If you ever use software instruments, or you have a dislike for using a mouse, or if you just want to get all “hands-on” with your music production, the chances are you will need/want a MIDI controller for your home studio. Here’s how to ensure you buy the right controller for your needs. Tip 1: […]

This is Massive by Native Instruments. No, not that Massive, but the one that’s buried deep inside the groove boxes of Reaktor. This thing takes drum programming to a whole new insane level. 6 yellow sequencer lanes feed notes to 6 different samples. Draw a line in the sequencer window, hit play and your pattern […]

Welcome to 2019. Since I’m on some glorious restful holidays, I’ve been able to thumb through some older Sound on Sound articles. In the November issue of 2018 there was an interesting interview with Mark Ralph – Engineer and Producer for Clean Bandit. While primarily being an “in the box” mixing engineer for much of his career, […]