How to create filters, reverses, risers and pads using reverb By Stuart Adams published 23 April 24 Create your own reverb effects with our step-by-step tutorial
How to simulate and warp a real room in software By Stuart Adams published 22 April 24 Recreate room acoustics reverb with our step-by-step tutorial
14 tips to help you do more with reverb: "Applying different reverbs to different frequency bands can open up all sorts of intriguing possibilities" By Stuart Adams published 21 April 24 Take our advice, and become a reverb master in no time
How to use reverb to create unique spatial effects By Stuart Adams published 20 April 24 While we can manipulate those regular sounding ’verbs with ease, it’s time to explore how to make all manner of reverb-based effects…
5 techniques for creative reverb manipulation: "Use your imagination to think about new ways that a reverb could be shifted and warped, and then explore different methods for realising that effect" By Stuart Adams published 3 April 24 Delving into the more complex attributes of deeper reverb manipulation
How does reverb actually work?: "Reverb gives us a mainline into our audience’s subconscious, allowing us to influence their aural experience at a subliminal level" By Stuart Adams published 3 April 24 Reverb has been relied on for its evocative sonic character ever since the first homo sapien warbled expletives into a dark cave. The transformative power of space remains a vital mix ingredient...
“Its synth-style controls make arpeggio creation an intuitive, creative, hands-on process”: BLEASS Arpeggiator review By Stuart Adams published 29 March 24 £33 €39 $39 Classic synth-based arpeggiators’ up-down patterns can be tedious. Can Arpeggiator bring the variability we crave?
“A convenient, effective and affordable mastering solution that anybody can use”: Waves Online Mastering review By Stuart Adams published 21 February 24 Trained on thousands of hours of mastered music, and sporting a virtual effects rack stuffed with high-end processors, can Waves’ new AI mastering engineer give your tracks the pro-sounding finish you are looking for?
How to use vintage samplers in a modern studio: "You can pick up a classic sampler for a fraction of their original cost, and adding one to your rig opens up a whole new world of sound design possibilities" By Stuart Adams published 20 February 24 Consider ditching the DAW and picking up a used hardware sampler as we show you how to turn the limitations of these classic machines into strengths
“The potential to create any and every conceivable character of distortion”: BLEASS Fusion review By Stuart Adams published 14 February 24 £16 €20 $20 Distortion is a very broad church, spanning a huge range of effects and sounds. BLEASS’ innovative tool lets you delve into them all
“A simple and affordable solution”: LANDR Mastering Plugin review By Stuart Adams published 13 February 24 £299 €348 $299 News of a plugin this smart may rightly shake the mastering community; but LANDR’s latest is nothing to be feared
How to use FM synthesis to design sounds you'll actually use in your music: "Shift your thinking from a subtractive mindset to an FM one and its potential for unique sound design will open up" By Stuart Adams published 12 February 24 We demystify the process of using FM synthesis to create impactful and original sounds to use in your productions
“Design oddities but gorgeous sounding”: PSP Audioware BinAmp review By Stuart Adams published 26 January 24 £85 €99 $99 We are taught to not judge a book by its cover… keep this in mind when first looking at BinAmp
14 of the best plugins and DAWs you can use on Linux By Stuart Adams published 4 January 24 We continue our adventure into the world of Linux-based music-making with a round-up of the best Linux-friendly software tools
How to use Linux in the studio and why it could change the way you make music By Stuart Adams published 3 January 24 Wound up with Windows? Not too ’appy with Apple? An alternative exists, and it promises to be a potential paradise for all things music production. Let’s investigate…
Solid State Logic G3 MultiBusComp review By Stuart Adams published 3 January 24 £192 €200 $240 The G Series bus compressor’s classic sound can be restricted by its design, so SSL has combined three into one
We tested 4 of the most popular online e-mastering services and compared them to a real mastering engineer. Here’s what happened By Stuart Adams published 1 December 23 Are automated, AI-powered mastering platforms actually worth using and how do they stack up against the real thing?
AIR Music Technology Sprite review By Stuart Adams published 22 November 23 £80 €90 $80 AIR Music Technology claims to have taken the multi-effect concept and made it refreshingly simple. We crack open a can of innovation
BLEASS Voices review By Stuart Adams published 27 October 23 £60 €69 $69 BLEASS’s latest allows you the ability to create exciting and complex harmonies with ease. We channel our inner choir master
14 tips to master the art of wavetable synthesis By Stuart Adams published 16 August 23 Get your head around one of the most powerful sound design techniques available to the modern producer
The ultimate guide to wavetable synthesis By Stuart Adams published 15 August 23 A technique used by everyone from Tangerine Dream to Skrillex, wavetable synthesis adds new dimensions of texture and movement to your sound design. But how does it work?
BLEASS SampleWiz 2 review By Stuart Adams published 4 May 23 €69 Inspired by the satisfying spontaneous immediacy of classic hardware samplers, this powerful up-to-date sampler will make you fall back in love
