Austrian Audio’s MiCreator Studio looks like what it is: an audio interface and a microphone combined
Record using the built-in condenser mic and use the audio input to capture a second device
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Austrian Audio MiCreator Studio review
- £189+
- €199+
- $199+
Austrian Audio’s new MiCreator Studio is equally at home recording podcasts as it is instruments. Could this be the one mic you need?
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If, when, why, what?
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- £166
- €191
- $174
UA’s latest native plugin promises the sound of thousands of hit records, as it models a compressor of which only four were ever built
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Pulsar Digital Pulsar 8200 review
- £85
- €98
- $89
Classic EQ plugin emulations are plentiful, but this particular design is not so commonplace. Has this ambitious developer hit the mark?
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Company declines to name who it's talking about or provide evidence to support its claims
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It’s a revolution nein-09
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Piano Capture tool also brings MIDI input to the app, and you now import video, too
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