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Talkback: Danalogue Photo: Yukitaka Amemiya After spending his formative years in the studio of remarkable inter‑disciplinary complex Total Refreshment Centre, Dan Leavers, aka Danalogue, set up his own East London studio, Oscillations. He and drummer Max Hallett, aka Betamax, play explosive jazz‑electronica fusion as the duo Soccer96. With the addition of formidable saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings they become trio The Comet Is Coming, who broke through with Mercury prize‑nominated debut LP...

Generations | Part1: John Foxx John’s most recent albums have been credited to John Foxx and the Maths, a duo comprising John and synth wizard Benge (left). In a new three‑part series, DJ, producer and remixer Dave Clarke meets key figures from half a century of electronic music. In this series, I will be interviewing leading figures from three generations of electronic music: people who have shaped, are shaping, and will shape the future of these genres. My aim was not just to find out...

Baby Audio Spaced Out This ‘wet effects generator’ is aimed squarely at modern productions. Baby Audio made their mark with a couple of plug‑ins devoted to very specific effects: I Heart NY is a simple but effective parallel compressor, while Super VHS lovingly recreates analogue video tape. They’re both great and have served as springboards to more ambitious products: first the self‑explanatory Parallel Aggressor and now Spaced Out. Authorised using a simple licence code, the new...

Live 11 Session View We explore what’s new in Live 11’s Session View... This month we’ll focus on Session view with a look at Live 11’s changes to clips, Scenes and Follow Actions. You’ll find a full review of Live 11’s new features in the March 2021 issue of Sound On Sound. Screen 1. Live 11’s rearranged MIDI Clip view.The first thing you’ll notice when you examine a MIDI clip in Live’s Clip view is that the panel layout is a bit different. In Screen 1, coloured outlines ...

Audient iD4 & iD14 MkII Audient’s budget‑friendly interfaces get a welcome update and a new look. The iD4 and iD14 were Audient’s entry into the crowded budget end of audio interfaces. The iD4 offers two‑in and two‑out, whereas the iD14 makes up the numbers with two inputs, four outputs and an optical port for potentially another eight inputs. Audient thought it was time for a refresh, and in this review we’re checking out the new MkII versions. Straight out of the box these are ...

PreSonus DM-7 PreSonus’ affordable DM‑7 comes with all the mics you’ll need to capture a quality drum kit sound. Shipped in a tough camera‑style carry case with shaped insert, the PreSonus DM‑7 drum mic set comprises seven microphones selected primarily for use with drums — though they are also capable of being pressed into service for other recording duties. The microphones are all of Chinese provenance, which is not unexpected at this price, and the standard of finish is very h...

Remic Classic Series The new Classic range from Danish company Remic aims to offer high‑end performance at an attractive price. The need to record or amplify acoustic instruments without either incurring feedback or picking up too much ambient sound has led several manufacturers to develop a huge variety of microphones and mounting systems, for both stage and studio use. One such company are Remic, whose range of instrument‑specific mics are all hand‑built in Denmark. Their new Classic S...

Inside Track: Burna Boy Time Flies Secrets Of The Mix Engineer: Jesse Ray Ernster Photo: Aidan Cullen Burna Boy’s second album Twice As Tall saw his brand of Afro‑fusion top the charts all over the world. Jesse Ray Ernster tells us the remarkable story of how it was mixed. Since arriving in Los Angeles as a complete unknown in 2017, Jesse Ray Ernster has wasted no time in heading to the top. Earlier this year he earned two Grammy Awards, one for Best Contemporary Christian Music Albu...

Cubase 11: Pulse & Ticker Cubase 11’s Sampler Track makes a great starting point for percussive sound design. Groove Agent SE 5 offers all Cubase users a good selection of drum and percussion sounds but sometimes it’s nice to roll your own, particularly if you’d like some alternative percussive sounds such as pulses and tickers — a favourite of film/TV composers but also useful rhythmic ear candy in all sorts of electronic music. Cubase has some cool tools that can be used for this...