PRODUCER

Classic music production techniques and gear can breathe life and humanity into your digital productions. And it’s cheaper than you might think. In this feature, we’re going to look at some of the finest vintage plugins out there, and learn how to get revered sounds for free with the Plugin Suite

6 min |

September 2023

Computer Music

Nektar Aruba £255 PC MAC

Sprucing up its MIDI drum controller with a raft of new features, Aruba offers a slick new way of performing your software drum instruments

3 min |

September 2023

Computer Music

I love your, Love Tracktion

What your DAW needs now is Love, sweet Love.

1 min |

September 2023

Computer Music

Mac daddy

Apple's new desktop and laptop options could speed up your studio, and completely empty your wallet....

2 min |

September 2023

Computer Music

App watch

We report on the latest developments in phone and tablet music making

1 min |

September 2023

Computer Music

Cherry Audio: Waking the titans

Founded in 2018, Cherry Audio has become one of the most beloved softsynth creators, recreating yesterday’s legends virtually. We spoke to CTO Dan Goldstein to find out more about the company’s latest release: Novachord + Solovox

6 min |

September 2023

Computer Music

Sonora Cinematic Verticale €49 PC MAC

Creating the perfect felted upright piano takes time, perseverance and four layers of vertical felt!

3 min |

September 2023

Computer Music

Punchy commercial-sounding bass

Recreating the impactful bass sound of commercial hits like Jax Jones' Whistle needn't be difficult. Let's learn how...

2 min |

September 2023

Computer Music

Spitfire Audio PC MAC - British Drama Toolkit: Brass and Reeds £169

Whether youre scoring a film or scouting for evocative textures, Spitfire has a dramatic new proposition to capture your imagination

3 min |

September 2023

Computer Music

Erica Synths Zen Delay Virtual £155 PC MAC

Modelled on 2019's hardware delay, the virtual incarnation of the knob-packed atmosphere-carver surpasses its parent in more ways than one

3 min |

September 2023

Computer Music

DJANGO DJANGO

Reborn with a new retro house-inspired sound, Django Django's new double-album Off Planet is a flurry of hypersonic colours and energy. We spoke to the band's cofounder David Maclean about the record's influences, tech and evolution....

10+ min |