Music Tech Magazine - Issue 34
Mark Cousins discloses some of the secrets of successful modern mastering in the first of a two-part guide. Grant Bridgeman describes how embarked on a project to turn a rundown outbuilding into a two-room studio.
Publish date: 15 December 2005
Issue 34 of Music Tech Magazine is out now in newsagents throughout the UK
In the issue
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So, what’s in this issue?
Like so many things, the field of audio mastering is subject to the tide of fashion, which means that what may have been a suitable approach one year won’t necessarily be suitable the next, in the same way that a mastering engineer will approach a hard-hitting dance track in a very different manner to a traditional jazz piece. This month Mark Cousins starts a two-part look at contemporary attitudes to mastering and the techniques used to achieve today’s sound.
Writing, recording, mixing and mastering your tracks is all well and good, but getting people to listen to them can be even more of a challenge. JoE Silva – host/producer of Just Off The Radar a weekly radio show – explains how podcasting can be used to market your songs to a wider audience.
One of the biggest advantages of a professional studio over a project studio is the acoustics in both the live and control rooms. Most project studios take up a spare room in a home or garage, which clearly aren’t designed with recording in mind. In an effort to improve the quality of his project studio environment Grant Bridgeman has converted a redundant outhouse into a two-room soundproof floating studio for less than £3,000. Learn how you could do the same in this month’s MTM.
Also in this issue we’ve got Ten Minute Masters describing the Basic Properties Of Sound and Latency, and Software Workshops on Cubase SX/SL3’s Embracer, the Beat Repeat function in Live 5 and Creative Sequencing in Logic Pro 7.
With the holiday season fast approaching we’ve reviewed 17 of the best products to put on your Christmas list, including an exclusive look at Native Instruments' new Guitar Rig 2 , and the definitive review of Access Music’s Virus TI synth and many more.
On the DVD
We’ve gathered together an amazing collection of sounds for you this month, with a total of over 1.5GB of royalty-free samples.
Viral Multi-Sample Collection
Driving bass sounds, enveloping pads and striking leads are the subject of this month’s exclusive royalty-free sample collection. Created for Music Tech Magazine by PinkNoise Studios the Viral Collection is perfect for spicing up your library with a taste of electro.
PowerFX Sample Collection
Sample library producer PowerFX has provided us with a royalty-free collection of samples from across its range, including more than 80 pre-sliced REX loops and a selection of loops from the company’s Apple Loops series.
Point Blank Sample Collection
The tireless tutors at London-based music college Point Blank have created a new sample CD stuffed with original loops and samples. The collection includes a variety of custom-made Battery 2 kits, MIDI drum patterns, REX loops and instrument samples.
Zero-G Nostalgia
Resurrecting the sound of four decades of electronic instruments, Nostalgia will give everyone a taste of their youth, from early modular analogue synths like the ARP 2600 and Moog Modular to 90s-era Casio keyboards and Speak And Spell toys. The coverdisc features 14 instruments from the sample library.
The latest demos
Including the new NI B4 II and VirSyn Cube 2 reviewed in the issue.
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