Music Issue 280 Extra Quality _top_: Computer

Readers received a full-version plugin from IK Multimedia (valued at approximately €120 at the time).

One of the articles argued that "extra quality" doesn't require 192kHz session files. Instead, record at 48kHz but use oversampling on your nonlinear plugins (saturators, limiters). Issue 280 provided a chart showing that oversampling by 4x at 48kHz yields cleaner top-end than native 96kHz without oversampling. computer music issue 280 extra quality

Quality over quantity “Extra Quality” foregrounds sonic craftsmanship—how subtle choices in signal flow, processing order, and source material elevate a track from competent to compelling. The issue repeatedly advocates for focused time spent on sound-design decisions (e.g., oscillator tuning, filter envelopes) and refining micro-details such as transient shaping and stereo placement. Readers received a full-version plugin from IK Multimedia