August 2026 Magazine Contents

REVIEWS: UDO Audio DMNO polysynth [front cover] • Arturia Memory V softsynth • Fender Studio Pro 8.1 • imersiv D-1 D/A converter • ART Pro VLAIII compressor • JZ Microphones MU-1 • PSPaudioware Levelizer • Kernom Elipse, Ridge & Moho FX pedals • Positive Grid Reactor amplifier • Final DX4000CL headphones • ATOV Faderpunk controller • EHX Effects Interface • Austrian Audio OC-B6 mic • E-mu Systems SP-1200 revisited • Highland Dynamics Dual Delta 4-7 Mk2 preamp • NoiseWorks Audio VoiceAssist • Rapid Flow Omniclock • SPOTLIGHT: 500-series: What’s New? • Eurorack modules • New sample libraries — and much more!

TECHNIQUES + PEOPLE: Tracking With Open-backed Headphones • Inside Track: Ella Langley 'Dandelion' • How The Pros Handle Harshness • Robert Henke • The Mid-Sides Myth • How I Got That Sound: Sylvia Massy [Tool] • Talkback: David Torn • Modular Profile: Gareth Jones • DAW Tips: Apple Logic Pro, Avid Pro Tools, Steinberg Cubase Pro... and more!

Reviews

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  500-series: What’s New?

  Spotlight Round-up
  Reviews
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  Accentize dxSplit

  Dialogue Isolation Plug-in
  Reviews
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  ART Pro Audio Pro VLA III

  Dual-channel Optical Compressor
  Reviews
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  Arturia Memory V

  Software Synthesizer
  Reviews
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  ATOV Faderpunk

  Controller & Modulator
  Reviews
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  Austrian Audio OC-B6

  Bass Drum Microphone
  Reviews
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  EHX Effects Interface

  Audio Interface Pedal
  Reviews
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  Fender Studio Pro 8.1

  DAW Software
  Reviews
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  Final DX4000CL

  Closed-back Headphones
  Reviews
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  HEDD Audio CTRL

  Monitor Calibration Software
  Reviews
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  Highland Dynamics Dual Delta 4-7 Mk2

  Mic Preamp & Saturation Processor
  Reviews
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  imersiv D-1

  D-A Converter
  Reviews
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  JZ Microphones MU-1

  Hybrid Ribbon & Capacitor Microphone
  Reviews
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  Kernom Elipse, Ridge & Moho

  Hybrid Effects Pedals
  Reviews
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  McDSP DC-2

  Dual Compressor Plug-in For APB System
  Reviews
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  MixWave Two-Rock Bloomfield Drive

  Guitar Amp Emulation Plug-in
  Reviews
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  NoiseWorks Audio VoiceAssist

  Vocal & Dialogue Processor
  Reviews
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  NUGEN Audio MasterCheck 2

  Metering & Codec Auditioning Plug-in
  Reviews
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  Old Blood Noise Endeavors Parting

  Multi-effects Pedal
  Reviews
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  Orchestral Tools Low End Orchestra

  Sample Library
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  Positive Grid Reactor

  Modelling Guitar Amp
  Reviews
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  PSPaudioware Levelizer

  Gain Riding Plug-in
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  Rapid Flow Omniclock

  Clock Plug-in
  Reviews
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  Realitone Sunset Choir

  Sample Library
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  Runic Labs Passive DI

  Eurorack Module
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  Sample Logic HeartBeat Guitars

  Kontakt Instrument
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  Sampleson Funkastic

  Performance Generator Plug-in
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  Shakmat Ballista Blast

  Eurorack Module
  Reviews
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  Solid State Logic Odyssey

  Solid State Logic Odyssey

  Digitally Controlled Analogue Mixing Console
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  SRM Sounds ASMR Choir

  Kontakt Instrument
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  Strymon Canoga

  Fuzz Pedal
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  Toontrack Transistor Organ EKX

  EZkeys Expansion Library
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  UB DSP Vowel Blender

  Filter Plug-in
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  UDO Audio DMNO

  Polyphonic Synthesizer
  Reviews
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  Wrongtools Pianesque

  Kontakt Instrument
  Reviews

Techniques

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  Eddie Bazil - Production Engineer

  Advanced Effects | SOS Podcast

  6 Creative Examples
  Techniques
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  Cubase 15: Rebalance, Remix and ReSample Made Easy

  Steinberg Cubase Pro Tips & Techniques
  Techniques
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  Cubase 15: Rebalance, Remix and ReSample | Audio Examples

  Listen For Yourself
  Techniques
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  How I Got That Sound: Sylvia Massy

  Tool ‘Disgustipated’
  Techniques
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  How The Pros Handle Harshness

  Getting The Best From Oeksound Soothe
  Techniques
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  Inside Track: Ella Langley 'Dandelion'

  Ben West & Dave Clauss
  Techniques
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  Logic Pro: Studio Piano

  Apple Logic Pro: Tips & Techniques
  Techniques
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  Pro Tools: Track Pinning

  Avid Pro Tools: Tips & Techniques
  Techniques
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  The Mid-Sides Myth

  Microphone Technique
  Techniques
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  The Mid-Sides Myth | Audio Examples

  Listen For Yourself
  Techniques
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  Using Open-backed Headphones For Tracking

  Pros & Cons
  Techniques

Sound Advice

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  Q. What are the high-frequency sounds that I keep noticing in location audio recordings?

  Sound Advice
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  Q. What’s the point of a polarity inverter on a monitor controller?

  Sound Advice

People

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  LEADER: Go Slower

  Sam Inglis
  People
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  Modular Profile: Gareth Jones

  Synthesist, Producer & Mixer
  People
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  Robert Henke

  DIY Plus Ultra
  People
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  Talkback: David Torn

  Guitarist
  People
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  Why I Love... In-ear Monitors

  Mark Gordon
  People

Music Business

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  E-mu Systems SP-1200

  Revisited
  Music Business