Linux Format
ANALOG ZERO: Get to grips with analog electronic control
Les Pounder "cranks that dial" to relive his youth of soldering irons and 1980s electronics, when a 'bit' was a relatively unknown concept.
6 min |
September 2022
Linux Format
Total War: Warhammer 3
Management thought the Realm of Chaos was its hot-desking floor, but Fraser Brown knows better and is perma-working from home...
6 min |
September 2022
Linux Format
Porteus 5.0
Mayank Sharma has a soft spot for portable distros, and wonders if the latest Porteus can wean him away from his all-time favourite, Slax.
2 min |
September 2022
Linux Format
Organise your fonts and create new ones
Nick Peers reveals how to manage your font collection as well as design new typefaces from scratch using a collection of open source tools.
10 min |
September 2022
Linux Format
FEATHER-LIGHT WEATHER MONITOR
Jonni Bidwell doesn't fake it till he makes it. Makes a Pi-powered environment monitor, that is...
8 min |
September 2022
MacFormat UK
Logitech Lift Vertical
Reduce strain with an ergonomic mouse
1 min |
October 2022
MacFormat UK
JBL Link Music Wireless Speaker
A compact smart speaker with voice control
1 min |
October 2022
MacFormat UK
Arlo Go 2
Versatile 1080p security camera with Wi-Fi and 4G LTE support
2 min |
October 2022
Linux Format
Relive the days of BeOS
Michael Reed wonders if he's met the 90s-style desktop of his dreams with Haiku, an open source re-creation of the BeOS operating system.
10+ min |
September 2022
Linux Format
Flirc Pi 4 Case
Les Pounder settles down to watch a film, blast some aliens and does a spot of low-power computing while his Raspberry Pi 4 stays cool.
3 min |
September 2022
Linux Format
W5100S-EVB-Pico
Les Pounder wants to add another device to the Internet of Things. "Just a 'pico'-sized project from WIZnet," he promises...
3 min |
September 2022
Linux Format
AmOs 22.08.02
Mayank Sharma always falls for beautiful-looking Arch distros, but he wonders if this one does enough to appeal to others...
3 min |
September 2022
MacFormat UK
Klipsch ProMedia Heritage 2.1 Multimedia Speaker System
A modern audio system with retro feel
2 min |
October 2022
MacFormat UK
iPhone 14 could be Apple’s most divisive range yet
Big splits in the Pro and non-Pro line-up
3 min |
October 2022
MacFormat UK
Apple has filed 248 carrelated patents since 2000
The Apple Car project has been driving on for a while…
1 min |
October 2022
MacFormat UK
Apple Under Pressure
Apple is facing pressure from courts, parliaments, regulators and protestors. But how is it responding?
6 min |
October 2022
Linux Format
Run a modern, focused, alternative to Vim
While Shashank Sharma is quite fond of the text editor Vim, he realises that it can overwhelm new users. Thankfully, a simplified variant is on offer...
6 min |
September 2022
Linux Format
Samsung MUF-256DA
Ganesh T S has never had such a fast thumb... drive!
3 min |
September 2022
Mac Life
1More Piston Buds Pro
Affordable wireless earbuds with noise cancelling
1 min |
September 2022
Computer Music
DELAY TACTICS
The delay effect is the pro producer’s favourite effect. Here’s how to get creative and cost effective with your own set of delay tactics
10+ min |
October 2022
Computer Music
CHICANE
Dance music legend Chicane, aka Nick Bracegirdle, is back in the UK and revisiting the blissed-out, Balearic beats he’s renowned for – his new release celebrates the 25th anniversary of his debut album Far From the Maddening Crowds, produced with an all-digital computer music setup
10 min |
October 2022
Computer Music
The Pro Producer's Guide To Headroom and levels
How loud can you go? Where's your head(room) at? Why do you have to be careful with levels? Here's our guide to signal-to-noise ratio, gain staging, headroom and a lot more as we continue our Back To Basics journey through some of the first principles of music production...
10+ min |
October 2022
Computer Music
Softube Model 82 €99
It’s the return of the unintended vintage classic! Softube revisit 1982 and teach us a thing or two about old-school charm with their 101 clone
4 min |
October 2022
Computer Music
Native Instruments Alicia’s Keys £89
reviews: virtual pianos roundup
1 min |
October 2022
Computer Music
Kate Bush's synth sound
Recreating a synth sound from an '80s classic? Stranger things have happened, and that's the hill we're attempting to run up this month
4 min |
October 2022
Computer Music
Softube Model 82 €99
It’s the return of the unintended vintage classic! Softube revisit 1982 and teach us a thing or two about old-school charm with their 101 clone
4 min |
October 2022
Computer Music
Vienna Symphonic Library (VSL) Synchron Prime Edition €595
If you’re considering dipping your toe in the orchestral palette, VSL may have the prime package for you, as their new edition gets Synchron-ised
4 min |
October 2022
Computer Music
Bitwig Studio 4.3 €399
Each regular update makes genuine additions to this impressive contemporary DAW. Let's see what the latest has to offer
3 min |
October 2022
Computer Music
Synthogy Ivory II Studio Grands £285
reviews/virtual pianos roundup
1 min |
October 2022
Computer Music
Orchestral Tools Vivid Keys €79
reviews/virtual pianos roundup
1 min |