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Quick Fixes For Better Sound –– Take your sound quality up another notch without busting your...
We all know the usual litany of ways to improve your sound: "Buy a better mic," "buy a better preamp," "buy a better .
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Apogee V–Bus Virtual Bus Technology for Symphony V–Bus, a Virtual busing technology for Symphony (Apogee's multi–channel PCI card), provides unlimited routing across
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Big Fish Audio –– Acid Jazz City
CONTACT: Big Fish Audio, www.big fishaudio.com FORMAT: DVD–ROM with 30 construction kits in three formats: WAV, REX, and Apple Loops; 24–bit/44.1kHz PRICE: $99.95
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Pro Tools 7 HD, LE, or M–Powered –– Want a really good, free workstation RTAS instrument? Of...
Objective: Improve workflow when tracking by using a general–purpose "workstation" plug–in with Pro Tools.
SONY Global Groove –– International Hip–Hop Flavor
CONTACT: Sony, www.sony.com/ mediasoftware FORMAT: CD–ROM, Acidized WAV format, 44.1kHz/16–bit, 524 files (loops and one–shots) First things first: This is "global"
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The Future of Music Distribution: Your Computer –– Is it twilight time for CD Baby, The...
Only a few years ago, signing a deal with a major label in order to get your CDs distributed en masse started to seem like "old think." But who would have thought that the idea of
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Studio Security –– How to help keep what's yours
If you value your gear and personal safety, you need to focus on studio security. For example, the owner of a local rehearsal studio had spotted a car with three men inside,
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Tools of the Trade –– Martin Buttrich Gear Choices For Timo Mass' Pictures
"For the vocals, most of the time I used a CAD e300 mic, which is nice and warm. But sometimes I had to break out the Brauner for the 'duller' voices.
Debate: The Large Vintage Console
For the past four years I've owned and operated a large format, vintage console (a Neve 8108, to be exact).
Mackie HR626 Monitors –– Bliss and the vertical position
These two–way, THX–approved, active reference monitors set high expectations from the get–go: They're packaged with an ergonomic methodology normally reserved for 6th century
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MyWire Reference Collection
Room With A VU
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Get an Impulse, Create a Convolution –– Take your sound to the next level by using "the real"...
When you want to capture an acoustical "sonic signature" (e.g., the natural reverberation of a hall) for use in a convolution processor, you will need to get its Impulse Response
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Building A Sense Of Space –– Here's how to give your soundstage presence, depth and energy –...
Nowadays, most people reach for a reverb plug–in or hardware box when they want to add space and dimension to their recordings.
Go With the Flow –– Dump detail fixation and energize your mixes
Way back in the days you probably don't remember, a wacky bunch of studio engineers, producers, and musicians churned out final mixes with blistering speed.
Want to network? Throw a party! –– There's more than one way to promote your studio
Want to get the word out about your studio, and network with other local musicians? Hosting a party, "jam night," or "open house" at your studio can be great PR.
Cakewalk Sonar 6 Producer Edition –– Six just might be Sonar's lucky number
Around AES, Cakewalk increments the most significant digit in Sonar's rev number to the latest upgrade – and this year was no exception.
Cakewalk Sonar 6 –– Time for some stretching exercises
Objective: Stretch audio to fit tempo, and manipulate the timing of individual beats. Background: Sonar 6's AudioSnap feature (in both the Producer and Studio editions)
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