Music Tech Magazine - Issue 64

Get the most from your plug-ins folder, improve your workflow by optimising your Windows PC, and find out how spatial awareness affects our perception of sound. Plus: Cubase 4, Reason 4, Logic Pro 8 and Sonar 7 workshops.

Publish date: 18 June 2008

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In the issue…

Ultimate Plug-ins
Plug-ins are offering an increasing number of audio processing options, but what are the essential tools and techniques for best utilising them?. Mark Cousins explores a seemingly impenetrable world of plug-in possibilities.

Optimising Windows for Pro Audio
If your audio PC hasn’t been set up by specialists, there are some simple steps you can take to streamline it yourself. Hollin Jones explains how you can tweak your Windows setup to get the best performance from it.

Complete Tracktion 3 - Full VIdeo!
Tracktion expert Dan Worrall is your guide in this excellent video tutorial to using and getting the most out of Mackie’s single-screen DAW. Taking you from fundamental basics such as setting up your system through to mastering your final mix, this is essential viewing for both newbies and seasoned users alike.
http://streamworksaudio.com

Ten Minute Masters
Spatial Awareness: Ask any engineer what typifies a great mix and you might well get the answer ‘a sense of space’, yet converting what our brains perceive as space in the natural world can be a difficult thing to capture within a piece of music…
De-essing: De-essing is a quick-and-easy solution to sibilance control, but how does the technology behind this mix-saving process work? Mark Cousins minds his esses.

This Month’s Workshops
Cubase 4.1
You can do a lot more with MIDI material in Cubase than simply quantizing and looping it. Hollin Jones uncovers some of the app’s lesser-known features.
Logic Pro 8
Logic’s ES2 is a tremendously versatile synthesizer, offering a wealth of unique features just waiting to be discovered. Mark Cousins gets creative.
Reason 4
Adding speed and time signature changes to tracks can create interest for the listener – and now you can do it in Reason. We show you how.
Sonar 7
One of the most exciting new features in the latest version of Sonar is the ability to sidechain effects to achieve a variety of sonic ends. Brian Smithers is your guide.

Reviews

New products coming under the scrutiny of MTM’s experts include the SSL Matrix, Tascam’s GigaStudio 4, the AKAI MPD32, Roland’s Fantom-G, Synthogy’s Ivory Italian Grand and more…

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ON THE DVD

Summer Chill - Over 1GB of laid-back sounds

Summer is here once again – and we’ve taken the opportunity to compile a collection of sounds to help you beat the heat and bring a chilled-out vibe to your tracks.

Complete Tracktion 3 - Full Video!
Tracktion expert Dan Worrall is your guide in this excellent video tutorial to using and getting the most out of Mackie’s single-screen DAW. Taking you from fundamental basics such as setting up your system through to mastering your final mix, this is essential viewing for both newbies and seasoned users alike.
http://streamworksaudio.com

Industrial & Dance
If experimental electronica is your thing, check out this collection of arpeggios and loops crafted for Music Tech by Equinox Sounds.
www.equinoxsounds.com

All the latest demos…
Antares AVOX 2, Acoustica Mixcraft 4, Blue Cat Audio TripleEQ, Image Line FL Studio 8, PSP Audioware MixPack 2, Stillwell Audio Oligarch M and more…

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