James Russell
A former Production Editor of Computer Music and FutureMusic magazines, James has gone on to be a freelance writer and reviewer of music software since 2018, and has also written for many of the biggest brands in music software. His specialties include mixing techniques, DAWs, acoustics and audio analysis, as well as an overall knowledge of the music software industry.
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Those using newer versions of macOS can now get custom audio routing with Blackhole

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Sampling used to be a labour-intensive task, but with the rise of the internet, the sharing and distribution of small audio files became a simple task

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New processors, a new Actions Panel, groove tools and more

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The product pioneer on continuous controllers, future synth stars, and the secret of the MPC’s swing

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ValhallaDSP are back to save your sonic universe once again

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These little widgets translate scratching to software control signals

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The PC and Mac workstation comes with a tiny pricetag, too

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The Binson Echorec 2 is the subject of Pulsar's first emulation

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Native Instruments' long-expected synth has its oscillators outed in new videos

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If you ever fancied handing off from your phone to your DAW, this could be your chance

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Beat Bars' MIDI Adapters let you trigger events on your PC or Mac using your existing foot controllers

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Yes, that's right. Drum Synth 500

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Operate Reflekt Audio's new drum tool using three specialised components

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Audified wants to give you the perfect processors to dial in great string tone

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Native Instruments' modular playground gets friendlier routing to help newbies wade in

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The forthcoming modular case will be unpowered and – you guessed it – pretty affordable

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The most comprehensive audio restoration package is at it again

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An underdog DAW with some serious features

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A warbling movement plugin with all the right vibes

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The Christian Combs and Chris Brown producer gives us his top ten tunes and avails us of some production advice along the way

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"You can tweak settings within the theme to add text, customise colours, and define rules for the visualisation process"

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