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Fluid Audio Image 2

Fluid Audio might well be known for less costly speakers, but Image 2 will certainly change that… and possibly the world of studio monitoring

Best reverb plugins

We reveal the best plugins for adding atmosphere and pro polish to your mixes! It's time to make 'space' for these on your hard drive

Modartt Pianoteq 8

The highly-regarded piano - and so much more - instrument reaches version 8, but is Pianoteq still one of the best you can buy?

Metering tools

Mixing might be mostly about using our ears, but there are other senses we can bring in too, specifically our eyes

5 mins |

Arturia MiniFreak V

Having emulated practically every significant synth ever made, Arturia turns its attention to one of its own creations

Audient iD24

If input audio fidelity is important to you, Audient's latest analogue-inspired desktop interface could be exactly what you need...

Affinity Photo 2

Serif's powerful editing app gets a serious update

Mac mini (2023)

Apple's most affordable Mac goes Pro - and about time too

CrossOver 22

Run (some) PC apps on your Mac without Windows

HomePod (2023)

Apple's original smart speaker is back - and better than ever

Lenco LBT-188

Jump on the vinyl revival bandwagon with this Bluetooth turntable

Make and take calls

Use your Apple Watch to chat with friends - it's so easy and versatile

Linux-Mandrake 7

Simplicity and a wide range of applications make this a great distribution for all Linux users.

Set up your terminal and email like it's 1983

Jump in the hot terminal time machine with Mats Tage Axelsson who emails from the command line using the latest technology.

8 mins |

Universal layer text effects with GIMP

Posters use them, films and presentations are hard to imagine without them: text effects. Attract attention with Karsten Günther and GIMP.

8 mins |

The Best OPEN SOURCE Software Ever!

In an attempt to trigger controversy, Michael Reed and Neil Mohr unequivocally state these are the greatest free software apps ever. Probably. We’re just trying to be helpful.

10+ mins |

Jump to a federated social network

Nick Peers reveals how you can get up and running with this free, decentralised and non-profit alternative to Twitter.

9 mins |

Free our SOFTWARE!

Taking anything for granted is dangerous, so Jonni Bidwell and Mike Saunders revisit how the free software movement got started to help free us from proprietary tyranny!

Debian GNU/Linux 2.1

It may be a bit behind the times, but Debian is one of the best distributions on the market.

Mailserver

Linux is the way forward, is it? The future of alternative computing and all that? My experience of Unix machines only covers the terminals at uni and I wasn’t impressed, although I think they probably had outdated kernels and were badly configured – I never even got around to installing LinuxAPUS on my trusty PPC-powered Amiga (you shouldn’t laugh).