NATIVE INSTUMENTS KOMPLETE 9
Komplete 9 is bigger and better than before now with 33 instruments and effects with six new additions, including the brand-new MONARK monosynth, plus the completely redesigned BATTERY 4 drum sampler, simply epic
TECH
REVIEW: V-MODA CROSSFADE M-100
The V-MODA Crossfade M-100 headphones sound every bit as good as they look...
PLUG-IN CORNER: LOUNGE LIZARD 4
Welcome to Plugin Corner, our monthly expose of some of the best Plug-ins around for creating electronic music
ESI RELEASE MAYA 44 SOUNDCARD
ESI’s new MAYA 44 soundcard offers four inputs and four outputs all in a compact casing for use with all major music and DJ applications
REVIEW: ALLEN & HEATH DB2 & DB4
Will the new V2 upgrades to Allen & Heath's DB4 and DB2 mixers warm up the fingers of our guest reviewer, or will they leave him with a severe case of frostbite?
LIVID INSTRUMENTS' BASE CONTROLLER
Canadian bespoke controller designers Livid are back with their all-new Base compact controller
GET THAT SOUND: STRFKR
“‘Leave It All Behind’ began as an eight-bar guitar/drum/synth loop Patrick wrote on his Akai MPC 2000XL. The main chords you can hear in the song were created using the MPC's note-repeat function. I also used the note-repeat function on an MPC 1000 to create the chords in 'Malmo'.
TECH REVIEW: NOVATION MINI NOVA
Newcomers to the music production scene could be forgiven for thinking that Novation only make controllers and MIDI keyboards due to their huge presence in this market. However Novation started out making synths like their Bass Station, Drum Station and SuperNova synthesisers, the latter being a huge smash with dance producers worldwide, but in recent times they have turned their attention to making various ranges of keyboards and MIDI controllers with much success.
TECH REVIEW: RELOOP RP-6000 MK6
With the end of an era that came with the announcement that Technics were no longer making their undisputed industry standard turntables, the SL1200 and SL1210, a death knell rang. Finally, after so many years, all DJs have come to the realisation that vinyl is dead, right?
CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: MIDNIGHT SPACE REBELLION
“This bit of kit really revolutionised how I work. I have been using laptops as my computer of choice for many years, but always found that running loads of plug-ins would seriously affect the performance of my computer. It was hard to do full mixes on my set-up until I invested in UAD’s DSP Accelerator. In basic terms, it is like a standalone computer that provides the power and grunt to run some pretty amazing plug-ins, the type of stuff that you would find in professional studios all over the world.
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