Music Tech Magazine - Issue 87

Remixing can be creative, fun and even financially rewarding. Hollin Jones explains how… PLUS: How to achieve that release-ready sound, Logic Pro, Cubase 5, Ableton Live 8 & Record Workshops, the latest reviews and industry news.

Publish date: 19 May 2010

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In the issue…

Features
Remixing from Scratch
Remixing can be creative, fun and lucrative – armed with a DAW and some good ideas you can be creating new mixes in no time. Hollin Jones shows you how to go about it.

Production in the Mix
Covering a song and its production style can be a focused and productive learning experience. Liam O’Mullane guides you through.

Ten Minute Masters
M/S Recording & Processing
Mid/side stereo recording offers amazing flexibility. Grant Bridgeman stays onside.

Polar Patterns
From cardioid though to figure-8, understanding a microphone’s polar pattern is essential to unlocking its full potential. Mark Cousins guides you around the poles.

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This Month’s Workshops
Logic Pro 9
Making the transition to 64-bit operation offers many benefits for the Logic Pro user, although it isn’t all plain sailing… Mark Cousins jogs his memory.
Cubase 5
Jay-Z may have announced the ‘Death Of Auto-Tune’ but pitch correction is alive and well – and available within Cubase. Tim Hallas puts things right…
Ableton Live 8
After some light aerobics last month, it’s time for a full acrobatic workout this time around… Liam O’Mullane shows you how to achieve more energetic results.
Record
Automation can really help to give your projects a more professional-sounding finish. Hollin Jones explains how the automation process works in Record.

Reviews
Another selection of hardware and software is put through its paces in this issue, including Yamaha’s CP1, Allen & Heath’s Xone:DX, the Vintagedesign M73D, Blue’s Yeti, the AKAI MPK88, Genelec’s 8260As and more.

ON THE DVD

Rock, Blues & Jazz Guitars
For those of you who lack the playing skills or simply don’t own a guitar, we’ve compiled a superb suite of guitar samples for you to build your own riffs and progressions. There’s a range of sounds from clean plucks and twangs to heavier rock and blues distortion, plus a useful folder of 50 smooth jazz chords.

Acoustic Drum Loops
A fantastic pack of 70 acoustic drum loops and fills from Equinox Sounds that range from 80–160BPM and can easily be mixed and matched for quick song creation.

PLP Club Pack
From hard-edged FX, build-ups and bass lines to crisp breakbeats and percussion, loop maestro Jason Donnelly has specially compiled this collection of club-ready sounds.

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