Music Tech Magazine - Issue 97

Take control of your synth and inject the personal touch into your sounds, plus two more classic synth emulations. FM8 and Logic Pro Workshops, Moog's Voyager XL reviewed and the latest industry news.

Publish date: 17 March 2011

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In the issue…

Features
Breathing Life into Synthesis
While modern synthesizers are capable of generating practically any sound you might ever need, they often lack the feel and emotion of a real instrument and player. We show you how to take your performances to another level…

Re-creating the Classic Synths
Ground-breaking in their time and still sought-after today, the synths of yesteryear continue to help define the sound of modern music. Dave Gibson recalls the OB-X and Jupiter-8.

The MTM Interview
Carl Cox & S:amplify
This month we visit Davide Carbone and Josh Abrahams, who came together as the s:amplify production team back in 2008. Based in Melbourne, Australia, they previously worked together in the 90s as FSOM, which is when the world-renowned DJ Carl Cox first met them…

Ten Minute Masters
Unwanted microphone noise
Microphones are designed to pick up a wide range of sounds – even those that we don’t want to capture. Grant Bridgeman eliminates undesirable elements.
Drum replacement
Unless you’ve got a fault-free recording, drum replacement is an essential part of creating a perfect drum sound. Mark Cousins slaves to the rhythm.

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This Month’s Workshops
25 Tips For… Mastering
There are no hard-and-fast rules when it comes to mastering, but having an understanding of how to approach the job will help you avoid common pitfalls. Hollin Jones trades tips…
Cubase 6
The recently unveiled Cubase 6 sees a host of new features augmenting this leading DAW. Tim Hallas explores some of the most interesting in detail.
FM8
Arpeggiating your sounds opens up a wealth of creative possibilities – and in FM8 it’s easy and fun to do. Hollin Jones gets moving.
Logic Pro
Logic’s delay plug-ins are far more than mere creative tools – they can perform essential corrective tasks, too. Mark Cousins rounds them up.

Reviews
Another selection of hardware and software is put through its paces, including the Minimoog Voyager XL, Peavey ReValver MkIII.V, Spectrasonics Omnisphere 1.5, Tonehammer Liberis Angelic Choir, Quested V2108, XILS-Lab PolyKB II, Alesis MultiMix 8 USB FX and more…

ON THE DVD - Over 4GB of Content!

ROCK & METAL DRUMS
If you fancy rocking out then we’ve got just the thing: a specially compiled selection of more than 270 rock and metal drum loops courtesy of beat-masters Beta Monkey Music. You’ll find both grooves and fills taken from the company’s Double Bass Mania III Ultra Extreme Metal Drum loops and Drum Werks LA Rock Essentials packs in ACID WAV and Apple Loops formats.

Piano & Trance MIDI Loops
Equinox Sounds has turned its attentions to providing 15 piano and 15 trance MIDI loops and chord progressions that can be imported into you DAW of choice or loaded as clips into Ableton Live. Simply load up you favourite synth or instrument patch and you’re good to go!

Atmospheric Sounds Pack
Our friends at PinkNoise Studio have whipped up an exclusive collection of atmospheric pad sounds with hints of analogue-sounding resonance and raspy, moving noise filters. The sounds were built using a Nord Modular G2X synth, plus a range of modelled high-quality UAD plug-ins for added effects and processing.

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