The first instalment of Mike Hillier’s two-part guide to tracking a good guitar sound. Dealing with latency in the studio. Sonar 5 and Cubase SX/SL3 Workshops. Ten Minute Masters on LA Synthesis and the evolution of reverb.

Publish date: 24 April 2006

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In the issue

The guitar is the most common instrument in modern western music, so recording is likely to be one of the most frequent challenges you will face in the studio. In this month’s issue of Music Tech Mike Hillier explains how to make beautifully crafted acoustic or electric guitar recordings with a small mic collection and a basic audio workstation or computer.

Whatever instrument you’re recording in your digital project studio you are bound to come up against latency issues from time to time. Mark Cousins explores the processes you can use to deal with this common problem in order to improve your studio recordings.

Linear arithmetic synthesis isn’t as well known as some of the other forms of synthesis, but its legacy can still be found at the heart of many of today’s synths. We take a look at LA Synthesis as well as looking at the evolution of reverb in our popular Ten Minute Master series.

Also on this month’s Music Tech Magazine are Software Workshops covering the Offline Process History in Cubase SX/SL3, creating sonic textures in Sonar 5’s Pentagon I and PSYN II synths, and time- and pitch-manipulation in Logic Pro 7.

If all that isn’t enough for you, there are in-depth reviews of a selection of the best new music technology products on the market, including IK Multimedia’s long-awaited AmpliTube 2, Yamaha’s new HS80M monitors, and many more…

On the DVD

Atmospheres
We’ve commissioned a collection of exclusive royalty-free atmospheres for use in your latest compositions. The library includes a wide variety of atmospheric samples, ranging from low-frequency sci-fi noises, to evolving ambient textures.

Studio ProFiles Special Edition – Jerry Marotta
Sonic Reality offers you a selection of world rhythms by legendary drummer Jerry Marotta, whose work includes drumming with Peter Gabriel, Ani DiFranco and Tears For Fears. The drum loops are provided as both mulitrack and stereo loops, alongside all the individual hits with accompanying MIDI files.

Sonic Couture Collection
This collection of samples from Sonic Couture includes the excellent Mbira multi-sampled thumb piano library, the classic rock drums of Sonic Couture’s Zep Kit, the acid percussion of a TB-303, TR-808 and TR-909, and a variety of loops from both the Abstrakt and Konkrete libraries.

Sony ACID Pro 6 Demo
Test-drive this huge demo of Sony’s newly upgraded, award-winning sequencer. The latest version adds considerable power, including a multi-track recording environment and powerful MIDI capabilities, providing users with a fully featured professional DAW environment.

Groovebox Pro Tools 7 Video Tutorials
Four lessons from Groovebox Music’s Pro Tools 7 video tutorials library. This month the video tutorials explain how to apply fades, the basics of EQ, normalising and Pro Tools 7’s new Region Groups function.

All the latest demos
Including DSP-Quattro, Lounge Lizard EP-3, Octopus and Spectra.

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