Music Tech Magazine - Issue 80

Pro techniques for bringing depth to your mixes, how OSX 10.6 and Windows 7 will affect musicians, and what to consider if you're thinking about a college course. Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Cubase, Pro Tools Workshops and more...

Publish date: 13 October 2009

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In the issue…

Features
Mixing In Depth
Pushing faders and tweaking EQ are not the only ways to achieve a great sound when mixing. Hollin Jones explains why depth and width are important considerations as well.

Mac OSX 10.6 & Windows 7
The latest major updates to Apple and Microsoft’s operating systems are upon us, but what do they mean for musicians? We bring you the low-down.

Back to School
If a career in the music industry is your ambition, enrolling on a college course can only help your chances of succeeding. Dave Gibson explores the choices you’ll need to make.

Ten Minute Masters
Radio Mic Frequencies
Radio mics are increasingly used at live events, so ‘containing’ the radio waves is crucial. Grant Bridgeman tunes in.
Low-Frequency Oscillators
The low-frequency oscillator is one of the most important modulation sources available. Mark Cousins takes the low road.

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This Month’s Workshops
Logic Pro 9
Creating a custom guitar sound has never been easier thanks to Logic Pro 9’s Pedalboard and Amp Designer. Mark Cousins takes it up to 11…
Cubase 5
Managing and editing MIDI are tasks that recording musicians commonly undertake – and Cubase has everything you need to make them easy. We show you how.
Pro Tools 8
Pro Tools is well equipped for creative sound design, but you can massively extend the options open to you by utilising ReWire. Mike Hillier patches in.
Ableton Live 8
Incorporating some kind of external hardware into a project can lend your tracks a fresh and unique feel. Hollin Jones explores Live’s external routing features.
SynthEdit 1.1
Tweaking synth presets is one way of finding a unique sound, but building your own plug-ins is another. Indie developer Daz Disley (whiteLABEL) shows you how.

Reviews
Another selection of hardware and software is put through its paces in this issue, including Image-Line’s FL Studio 9 Producer, Line 6 Spider IV 75, ART’s M5, the SE Electronics T2, IK Multimedia’s Stealth Pedal, Inta’s new i5 and more…

ON THE DVD

Future Synths Part 2
Get your hands on the second instalment of our multi-sampled Future Synths instrument pack, hand-crafted by our in-house samples team. Load them into your sampler of choice, chuck an LFO into the mix, play with the filter, adjust the envelopes and maybe even try them reversed! There are plenty of possibilities for tweaking these sounds and giving them your own unique twist.

Dance FX
Equinox Sounds has provided 63 weird and wonderful sweeps, whooshes and textures for you to drop into your productions to add some extra sparkle.
(16-bit/44.1kHz WAV, Apple Loops, REX2 formats)
www.equinoxsounds.com

Omnisphere Synth Masterclass
Although easy to edit on the surface, Spectrasonics’ Omnisphere soft synth is a multi-layered beast with an almost endless number of sound design features. MacProVideo delves in with seven chapters of pro synth techniques taken from the company’s Omnisphere 101 tutorials.
www.macprovideo.com

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