Adam Crute

3 days ago | musictech.com | Adam Crute

Once the preserve of specialists, hobbyists and geeks, Linux is nowadays a wholly viable solution for everyday desktop computing. Moreover, and for various reasons, Linux tends to be less demanding of system resources than Windows and macOS, and so can give a new lease of life to older hardware that would otherwise be added to the burgeoning e-waste mountain. The big question for us music production types, then, is ‘Can we use Linux for audio production?’ The answer is a resounding ‘Yes!’.

1 month ago | musictech.com | Adam Crute

Since bursting onto the music production scene in the late 90s, granular synthesis has become an indispensable weapon in the sonic arsenals of many producers. But where did it come from, why was it so late to the synthesis party and, most pertinently, what exactly is granular synthesis anyway? What is granular synthesis? Like many synthesis methods, the theory underpinning granular synthesis existed long before the technology capable of realising the idea.

1 month ago | musictech.com | Adam Crute

€499 / $549, bitwig.comBitwig Studio entered the DAW scene in 2014 and, since then, has gained countless new fans, thanks to combining some killer features of other DAWs with innovative features that are all its own (and that are now being copied by those same competing DAWs). READ MORE: Audient’s iD48 goes all-out for channel count and routing flexibilityIt’s a big success story that the company is aiming to replicate with the launch of its very first hardware product, Bitwig Connect 4/12.

2 months ago | musictech.com | Adam Crute

£899, solidstatelogic.comSolid State Logic has been producing affordable USB audio interfaces for the past four-or-so years, its SSL 2, 2+ and 12 bringing a slice of SSL quality and kudos to even the humblest of recording rigs.

2 months ago | musictech.com | Adam Crute

£799 / €899 / $999, audient.comRecently, we’ve seen a flurry of flagships being added to popular USB audio interface lines. These interfaces are loaded with additional monitoring and preamp functions, plus higher input/output counts required by producers who want to track a whole band simultaneously or dabble with analogue outboard gear. READ MORE: Native Instruments Traktor Z1 MK2 review: A massive upgrade – but does it go far enough? Focusrite crowned its 4th Gen Scarlett series with the 18i20.