Music Tech Magazine - Issue 95

This month we explain why getting out and about with a field recorder can help you make more original music, with two features dedicated to mobile recording. Plus: Paul Epworth interviewed, five software tutorials and all the latest news and reviews.

Publish date: 20 January 2011

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In the issue…

Features
Mobile Recording & Using Found Sounds
Mobile recording is now more accessible than ever and it’s a great way to enhance your tracks – you can even create entire productions based on found sounds. Hollin Jones gets on the move.

Pocket Production
From smartphones to hand-held games consoles, there are lots of ways to make music while on the move. Liam O’Mullane takes a look at the current options.

Re-creating vintage synths
Ground-breaking in their time and still sought-after today, the synths of yesteryear continue to define the sound of modern music. Dave Gibson recalls the OSCar and Yamaha CS-80 and walks you through their modern-day counterparts.

The MTM Interview
Paul Epworth
This award-winning producer has helped everyone from Kate Nash to Florence & The Machine achieve radio and chart success. We got the chance to speak to him in the studio.

Ten Minute Masters
Analogue Warmth
In this digital age, the relative warmth of analogue recording technology seems to have increasing appeal. Mark Cousins turns up the heat.

Comb Filtering
Comb filtering is a natural phenomenon that affects everything we hear – whether applied deliberately or not. Grant Bridgeman explains all.

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This Month’s Workshops
25 Tips For… Ableton Live
An open-format DAW, Live is easily set up for use as both a live performance and studio tool. Liam O’Mullane shares various working tips for his DAW of choice.
Cubase 5
If you’re looking to replace audio with MIDI or to double up an audio part with extra MIDI tracks, Cubase 5 has all the tools you need. Tim Hallas shows you how.
Pro Tools 8
Often the foundations and drive of a track, ensuring that the drums sit nicely in a mix is a skill made easier if you know your FX. Mike Hillier gets treatment…
Reason 5
Reason has always been great at producing beats, but the introduction of Kong took things to a whole new level. Hollin Jones explains how it all works.
Logic Pro
When it comes to the all-important bottom end of your track, few synths deliver the power and flexibility of the ES2. Mark Cousins goes deep.

Reviews
Another selection of hardware and software is put through its paces, including the SSL Nucleus, Avid’s Mbox 3, the Moog Slim Phatty, NI’s Abbey Road Modern Drums, Novation’s UltraNova, the Focusrite ISA428 MkII and more…

ON THE DVD - Over 4GB of Content!

Levitation Pads
PinkNoise Studio kicks off proceedings with a collection of 13 playable synth pad patches inspired by a recent bout of paragliding. These sounds have been built by layering a Waldorf XTk synth, Korg Micro X and a batch of PinkNoise Studio’s own custom sounds. Each patch was then dusted with some UAD post-production magic and laid out in Kontakt, NN-XT and EXS24 formats for you to use in your tracks.

Ambient Dub Construction Kits
Equinox Sounds has whipped up five exclusive construction kits for producing ambient dub music. Each kit is provided with BPM/key information and contains three mixes, one drum mix, drum hits and deconstructed loop components.

LoopTV
LoopTV brings you a three-part feast of video treats. First up, there’s an exclusive interview with house star Ron Carroll. There’s also an interview with UK beatbox champion and YouTube phenomenon Beardyman, in which he discusses his performance rig before taking to the stage for a live show. Finally, there’s a useful tutorial from the DSP project on layering kick samples and avoiding phase cancellation in Ableton Live.
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