Music Tech Magazine - Issue 46

Understanding and achieving mastering loudness, how to record a live album, using online music production services. Cubase 4, Ableton Live 6 and Reason 3.0 Workshops. 10 Minute Masters: Data Management, MP3 Compression.

Publish date: 21 December 2006

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In the issue…

Mastering: The Quest for Loudness
Replicating the sound of a commercial CD in terms of signal levels and sheer in-your-face presence is something that every aspiring mastering engineer would like to achieve, but how is it done? Mark Cousins reveals a few tricks of the trade.

Recording a Live Album
Successfully capturing the raw power of a live gig is no mean feat, but a little know-how, good preparation and a few technical tips will help you get the best results. Huw Price explains how it’s done.

Online Music Production Services
If you need to find a session player, experienced mastering engineer or a musician with whom you can collaborate, the internet is the first place to look. Mike Hillier seeks out specialist services on the web.

Ten Minute Masters
As our hard drives continue to swell, data management will become even more important to our working practices. We look at some of the ways in which you can store, back up and organise your files. Plus! Downloadable mp3s are the immediate future for the music industry, but how does its lossy compression affect what we hear? Grant Bridgeman has the lowdown.

Reviews
Native Instruments Absynth 4, Cakewalk Sonar 6 Producer Edition, Roland Juno-G, Monome 40h, TC Electronic G-Sharp, Lexicon MX400, Native Instruments Audio Kontrol 1 and more…

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ON THE DVD

Classic British Beats
Exclusively composed and performed for Music Tech by Minneapolis-based musician John Gump, this 1GB collection of drum loops and one-shots was recorded using the Glyn Johns mic’ing technique, which came to characterise the drum sounds of numerous 60s recordings. The entire collection was recorded on an analogue eight-track to add further authenticity to the sounds.

Vintage PolySynths
Polyphonic synthesizers began to emerge in the early 70s, but it wasn’t until the late 70s that viable products came into the reach of aspiring musicians as well as established bands. Notable now for the often bizarre sounds they produced rather then the technical achievements they represented then, this exclusive collection of sampled vintage synths includes sounds from Roland’s D50, Juno-60 and Jupiter 4, spanning a decade of pioneering synth development.

Equinox Sounds Future Chill
This ethereal collection of beats, breaks, pads and sequences comprises just a fraction of Equinox Sounds’ Future Chill and After Hours samples CDs. While the focus is on dance and electronica, the range and diversity of the sounds make them more than suitable for a much wider range of styles.

All the latest demos…
Outsim SynthMaker, Analog To Digital Lush, Arts Acoustic Reverb, Ultimate Sound Bank Synth Anthology, Native Instruments Massive, Blue Cat Audio ParametrEQ and more!

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