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Here we expand on some of our magazine’s informative reviews. Read the review, see how we tested the gear, and see/hear it in action for yourself!
Immersive Audio—A Whole New Landscape with a Whole New Language
The DAW Issue!
• More Than Just Music Creation
• The DAWs We Choose To Use
13 New Reviews
Ableton • Arturia • Audiopunks • Dear Reality
Hit’n’Mix • Image-Line • Moog • Native Instruments
Sennheiser • Serato • sonible • Spitfire Audio • Steinberg
FEATURED REVIEW
Ableton Live 12
Mind Meld, Roar and More!
It’s that time again. Ableton is back at it with the announcement of Live 12. At the time of this review, I have spent a few months exploring and creating with an all-but-finalized pre-release, and it’s a doozy. Live 12 further refines some existing functionalities and introduces a few groundbreaking tools that significantly elevate the music-making experience.
FEATURED ARTICLE
The Art of Cooking Up a Good Mix
Grammy-winning engineer Marc Urselli gives you the recipe for creating tasty tracks
Mixing is just like cooking. That’s right, I said it.
First you need great ingredients, ideally organic. Next you need good tools with which to actually do the cooking. You can definitely use some creativity, good taste (doh!) and a palate for experimenting and trying out new things.
Recording’s Readers’ Tracks is where respected engineer and producer Marty Peters listens to your recordings and critiques them, pointing out where and how you can make them better. Listen to the songs, read the reviews, and submit your own materials online via upload.
Artist Name: StoreyTunes Title: What’s the Matter (With Me) Genre: Pop/Psychedelic
“What’s The Matter (With Me)” is a poppy, psychedelic tune by StoreyTunes. The song’s vibe is reminiscent of some of the late-era Beatles or Beatles solo recordings, but I’m reminded even more of the music that Jeff Lynne created with the Electric Light Orchestra.
REC’s six monthly Sound Advice bulletins offer great advice:
- On Vocals: Useful advice on recording the best vocals.
- On Guitars: Miked or direct, electric or acoustic, ways to capture great guitar sounds.
- On Drums: Great techniques for recording drums.
- On Mastering & Mixing: Practical mastering topics for at-home users and tips on how to mix better songs.
- On Acoustics: Learn how to make your room sound better.
- On Digital Audio: All about digital and computer audio.