Hiroshi Watanabe is a definitive force in modern Japanese electronic music. Well known for designing the custom Vestax TR-1 controller for Traktor, we tracked him down for this exclusive interview.
There's soft synths and there's soft synths... and when Rob Papen releases a virtual instrument you can be sure it'll create cutting edge sounds. GW Childs cuts to the chase in this review of Blade.
Get your Ableton beats into the swing (of things) with this fab tip by Gary Hiebner on using Ableton's Simple Delay for loose, triplet-style rhythmic patterns.
It didn't ned much (read: any) convincing to get Toby Pitman to review the UAD Apollo audio interface. He was expecting big things from this lovely bit of kit... and he wasn't left wanting!
Get animating in Apple's Motion 5 with this excellent step-by-step tutorial by Ben Balser. In this article you'll master the art of using shapes as image masks, which you'll then animate!
Before GarageBand for iOS was introduced, a DAW on a tablet seemed far-fetched. GB for iOS (and Auria) changed all that, though there's still room for more. So, how does Cubasis for iPad fare?
Reversing / flipping / twisting sounds can bring much joy when making beats or designing sound effects. Darren Burgos demonstrates how to do all this and more in Logic Pro.
Now that we no longer rely on "snail" mail to share projects, documents and files, it's important to find secure and free ways to sync files (or share them) across multiple machines/users...
The PreSonus AudioBox 1818 VSL is on 'the' list by Apple as a supported audio interface for iPad and Mac. Mike Watkinson takes it out for a spin to see how well it performs with musicians in mind.
Been working out at the gym or outside? Don't let the sweat get you down... find out how to transfer it to text within Adobe Illustrator with David Smith.
While FCP X has moved on to 10.0.7 from the 10.0.6 update, the later introduced a host of tasty new features to get your teeth into. Iain Anderson explores the new importing options.
In almost every genre of pop/rock music, a guiding principle is that the bass player and the drummer's kick drum need to be locked in for the music to groove. Logic Pro makes this task easy to do!
Become even more proficient in Premiere Pro with Clay Asbury. In this article Clay introduces us to the marvellous world of markers, the different types, and how to use them in your workflow.
Got a hankering for a new Rack Extension from the Propellerhead RE shop? Mo Volans dons his horned helmet and tests out Blamsoft's Viking soft synth in this review.
It's that time of year - your wallet rinsed by the holiday season, and nothing inspirational under the tree. So, find yourself a bargain or two, and maybe reinvigorate your inner composer...
Digital Performer 8 has been out for a couple of months now... and is getting kudos from those who know it. So, has the new DP 8 helped reinvent the DAW as we know it? Adam Adhami finds out.
NodeBeat is the perfect app to generate fresh musical ideas. Adam Goldberg shows how to use it with Logic Pro to get your creative juices flowing'¦ wirelessly!
So, you can climb a mountain... but can you make it fly above the ground? No? Nor can we. But, Martin Perhiniak shows how to bring fantasy to life using Photoshop CS6 - with reality defying results.