Music Tech Magazine - Issue 67

The ins and outs of sampling explored and explained, what to look for when choosing a music technology course, and an in-depth look at why acoustic treatment is so fundamental to creating a good recording and mixing environment.

Publish date: 17 September 2008

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In the issue…

Features
The MTM Guide to Sampling
Whether you make your own samples or use commercial sample sets, sampling is a crucial part of modern music production. Hollin Jones expands his musical potential.

Get the Knowledge
Studying music technology is an excellent springboard to a career in music, but how do you decide between the various courses on offer? Mark Cousins goes back to school.

Ten Minute Masters
Audio File Formats
If you’ve surveyed the growing crowd of file formats with a touch of apprehension and confusion, you’re almost certainly not alone. We go behind the scenes and find out what’s what.

In-ear Monitoring
Onstage monitors are now frequently being replaced by in-ear systems – even for small pub gigs. Grant Bridgeman explains why.

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This Month’s Workshops
BFD2
BFD2 is immensely powerful drum-production software with a deep set of features and controls plus a hefty manual to boot. Keith Gemmell keeps the beat.
Cubase 4
If you’re after classic electronic beats, Cubase is equipped with all the tools you need to program and tweak them. Hollin Jones goes retro.
Logic Pro 8
The process of editing drum tracks reveals plenty of hidden potential in Logic’s comprehensive suite of production tools. Mark Cousins gets his scissors out.
Pro Tools 7
With capabilities far beyond run-of-the-mill beat-making, Transfuser could be just what you need to bring an edge to your tracks. Mike Hillier is your tour guide.
Reason 4
Propellerhead supplies the ReFill Packer free to registered Reason users, so making your own soundbanks is a breeze. Hollin Jones shows you how it’s done.

Reviews
New products road-tested this month include the Yamaha MM8, MOTU’s Electric Keys, the ESI ESU1808, Vir2 Basis, Bias Peak Pro 6, SE’s 4400a and the Stagepas 250m.

ON THE DVD

Mono Mania

Created exclusively for Music Tech, this is a set of vintage mono synths seamlessly sampled and looped and ready to inject a touch of nostalgia into your productions
www.pinknoisestudio.com

Ambient & Trance
35 multi-sampled stereo synth pads and strings for Ambient, New Age and Trance productions. Each pad has been sampled every eight notes from C1 to C5.
www.equinoxsounds.com

Samples Taster Pack
In a bid to bring you ever-more informative reveiws, we’ve teamed up with Big Fish Audio, Ueberschall and Nine Volt Audio, plus their distributor Time+Space to bring you a taste of the samples packs reviewed on pages 101 and 103. Follow the included Elastik Player tutorial PDF in the Ueberschall Documentation folder to access the company’s demo soundbank. An accompanying Elastik Player tutorial can be found in the Video Tutorials folder.
www.bigfishaudio.com www.ueberschall.com www.ninevoltaudio.com

All the latest demos…
Digidesign Transfuser, FXpansion BFD2, Experimental Scene DarkWave Studio, RS-Met Straightliner and more…

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