Sampleson SkyWaves review
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Tired of wading through sample libraries to fulfil your soundtracking needs? Let SkyWaves bring you ashore
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Ujam UFX Reverb review
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UFX contains just about every en vogue feature a 2023 reverb needs. Is it the FX for U? We need a little space…
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New Terminal bit crusher effect and Merge Drop feature add more bang for the Field's many bucks
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Synth programmer Anthony Marinelli dives deep into one of the Thriller album’s most famous sounds
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Beverly Hills Cop is back… but Axel F sounds very different to how you remember it
It seems that Harold Faltermeyer’s iconic synth-powered theme has been given a makeover
“This is so exciting for all involved”: Here’s what happened when Vulfpeck’s Jack Stratton sat down to try and recreate Stevie Wonder’s I Wish Rhodes electric piano sound in his DAW
“This is the straight-up funkiest footage on Earth,” says the Vulfmon as he watches a clip of Stevie playing
"I was standing crying at the synthesizer, so I pulled out a card and it said 'just carry on'. I did and created something I still like today": How Brian Eno's mysterious Oblique Strategies could help your music production and your life
"Use fewer notes", "Be dirty" or "Mute and continue": which Strategy will you use in the studio today?
