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Featured Review A Brickwall filter is an extremely steep high-pass or low-pass filter designed to separate the passband from the stopband over a narrow transition region. Compared...
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Featured Review HLabs has announced the CL089, an analog compressor for the API 500 Series based on the compression circuitry of the vintage Studer 089 console. It...
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Effectrix 2 Review: A Creative Multi-Effect Sequencer for Modern Electronic Production Creative effects are no longer a niche production technique. Stutter edits, reverses, rhythmic looping, tape-stop transitions, granular textures, and sequenced modulation have become standard...
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Hybrid Microphone Technology: Can the JZ Microphones MU-1 Replace Traditional Ribbon and Condenser Pairing? Engineers have been combining ribbon and condenser microphones for decades. The formula is familiar: capture the transient detail and extension of...
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Cherry Audio ESQ-1 Review: Does This Classic Hybrid Synth Still Matter in Modern Production? The Cherry Audio ESQ-1 enters a software synth market that has largely solved the problem of authenticity. Accurate analog modeling, detailed...
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Prophet-5 Plugin Review: Sound, Workflow, Mix Translation & Production Analysis The market is full of analog synth emulations. Few carry the expectations attached to the Prophet-5. Since its introduction in 1978, Sequential’s flagship polysynth has...
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The Crow Hill Company Crystal Pads Review: Workflow, Sound Quality & Real-World Production Performance Pad instruments have become increasingly complex. Modern libraries and synthesizers often rely on layered modulation, generative movement, and extensive macro systems...
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Pulsar Modular P21 Atlas Review: Rethinking Limiting for Dolby Atmos and Modern Mastering Workflows Most mastering limiters are evaluated on a familiar set of criteria: loudness, transparency, and peak control. Those benchmarks remain important, but...
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PSP Levelizer Review: Auto-Fader Processing, Vocal Riding and Mixing Workflow Analysis PSP Levelizer targets a problem that every mixing engineer encounters: level inconsistency. Vocals drift forward and backward in a mix, bass notes vary in...
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Movimento Strings Inflections Review: Performance-Driven Motion for Modern Cinematic Strings Most cinematic string libraries are built around expansion: larger ensembles, more articulations, additional microphone positions, and increasingly detailed sampling. Yet one of the most persistent...
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SSL 1 Review: Does SSL’s Smallest Audio Interface Make Sense for Serious Music Production? SSL built its reputation on large-format consoles found in commercial studios, not entry-level recording hardware. That changed when the company entered...
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