Best DAWs 2024: Top digital audio workstations | MusicRadar
Oct 17, 2024 · It's hard to overstate the impact that Live has had on the music software marketplace. When the first version was released in 2001 it threw out the traditional design rulebook and established itself not just as a recording program for composers, but also as a performance instrument in itself.
Best free DAWS 2024: Make music for free | MusicRadar
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Best vocal mics 2024: For stage and studio | MusicRadar
Jan 22, 2024 · As an all-rounder vocal mic, the Shure SM7B takes some beating. Over the years it’s been adopted by some of the music world’s biggest names – Michael Jackson swore by them – while its rich, balanced tone has found it adopted more recently by the podcasting community.
Best synth plugins 2024: Synth VSTs for all budgets | MusicRadar
Feb 2, 2023 · In terms of sheer bang for your buck, Arturia’s multi-faceted synth plugin is hard to beat. Its multi-engine design enables users to mix and match a multitude of synthesis approaches, including virtual analogue, wavetable, additive, sampling and granular, in order to create hugely rich and complex sounds.
Best digital pianos 2024: Options for every level and budget
Nov 30, 2024 · Buy if are looking for the ultimate family piano: The Clavinova CLP-775 looks the part and has the sound and playability to match.This piano will happily take pride of place in any home and is our pick for the best digital piano overall. Avoid for very young players: Yamaha pianos can have a heavier key action when compared to the likes of Casio and Roland, so it may not be the best option for ...
Best MIDI keyboards 2024: For Mac, PC and iOS | MusicRadar
Nov 4, 2024 · Between their ‘Step’ and ‘Lab’ devices, Arturia has a pretty broad range of controllers, ranging from the simple, budget-friendly Microlab MIDI keyboard to the multi-format sequencing tools of the BeatStep Pro.Now the KeyStep Pro has arrived to fill one of the few remaining gaps in that line-up; combining the cross-format analogue and digital sequencing of the BeatStep with a 37-note ...
Best synthesizers 2024: Keyboards, modules and semi-modular
May 16, 2024 · It is truly a golden age for the hardware synth, after what was a pause in proceedings as software synths became dominant in the 2000s. Now producers have realised that having a hardware synth at the hub of their studio can give them a great sound, hands-on tweaking and a tactile interface that all combine to make producing music with a hardware synth an absolute joy.
Best home studio mixers 2024: analogue and digital options
Nov 21, 2024 · The latest update to A&H’s long-running analogue ZED series bundles a 4x4 USB interface alongside GSPre boutique preamps and onboard effects for a powerful studio-ready solution.
Best electronic keyboards 2024: Top options for all budgets
Sep 12, 2024 · The Roland GO:KEYS is a fun, compact and portable keyboard packed with over 500 high-quality sounds derived from Roland’s Juno DS engine. Offering fully wireless operation via battery power and Bluetooth audio / MIDI, the GO:KEYS lets you control MIDI devices wirelessly. Or, you can use it to stream your favourite music through the on-board speakers and then play along with those songs.
Best budget studio headphones 2024: Cheap picks for every task
Oct 30, 2024 · Headphones are humble additions to any studio desk, and quietly vital in a huge variety of different ways. In the recording process, headphones are essential for delivering monitor mixes to your musicians’ ears (without adding unwanted noise to your microphone recordings); in the mix process, headphones are a crucial second reference for how your mix moves are translating - and indeed, have ...