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Around a hundred and sixty sources, in English, Japanese, Spanish, German, French, Chinese and Italian: makers and their release notes, reviewers who put a hand on the thing, studios and touring crews, the producers and collectives surfacing this month and the scenes they came out of. Synths and modular, plugins and DAWs, guitars and drums, microphones, monitors, PA and lighting. What the trade is talking about is counted and plotted. The editor's letter has just started; it will find its rhythm.

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News: Spitfire Audio has released Eternity, a sample library of electronic, piano and warped choir sounds created with Eric Whitacre.

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Spitfire Audio has launched Eternity, a sample library created with composer and conductor Eric Whitacre.

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