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Tutorial | Oct 24, 2013 by Mo Volans

One of the biggest problems with creating a good mix is not your monitors or audio interface... it's your room. If you're not blessed with the best space to mix in IK's ARC2 can help. Here's how.

Review | Oct 24, 2013 by Mo Volans

With dozens of good software reverb units available, a new reverb plug-in would need to be pretty special to make us sit up and take notice. Find out what effect Spark Verb has had on Mo Volans...

Review | Oct 23, 2013 by Hollin Jones

Are you looking to up your game as a producer... and have some cash to spend? If so, you may be in the market for a good pair of studio monitors. Hollin Jones puts the ATC SCM25A monitors to the test.

Tutorial | Oct 23, 2013 by Sara Simms

Want to advance your mixing skills by incorporating a third deck into your sets? Sara Simms shares a few ideas on how you can use your third deck in Traktor to create results that sound great.

Review | Oct 22, 2013 by Gary Hiebner

Mac audio editors have been dropping like flies the past couple of years, but with Parallels there's a world of PC audio editors available, including Sound Forge 11. Gary Hiebner gets editing.

Tutorial | Oct 22, 2013 by Noah Pred

Get your sound design tuned up nice and easy in Ableton Live with this awesome in-depth tutorial by Noah Pred. Using Captured Returns you'll be able to create something unique.

News | Oct 21, 2013 by Rounik Sethi

It was just last month that Cakewalk released 3 new versions of Sonar X3. This week, guided by direct customer feedback, they've announced free update "c" which focuses on enhanced user functionality.

Review | Oct 21, 2013 by G.W. Childs IV

In a world where we try to have one device do everything (iPhone I'm looking at you), it's refreshing that Akai have created the MPX8 with specialist sample player and MIDI controller functionality.

Tutorial | Oct 21, 2013 by Darren Burgos

If your mix is sounding a bit flat or instruments feel hidden away it's time to employ some top tips to give your tracks more punch! Darren Burgos shows how to do just that in Logic Pro X.

Review | Oct 20, 2013 by G.W. Childs IV

Rack Extensions! You've got to congratulate Propellerhead for creating this format. And since they have every developer worth their salt has jumped on board with their plug-ins, including kiloHearts.

Editorial | Oct 20, 2013 by Lynda Arnold

Lynda Arnold is backwith another insightful article in her series on sound as a healing tool. Here she explains five simple ways you can use your own voice as an instrument to promote better health.

Tip | Oct 19, 2013 by G.W. Childs IV

NI's Razor is appreciated for its cutting-edge sonic capabilities. In this tutorial, G. W. Childs slices through the many layers of this complex synth with a mind to get vocoding.

Tutorial | Oct 18, 2013 by Mo Volans

Getting started creating EDM? Here are 5 excellent tips for producing electronica in Steinberg's Cubase, courtesy of Mo Volans.

Interview | Oct 17, 2013 by Rounik Sethi

Björk, Prodigy, Guy Sigsworth, The Killers, Arcade Fire, Gotye are amongst Damian Taylor’s credits and collaborations to date. He sat down with AskAudio Mag to chat about all things tech and more.

Tutorial | Oct 17, 2013 by G.W. Childs IV

The Trap music genre seems to be constantly evolving... and borrowing from other more established styles too. In this tutorial, G. W. Childs shows how to make Trap style beats in Propellerhead Reason.