Fabfilter Pro-R

FabFilter’s algorithmic reverb plugin offers a user-friendly approach to ambient effects. Jonny Strinati puts it to the test. Fabfilter have a reputation for delivering innovative and intuitive takes on many essential everyday plugins. Pro-R is an algorithmic reverb plugin capable of anything from short ambient spaces to huge hall effects, but the real selling point is…

ESI announces U168 XT and U86 XT USB Audio Interfaces

ESI has announced upcoming availability of U168 XT and U86 XT — a pair of USB 2.0 high-speed audio interfaces for Mac and PC. U168 XT provides 16 line Inputs and eight line Outputs on balanced [Read More] Read the full story

Beatskillz updates Valvesque and Slam Pro Plug-ins to v1.2

Beatskillz has updated Valvesque and Slam Pro to v1.2. Valvesque 1.2: Completely new feature set, now includes: A Pre/ Post- Distortion Eq Mode. A “Smooth” Mode which made the signal louder using [Read More] Read the full story

Midland – ‘Final Credits’

The Breakdown is a regular series in which we analyse the production and composition of key tracks. Dave Clews takes apart Midland’s sample-heavy smash, ‘Final Credits’. Harry Agius’s Regraded label, established early in 2015, specialises in disco-sampled house, with two of the label’s three releases to date coming from Agius himself under his Midland alias. As such, it’s…