Music Tech Magazine - Issue 37
Laptop luminary John von Seggern explores the growing trend of using laptops for live performance. Part 2 of Mark Cousins' in-depth guide to mixing a five-piece band. Cubase SX3 and Reason 3.0 Workshops.
Publish date: 23 March 2006
Issue 37 of Music Tech Magazine is out now in newsagents throughout the UK
In the issue
As laptops have become more powerful more musicians are taking them on stage, using software such as Ableton Live and NI Traktor DJ Studio to accompany or replace traditional instruments. This month, John von Seggern reveals the cutting-edge techniques used by these innovative performers to help you deliver your own killer sets.
Laptops are helping musicians to push the boundaries of technical and musical experimentation, but back in 1966 musicians were taking a more primitive, homemade approach. Mark Brend tells the story of two American rock bands that crafted their own form of pioneering music using whatever gadgets they could get their hands on.
This month also features the second part of Mark Cousins’ article on mixing a five-piece band. With the bass, drums and guitars in place, Mark now looks at integrating the keyboard and vocal parts with the rest of the track.
The Ten Minute Masters take an in-depth look at the role of phase in our perception of sound, and the benefits of binaural recording. While in the Cubase SX3 Software Workshop Hollin Jones shows you how to get the most from the bundled Monologue physical modelling synth. Also in this month’s Music Tech is a Software Workshop explaining how to make best use of Reason’s patching capabilities.
With products from NAMM starting to filter through to the MTM office we’ve taken a look at some of the best new audio software and hardware, including Celemony Melodyne 3, NI Traktor DJ Studio 3 and Novation’s amazing ReMOTE 25 SL.
On the DVD
Classic Organ CollectionIf you’ve been looking for that elusive organ sound to bring depth and atmosphere to your latest composition, then look no further. PinkNoise Studios has provided us with 16 exclusive royalty-free sampled organ instruments, all provided in both 24-bit/96kHz and 16-bit/44.1kHz .WAV format, with patches supplied for Kontakt and Reason’s NN-XT.
Strange Sounds
To complement this month’s Strange Sounds feature, there is a collection of unusual royalty-free samples from the disc that accompanies Mark Brend’s Strange Sounds book. The collection includes samples made from obscure instruments such as kalimba, Casio VL-Tone and mountain dulcimer, as well as instruments that weren’t intended for audio use, such as the Farnell Audio Test Oscillator.
Groovebox Reason Tutorials
Groovebox has provided three videos from its Reason 3.0 Training range. The videos cover the Combinator and MClass modules, with one beginner-level video for each and an advanced-level video on programming the Combinator.
MultiMedia Music Vol. 1
All the samples from Partners In Rhyme’s MultiMedia Music Volume 1 samples CD. The samples, which include a variety of loops, sound effects, bleeps and clicks, are provided royalty-free for use in your own projects. The loops have been designed primarily for multimedia projects such as film, TV and computer games.
SSL LMC-1 Compressor
An emulation of the talkback mic compressor from SSL’s classic E-Series console. Although not originally intended for recording, this exceptionally heavy compressor was used on the drums for Phil Collins’ Intruder. It was such a defining sound that it became an integral part of the 80s drum sound.
All the latest demos
Including Celemony Melodyne 3, Lounge Lizard EP-3 and Traktor DJ Studio 3.
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