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Sep 01, 2010
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By Mike Rozkin
All prices are MSRP unless stated otherwise
Akai Pro
SynthStation
What Music production app for both iPhone and iPod Touch
Why Built around Akai’s history in synthesis and drawing on the company’s
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Sep 01, 2010
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What: Okay, it’s a
pedal, not a
rackmount—so sue me. The V256
does the flavor-of-the-month pitch correction effect, but more
importantly, does vocoder and drone effects—and a lot more—that
give it real staying power should
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Sep 01, 2010
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What: Electronic drum set with pads, mounting rack, and sophisticated
sound module.
Why: So, why are we reviewing a drum set in EQ? Simple. Back in
the day, all studios had a drum kit set up in the corner not only for
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Sep 01, 2010
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What: Dual channel (dual mono stereo) hardware compressor with the same circuit
used in the ATI Paragon live consoles. At first I thought JDK ripped off Arsenal Audio’s look, but JDK was Arsenal—until JVC complained of possible
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Sep 01, 2010
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Yesterday’s option can be today’s essential . . . as we
found out when reviewing these six hot products
These days, what’s “essential” in the studio goes beyond just having mics, preamps, and a multitrack
recorder. And, that
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Aug 01, 2010
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By Mike Rozkin
All prices are MSRP unless stated otherwise
Roland Octapad
SPD-30
What Digital percussion pad
Why Trigger technology from Roland's V-Drums, the pads feature an
extremely natural and responsive playing
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Aug 01, 2010
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You want beats. Your listeners want beats. And apparently the entire world wants beats, if this international
roundup of beats software is any indication: You’ll find programs from the United Kingdom,
France, Finland, Sweden,
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Aug 01, 2010
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Beatstation is Toontrack’s “unified field theory” of
VST AU standalone beat creation: It brings together drum,
bass, and lead sounds into a single virtual instrument that has
the vibe of being designed by people who had a
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Aug 01, 2010
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BFD Eco is a lighter version of BFD, which set the standard
for a huge drum library of multisampled hits. But, considering
how heavyweight BFD is, it’s not surprising that by “light,”
they mean a smaller Sumo wrestler—you
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Aug 01, 2010
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(free, http: rinki.net pekka monkey ) Yeah, well I didn’t quite believe it myself, either . . . but if you
have Internet access, you have a drum machine you can play
with. Seriously.Fig. 7. Here’s Monkey Machine doing its
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Aug 01, 2010
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We reviewed Maschine 1.0 in the 06 09 issue, but
the 1.5 update is a significant feature upgrade, and
well worth covering. Although we won’t dwell on the
basics, Maschine is a hardware software combination
that streamlines
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Aug 01, 2010
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People talk about how Moore’s Law relates to hardware, but
consider this: Ten years ago, how much would a software bundle
with a DAW, a pair of virtual instruments, and several hundred
megabytes of content cost? Well, it
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Jul 01, 2010
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Native
Instruments
Paranormal
Spectrums
What KORE-powered instrument
Why Powerful resource for suspenseful film and game scores in the horror, thriller, and mystery
domain, and is also suitable for dark electronic
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Jul 01, 2010
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CEntrance DACport
($399.95 street; www.centrance.com)
Sometimes it seems audio is on a race to the bottom—with datacompressed
files, nasty ear buds, and on-board sound chips that sound like—
well, let’s not go there.
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Jul 01, 2010
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What: The next generation of IK’s cross-platform
VST AU RTAS standalone AmpliTube modeling software, with
a ton of emulations: 51 stompboxes effects, 31
amp preamp power sections, 46 cabinet models, 15 virtual
mics with
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