How to Control Your Sequencer With an iPad - The Best Control Surfaces for iPad
LearningI could already hear the outcry when I was writing these lines: "Touchscreen technology will never replace real pots!", "The Wi-Fi latency is huge no matter what!", "Apple isn't the only thing out th…
The Best Large Diaphragm Condenser Mics Under $150/€100 - The Top Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphones Under $150/€100
LearningAn indispensable tool in any studio, condenser mics allows us to record vocals as well acoustic instruments. Today, many brands offer large-diaphragm FET condenser mics for home studios on limited bu…
Apple Logic Pro X Review - The Case Against X
Written testThe time has finally come for the new Logic Pro version. It was almost four years without a major update, many were doubtful that it might ever see the light of day and even ventured it would disappe…
The Top Reverb Plug-ins - The Best Virtual Algorithmic Reverbs
LearningFrequently underestimated by beginners, the quality of a reverb plug-in can make a huge difference in the production of a song. That's why we made a brief review of the most essential plug-ins in thi…
AVID Pro Tools 11 Review - The Best Eleven On The Pitch?
Written testThe war between the biggest audio sequencers in the market is raging. Apple has introduced Logic Pro X, Ableton Live 9, MOTU Digital Performer 8, Cakewalk Sonar X2 and Steinberg Cubase 7 (and that's …
Line 6 Sonic Port Review - A Pod For The iPad
Written testLine 6 was among the first manufacturers to offer peripheral devices for iOS and now it has decided to up the stakes with Sonic Ports, a guitar/bass audio interface with a very aggressive price/perfo…
Native Instruments Cuba Review - The Caribbean Touch
Written testThe newest addition to Native Instruments' Kontakt libraries is called Cuba. It was conceived to provide the typical sound of Afro-Cuban music, a territory seldom treaded by music library publishers.…
IK Multimedia iRig HD Review - iGain
Written testAfter Apogee, now it's IK Multimedia's turn to present an audio interface for the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, and Mac aimed at nomad guitarists.
VI Labs True Keys Review - Is It Time For The Truth?
Written testAs a newcomer in the virtual acoustic pianos family, VI Labs declares its ambition right from start, and it begins with the name: True Keys. Does it hold its promises?
AVID Fast Track Duo Review - Return To The Fast Track
Written testThe M-Audio Fast Track audio interfaces used to be one of the most successful series, with its ideal price and ease of use for beginners.
The Top Free Virtual Guitar Amps - Free Guitar Amp Simulations Survey Results
Learning813 persons took part in the survey and voted for their favorite free guitar amp simulations. And here are the results...
Zynaptiq Unfilter Review - Unfiltered
Written testAs its name implies, the purpose of Unfilter, the new product of Zynaptiq, is to eliminate all filter effects applied to an audio file. How and does it really succeed?
IK Multimedia iRig Pro Review - IK Rigs It Again
Written testDecisively relentless, IK Multimedia completes its iOS interface series with the iRig Pro. Pro? Three letters that imply that what we have in our hands is an iOS interface capable of managing a micro…
Our Favorite Music Documentaries - The Best Music Documentaries
LearningDo you have some free time on the weekend?? Here are some music documentaries that we wholeheartedly recommend.
Antelope Audio Orion 32 Review - The Antelope Turns Into A Predator
Written testAt Antelope, they are passionate about clocks and converters, among which we can find their famous atomic clocks that are supposedly 100,000 times more stable than a normal clock. Audiophiles became …
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 Review - Red or Black
Written testIt's almost two years since the Scarlett audio interfaces from Focusrite saw the light of day and the manufacturer has been introducing new models in the series ever since. The newest family member, …
UVI Vintage Legends Review - Modern Classics...
Written testUVI seems to have decided to bring back to life the myths of synthesis in the form of sample libraries for its own UVI platform and compatible programs. Let's have a detailed look at one of them: Vin…
All About Audio Benchmarks - What do audio measurements mean?
LearningAt AudioFanzine we invested in equipment that allows us to measure audio performance of products we review. However, it is not always easy to understand the flood of numerical values that can reveal …
Propellerhead Reason 7 Review - The Age of Reason
Written testThe new version of Reason, code name 7, has arrived including, as always, a bunch of new features. These new features give the software some sort of completeness — 13 years after its first release?
The Top Commercial Software Guitar Amps - The Best Commercial Guitar Amp Plug-ins
LearningHow do you pack dozens of vintage amps and speaker cabinets in a 130 ft² home studio for less than $500? Just enter the wonderful virtual realm with this article about the best commercial software gu…
The Top MIDI Grooves - The Best MIDI Files for Virtual Drums
LearningSo, you bought some virtual drums but none of the grooves really fit in your new song? Here you have a list of the best MIDI publishers- in no particular order of course.
How to Prepare a Mixing Session - Organizing Before Mixing Audio
LearningThe art of mixing requires technical competency as well as a good dose of creativity. However, often times such characteristics don't get along well inside our brain...
Universal Audio LA-2A Classic Leveler vs Cakewalk CA-2A… - The Next Generation
Written testDuring the last Winter NAMM, Cakewalk introduced the CA-2A T-Type Leveling Amplifier, a new compression plug-in based on the renowned Teletronix LA-2A. For their part, Universal Audio, who had previo…
Automation Basics - What is Automation?
LearningMany of the features in our DAWs come from the analog world, and automation is no exception. In order to understand what it is all about, let's go back to the time when the only digital gear in a rec…
Reverb Parameters - How to Set a Reverb Processor
LearningUnless you're living in a tent in the middle of the desert, you are exposed to numerous natural reverberations every day. Our ears perceive reverberations that our brain interprets automatically to i…
