DAWs of perception

Probably more so than with any other bit

Universal Audio make a bold venture into the mic sphere

New condenser, dynamic and modelling mics announced – with more in the pipeline

Bitwig 4.2 adds a modular sequencer and new effects

> At first glance, it looks like Bitwig

Generate endless drum samples using AI with the new Synapse Drums service

> AI is likely to change the process

Waves Cosmos is a free sample management tool that organises all your loops and one-shots

> Cosmos is a new, free sample management

Download 33 Audio Damage plugins for free – just don’t expect any support

> Audio Damage have been in the plugin

Addictive TV Orchestra of Samples

OSi, 2017

Raum Daughter

Yellowelectric

Pastor Champion I Just Want To Be a Good Man

Luaka Bop

Glass Museum Reflet

Sdban Ultra

Raw Poetic Laminated Skies

Def Pressé

IS IT TIME TO RETHINK YOUR DAW?

Let’s survey the DAW landscape of 2022 and ask if it’s time to reevaluate your chosen software

APPLE LOGIC PRO

> It’s a good time to be a

All-round hero?

Jono Buchanan makes the case for Logic…

6 power tips that give added value to your Logic experience

1 Improved sampling Interaction between audio files

ABLETON LIVE

> For more than 20 years now, Ableton

Live is your entire workflow!

Martin Delaney makes the case for Live…

8 power tips to make you think twice about how you use Live

1 Warped view Warp modes have a

IMAGELINE FL STUDIO

> The DAW previously known as FruityLoops has

REASON STUDIOS REASON

> The history of Reason is not dissimilar

BITWIG BITWIG STUDIO

> Bitwig Studio was born in Ableton Live’s

ESSENTIAL TIP

Hacking an effect send for the Grid

AVID PROTOOLS

> Pro Tools is a curious proposition these

PRESONUS STUDIO ONE

> At a little over 12 years old

STEINBERG CUBASE

> Cubase began its life as a MIDI-only

The DAW that suits every genre?

Bruce Aisher makes the case for using Cubase…

10 power tips to woo you to the Cubase user base

1 MixConsole The Cubase mixer (MixConsole)

SUBJECTIVE

Danny Turner chats to Subjective duo Goldie and James Davidson about the making of their second album and its poignant nod to drum&bass

Physical modelling synths

Simulating the real world of sound and beyond, these top instruments make their mark with their in-depth control sets and jaw-dropping anything-is-possible sounds

Cloud rap

Drawing from trap, chillwave and lo-fi sounds, cloud rap is a genre which coexists happily alongside its influences

Tom VR

Over the past five years, Tom VR has

Generate new musical ideas in Ableton Live

How can we take short loops and keep them interesting for longer periods of time?

Turno

We find out how the UK DnB producer took inspiration from a freeclimbing legend for his atmospheric new single

THE CRYSTAL METHOD

Scott Kirkland has re-energised The Crystal Method following the departure of co-founder Ken Jordan. Danny Turner discusses his second solo outing, The Trip Out

MIKE PARADINAS

Polymath Mike Paradinas returns his μ-Ziq alter-ego to the fray with the 25th anniversary reissue of Lunatic Harness. Hamish Mackintosh talked to the Planet Mu main man about his μ-Ziqal journey

Dreadbox effects pedals from €145

Modular-friendly stompboxes from Greece with Japanese names? We have questions. Robbie Stamp asks them

SSL BiG SiX £2,199

Is the latest SSL mixer worth the step up from its little brother, the SiX? Rob Redm an takes a look

PreSonus AudioBox GO $80

Simon Fellows falls for this tiny, entrylevel, go-anywhere interface. It’s a bit of a goer…

Tascam Mixcast 4 £579

If you make podcasts and want to streamline the process, Jon Musgrave could have just the device you need

JZ Microphones Vintage V12 €1299

Jon Musgrave hooks up the latest vintage reissue from Latvia’s premium mic-maker

Positive Grid Riff £133

Positive Grid bring recording to the guitar masses with this affordable interface. Daryl Robertson puts it to the test

ALM Busy Circuits Beast’s Chalkboard £104

Rob Redman explains how this two-channel octave controller emits much sweeter results than its name suggests

Beyerdynamic DT 900 Pro X £219

Dave Clews weighs up whether this newest range from the headphone titans merits the upsell

SOUNDS & SAMPLES

Spitfire Audio – Aperture The Stack £199 >

TESTBENCH: Entonal Studio

> The world of alternative tuning systems is

Behringer Model D £249

Leo Maymind asks how the synth that started Behringer’s remake conquest has held up