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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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Rob Papen releases QUAD-2 synthesizer

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And VST-compatible instrument for Mac and PC in 2020. QUAD-2 adds an updated user interface, a ribbon controller, more filter types and additional effects.

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