Testing Apple Logic Pro 11 - Relentless logic...
Written testBest Product awardAlmost eleven years since the release of Logic Pro X, and after several major updates, Apple's flagship DAW is finally ready for version 11. A turning point?
Testing Akai Professional MPC Key 37 - The keys to groovebox success
Written testBest Product awardJust a year and a half after the release of the MPC Key 61, Akai is releasing a smaller version of its MPC groovebox concept with a keyboard, the MPC Key 37. Is it a simple variation or a refinement …
Testing the Universal Audio UAFX Compact Brigade pedal - Brigade manager
Written testUnveiled in October 2023, Universal Audio's Brigade has joined the UAFX series alongside the LA-2A and Flow. It's a chorus and vibrato pedal whose algorithm reproduces the sounds and playing feel of …
Baby Audio Transit - Active ingredient for your ears
Written testBest Product awardBaby Audio, the up-and-coming Californian software developer, collaborated with Youtuber and artist Andrew Huang last year to design a multieffect plug-in dedicated to transitions. Was it a great ide…
Testing the Positive Grid Spark Mini amplifier - The next size up — I'll take it!
Written testRemember, we had the opportunity to test the surprising miniature amplifier called Spark Go from Positive Grid. Today, let's find out how its big brother, the Spark Mini, fares.
Arturia Astrolab review - A performer's beast?
Written testInnovation awardEver since the Brutes and Keysteps affair, Arturia has been known to shake up the market with innovative products offering excellent value for money. And this Astrolab, tackling the stage keyboard ma…
Tips for Better Headphone Mixing - Mixing on headphones has never been more important, or easier.
LearningHeadphones are more critical to the mixing process than ever. One reason is the popularity of music streaming. More people than ever are listening to music on mobile devices with headphones. So makin…
Arranging Tips - How to Give Your Songs More Impact
LearningSongwriting and performance are crucial ingredients for producing a great song. Another is the arrangement. That is, deciding which instrument and vocal parts will be in a song, and where they'll com…
How to get the best results when you record vocals - 12 Tips for Better Vocal Tracks
LearningNo matter the genre, a lead vocal track is always the focal point of a song. As a result, you should approach recording vocals with forethought and planning. If you want the best results, you need to…
Interview with Haydn Bendall (Kate Bush, Massive Attack… -
Interview / PodcastHis name may not ring a bell to you, but you already have heard something recorded, mixed or produced by him. With a career over 5 decades, Haydn Bendall managed to develop his numerous talents in ma…
AUDIO RECORDING - ultimate guide (100 episodes) - Or how to become a pro sound engineer ;)
LearningOnce the mastering series is finished and now that the mixing guide is (finally!) arriving the end, it's only natural that Audiofanzine asked me to extend this tale told backwards with a new series d…
MIXING IN A HOME STUDIO - ultimate guide (150 episodes) - A Guide To Mixing Music
LearningGiven the good response our "Mastering at Home" series received, yours truly has put himself to the task of doing a similar guide dedicated to recording and mixing.
HOME MASTERING - ultimate guide (22 episodes) - Become a master in mastering. In your bedroom.
LearningAfter more than 20 weeks, the time has finally come for the last installment in our series dedicated to mastering at home. Today we won't be making any miraculous revelations. Instead, we'll give you…
THE LOUDNESS WAR (12 episodes) - Why and how levels are always higher. And how to fix this madness.
LearningVolume, more volume! Yes, but at what price? This series of articles will review the origins of the volume race, the physical considerations, new standards and tools, and their impact on public healt…
SOUND SYNTHESIS & SOUND DESIGN (30 episodes) - Make Jean-Michel Jarre sound like a beginner
LearningThroughout history, humans all around the globe have never stopped diversifying the uses of music ─ ritual, recreational, intellectual, etc. ─ and have produced it using their voices and bodies or th…
