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Issue 92 of Music Tech Magazine is out now in newsagents throughout the UK.

Features
Getting a bigger sound
With the loudness wars raging and the meters moving less and less on newer music releases, now’s the time to learn how to create a large sound that delivers in terms of volume but retains that all-essential depth and detail. Liam O’Mullane turns it up to 11…

One-take recording
Just because you have the ability to endlessly edit and overdub your tracks, it doesn’t always mean that you should. Hollin Jones explores the world of one-take recording.

Re-creating vintage synths - NEW FEATURE!
Ground-breaking in their time and still sought-after today, the synths of yesteryear continue to help define the sound of modern music. Dave Gibson shows you how to re-create the sounds of the DX7 and TB-303.

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The MTM Interview - NEW FEATURE!
Blame
This man has witnessed the last 20 years in the drum&bass scene first-hand, and is by no means a spent force yet, as MTM finds out…

Ten Minute Masters
Low-pass filters
Low-pass filtering is a common process in audio manipulation, but what’s really going on as we cut-off and resonate? Grant Bridgeman has the details.

Software samplers
More than any other part of the studio, the sampler has benefited hugely from its move into the software domain. Mark Cousins gets a slice of the action.

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This Month’s Workshops
25 Tips For… Logic Pro 9 - NEW FEATURE!
Get under the hood of Apple’s popular software studio and take your workflow to another level. We reveal a few tricks of the trade.
Cubase 5
These days, Cubase is equipped for far more than simply recording and editing audio and MIDI – it can provide sounds, too. Tim Hallas is your tour guide…
Live 8
Session and Arrangement Views are useful tools for getting quick yet creative results. Liam O’Mullane explains his approach to speedy composition.
Pro Tools 8
If you need control over pitch in your Pro Tools project but you don’t have a dedicated plug-in, Elastic Pitch might be the answer. Mike Hillier shows you around.
Reason 5
The new features in Reason 5 make it an ideal gigging companion, but with a little preparation Reason 4 is still perfectly adequate. Hollin Jones goes live.

Reviews
Another selection of hardware and software is put through its paces, including the Yamaha Motif XF, NI Abbey Road 80s Drums, AKAI SynthStation 25, Peluso P12, ProjectSAM Symphobia 2, Violet Design Garnet, NI Vintage Organs and more.

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Moog Filter Synths
Our friends at PinkNoise Studio have crafted 12 rich-sounding synth patches, all heavily filtered through the UAD Moog Filter plug-in. The idea behind the pack was to use a selection of synths as oscillators (Waldorf Microwave Xtk, Access Virus and Roland Juno 60), but use the Moog instead of the synths’ own filters, with different envelopes to impart the special character of the Moog sound.

Dubstep Construction Kits
Equinox Sounds has put together three massive dubstep construction kits for you to take apart and sit in your tracks. Each kit contains four full mixes, four drum mixes and deconstructed loop components (drum layers, bass, keys, guitar, synth and more) in ACID WAV format, so you can stretch them to fit the tempo of your project.

Prime Loops Samples Tasters
A collection of cutting-edge samples from Prime Loops’ latest releases. Check out the chilled grooves of Babylon Beats or XXL Reggaeton Drums or, if you like your beats four to the floor, then there are heavy drums, synths and bass loops in Electro House Shoxx, Filter House Attack and Synth Bass Analogy. Finally, you’ll find uplifting house pianos in Club Keys and blistering drum & bass beats in Liquid D&B Essentials.

LoopTV
LoopTV provides another trio of video treats. First we head to the British Music Experience exhibition at the O2 Arena to meet Welsh drummer-turned-producer Greg Haver, who’s worked with the likes of Manic Street Preachers, Super Furry Animals, Catatonia and The Lost Prophets. There’s also an interview with Propellerhead’s James Bernard about the latest software update for Reason 5, while in the final two parts of the Frontline producer series, Laurance Traverso presents over 20 minutes of expert Pro Tools recording tips
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This feature first appeared in Music Tech Magazine issue 92
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