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Advanced Audio Spectrum Editor. In SpectraLayers Pro 5, you can work with the individual sounds in an audio file fully visually. Transpose, extract and optimize sounds in ways never imagined thanks to the unique layers concept for the frequency spectrum. SpectraLayers Pro transforms sound into a unique visual world of multidimensional audio data. Outstanding program design, a high performance audio engine and seamless integration with other DAWs make SpectraLayers Pro one of the world’s most revolutionary spectral editing platforms.

RX 6 Advanced is the flagship of the RX family of products, the industry standard audio repair tool that’s been used on countless albums, movies, and TV shows to restore damaged, noisy audio to pristine condition. From noise reduction to removing clicks to fixing distortion, RX is a complete toolkit for cleanup and audio restoration needs.

Pro Tools 10 software is the latest version of Avid's flagship music creation and audio production software, and delivers many great new features.

Dream up and build your own sound and music projects―no experience necessary!

This easy-to-follow guide shows, step-by-step, how to work with sound generation, recording, editing, and distribution tools. Co-written by a professional audio engineer and a dedicated maker-librarian, Makerspace Sound and Music Projects for All Ages gets you started designing, programming, and assembling fun music and audio creations right away. The book features dozens of DIY projects complete with parts lists, start-to-finish instructions, and full-color illustrations that guarantee success. You will explore the latest inexpensive―or free!―audio software for Windows, Apple, iOS, and Android devices.

He’s the man who revolutionised modern film scores with a creative approach to music-making, sonic experimentation and sound utilisation that helps some of the biggest directors to tell their stories. This month we’re overwhelmingly honoured to speak to one of the greatest composers on the planet: Hans Zimmer. In our ten-page interview we talk to Hans about his recent work with Spitfire Audio (read our review) – co-creating a remarkable assortment of production and studio tools – as well as his incredible career in soundtracking. Elsewhere this issue, Dave Gale takes us through the legacy of the vocoder, we report on this year’s Superbooth show in Berlin and speak to its progenitor Andreas Schneider about his views on modular synthesis and its integral place in the music technology world. We’ve also got our usual tutorials, tips and reviews. Enjoy the issue!

Creating effective vocal chops for Trap music can be tricky. It requires proper processing and tasteful writing to really make these chops stand out and have an impact.

In many cases, the most daunting part of creating a Trap song is the drop. This is the meat of the track where the energy is at its peak and tension finally releases.

Drums, and the grooves they create, are what drive the entire track. They provide a foundation for the song and give the listener a point of reference.

So you recorded your MIDI score and can’t wait to hear it played by a live orchestra. What’s the next step? Join music composer Olajide Paris in this new updated course, and learn how to transform your MIDI data into a full score.

Samplitude Pro X3 has been designed from the start as a DAW that answers to the highest quality standards. Carefully selected mastering plug-ins, efficient editing functions and extremely precise algorithms have continually set new benchmarks in the audio industry for more than 25 years.

Musicians who improvise in jazz, rock, and blues need to be able to take any lick or phrase, in their vocabulary and modify it creatively to fit the groove that they’re playing over. Thanks to the unique characteristics of their instrument, guitar players have a very wide palette of harmonic, rhythmic, and positional options at their disposal.

The Creative Lick Phrasing Guidebook from Richard Hallebeek will guide you through 7 concepts and 18 creative approaches for modifying your own licks to make them not only your own but make them stand out in your improvisations and solos.

'Code Red: Drum Kit' by Empire SoundKits comes packed with sounds that will allow you to make beats in the styles of 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Araab Muzik, Scott Storch and many more.

If you're looking to create hits in the styles of today's top charting artists, use these drum hits and loops to help you with your next placement.

For years Rap artists have met with mixed reception–acclaimed by fans yet largely overlooked by scholars. Focusing on 135 tracks from 56 artists, this survey appraises the artistry of the genre with updates to the traditional methods and measures of musicology.

Drumk is the smartest editor for your loops.

From glitch and cuts intricate sequences to realistic drums variations, you will reach a world of different sounds and styles… with just one tool.

With its arsenal of builtin effects, the external controls feature, and a lot of functions for time handling and modulation, drumk will become shortly the perfect companion for all your music creations.

ETHERA EVI has been created to fit the needs of the most demanding of modern composers and sound designers.

Produced by Award-Winning Sound Designer & Composer Stefano Maccarelli and featuring the critically acclaimed vocalist Clara Sorace, ETHERA EVI takes you into an amazing world of stunning vocals, synths, arps, textures, bass, horns, drums, acoustic instruments and ambient sounds for all your cinematic and electronic music productions. ETHERA EVI is a complete All-In-One tool for soundtrack, video gaming, multimedia, and sound design creation. It consists of 4 main instruments: