Novation’s Launchpad has caused quit a stir since its launch: it’s a compact, light, functional grid-based controller for Ableton Live, with a hard-to-beat price tag (yes, it’s made in China, but so is the iPod and most of the stuff we daily use). Actually I’m not interested in joining the…
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interviews
Sampling pureness: an interview with Bolder Sounds
I remember the first time I heard of Bolder Sounds. A friend introduced me to one of their sample libraries, it was the Hammered Dulcimer Trilogy, and after a few minutes I knew I wanted to know more about this company.Then I got some of their free libraries (like the…
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Softube: the rock’n’roll scientists
They describe themselves as a trio (the hacker, the guitar player, and the professor) and if we were a tabloid (?!?) we could easily say that Softube is one of the “hottest names” in the audio software circus. Well, nevermind, we don’t think you’ll ever read of audio plug-ins on…
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SPL Transient Designer plug-in: some words with Dirk Ulrich
A couple of months ago, SPL, the well-known German manufacturer of analog hardware processors, has introduced their first software plug-ins: the Transient Designer and a set of three EQs (Vox Ranger, Bass Ranger and Full Ranger, based on the passive graphic equalizers of the SPL RackPack). They are available as…
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Synplant: synth in the time of sustainability РQ&A with Magnus Lidstr̦m
As you probably remember, at the end of our last year’s interview with Magnus Lidström, he gave some hints about the “close” relationship between the environment and his upcoming product. Well, now we know that that product was Synplant, and that… yes, its concept has a strong link with nature…
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More saturation: VariSaturator – An interview with Voxengo
There’s never too much saturation available, isn’t it? We were glad some time ago to find a new tool for such tasks, from Voxengo, called VariSaturator. The name is well thought, and tells us what to expect. From the user guide: “VariSaturator features two saturation modules which are applied in…