Music Tech Magazine - Issue 39
Mark Cousins explores the world of small-screen soundtracks, explaining how this ever-growing field is increasingly offering another way for composers and musicians to earn a living. Part 2 of Mike Hillier's guide to recording guitar.
Publish date: 17 May 2006
Issue 39 of Music Tech Magazine is out now in newsagents throughout the UK
In the issue
Have you ever wanted to learn how to compose for TV? With ever-expanding channel options, the demand for original music to accompany television programming is continuing to grow, and offers composers and musicians another welcome source of income. Learn how you too can become involved in composing for TV with Mark Cousins, as we explore the world of small-screen soundtracks.
There are many ways of promoting your music – one of the most popular means at the moment is MySpace, a social networking site that has evolved beyond its original teen audience and is now used by many record company executives to help spot new talent. Hollin Jones discusses what you need to do to set up your home on MySpace and promote yourself to our readers by adding the Music Tech MySpace as a Friend.
There are also Ten Minute Masters on The Importance Of Dither, and Hard Drives, as well as Software Workshops covering Controlling Cubase SX/SL3, Drum’n’Bass Beats in Reason 3.0, and the RXP REX Player in Sonar 5.
In addition to all of that we also bring you in-depth reviews of the latest hardware and software releases, including Tascam’s DM-3200, the Alesis Fusion 8HD, SE’s Reflexion Filter, and many more…
On the DVD
Our biggest-ever samples giveaway, with more than 3.3GB of royalty free sounds!
Skankin' Reggae Sounds
Prepare for the summer with this collection of exclusive, royalty free reggae samples. The library includes bass, drums, guitars, keyboards and FX loops all with a slow, steady, reggae vibe. Alongside the individual instrument samples is a collection of ready-made mixes that can be used alongside the loops, or individually to provide inspiration whenever it is needed.
Studio ProFiles Special Edition – British Rock
This Special Edition of Sonic Reality’s new ProFiles – British Rock sample library features multi-track and stereo drum loops in a hard, 60s rock style, which helped bands like the Beatles and the Kinks gain international fame. If you like this, check out the full title, which features more rhythms, fills and a full playable kit for all popular samplers.
www.sonicreality.com
Sound Effects Library
To coincide with our feature on composing music for TV, check out this massive collection of sound effects, loops and ambiences from The Sound Effects Library. The collection includes a wide variety of samples ready to use in your music or TV soundtrack compositions.
www.sound-effects-library.com
Nine Volt Audio
Chopped-up and mangled guitar sounds are the order of the day with these samples, which are taken from Nine Volt Audio’s Electronic Guitars, Downtempo Guitars Vol. 2, and Chopped Guitars sample volumes. These loops present the humble electric guitar in an all-new light, heavily processed and ready for further editing.
www.ninevoltaudio.com
Groovebox Cubase Video Tutorials
Five video tutorials from Groovebox Music explaining how to get the most from Cubase’s audio and MIDI sequencing features. These five tutorials, which detail the List Editor, the Metronome function, multiple Mixers, quantizing MIDI, and VSTi Mixdowns, are only a small sample of the video tutorials available from Groovebox Music’s website.
www.grooveboxmusic.com
All the latest demos
Including Rapture, Delta SP 2, and Effektor.
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