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The magazine is named after the cable: the microphone in the booth, the line to the desk, the DMX run that fires the lights. Studio, stage and rig share the same cable. Most magazines pick one of the three. This one covers all of it, because the people we read do too — the engineer mixing a record on Tuesday is on front of house by Saturday.

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Expressive E GForce Collection Offers 500 MPE Presets For Expressive Synthesis

11.03

Expressive E's new GForce Collection combines two GForce software synthesizers with 500 MPE presets designed for expressive, multidimensional performance.…

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