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John Walden

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Sep 17, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · By John Walden

    Scaler Music Carbon Electra 2 (opens the original)

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    The new version of Scaler Music’s Carbon Electra soft synth incorporates intelligent tools from their Scaler 3 software. Scaler Music are best known for Scaler, which, as described in the SOS February 2026 review of Scaler 3, combines compositional tools, music theory assistance, a virtual instrument, plug‑in host and sequencing environment, all available in both standalone and plug‑in formats to integrate within your usual music production workflow. It’s deep, fascinating and undeniably impress

  2. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · By John Walden

    MixWave Yvette Young (opens the original)

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    The GUI not only delivers an intuitive workflow, but also features graphics designed by Yvette Young. MixWave attempt to pack the sound that underpins Yvette Young’s unique guitar performances into a signature plug‑in. Have they delivered? While she’s gained lots of admirers within the guitar community, including many well‑established peers, Yvette Young might still be considered something of a hidden gem. She’s both a solo artist and frontwoman for math‑rock/ post‑rock‑influenced band Covet, an

  3. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · By John Walden

    Softube Console 1 Compact (opens the original)

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    Softube take the shrink ray to their hands‑on mixing hardware. Softube are obviously on something of a hardware roll. Hot on the heels of the impressive — and undeniably cute — Flow Studio (our cover story in the July 2026 issue) comes the Console 1 Compact. And, exactly as the name suggests, this new hardware unit provides the user with a compact — in terms of both size and budget — version of the company’s flagship Console 1 Channel MkIII. The latter has proved a very popular combination along

  4. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · By John Walden

    Baby Audio SubCulture (opens the original)

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    Baby Audio’s take on bass enhancement is both sophisticated and versatile. Baby Audio’s plug‑ins might tackle some common problems, but they all seem to take a slightly different approach from the competition and their latest release, SubCulture, fits that pattern. Yes, there are a number of other ‘bass enhancement’ plug‑ins out there but, featuring three distinct engines that each include pitch tracking to optimise their processing, a combination of saturation, compression, EQ and limiting, and

  5. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · By John Walden

    Cubase 15: Using Celemony’s Tonalic | Audio Examples (opens the original)

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    These three short audio examples demonstrate various points discussed in the Cubase workshop published in SOS September 2026. www.soundonsound.com/techniques/cubase-15-using-celemonys-tonalic All the guitar performances here have been created using Cubase 15’s bundled Tonalic Elements, but to provide a little musical context, I added some scratch drum and bass parts. a little compression aside, no mixing/processing has been applied — each example is intended to represent what Tonalic might offer

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