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The magazine for producers, engineers & recording musicians | 10 February 2012


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Step by step - Mixing drums Treatments and FX
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Step by step - Mixing drums Treatments and FX
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...

  25 Tips for...Pro Tools
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25 Tips for...Pro Tools
Version 9 of Pro Tools brings a number of relatively minor new functions that will make life much easier. Mike Hillier explores the options.

Using the built-in pitch-shifting
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Using the built-in pitch-shifting
If you need control over pitch in your Pro Tools project but you don’t have a dedicated plug-in, Elastic Pitch might be the answer. Mike Hillier shows you around.

  Pro Tools 9
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Avid Pro Tools 9
With Pro Tools’ position as ‘top DAW’ challenged in recent years, Mike Hillier explores version 9 to see if it can reclaim the crown.

Pro Tools 8 Workshop - Resolving latency issues
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Pro Tools 8 Workshop - Resolving latency issues
Pro Tools LE and M-Powered projects can experience problems caused by latency, but, as Mike Hillier explains, there are ways around the various difficulties...

  Logic Pro 9
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Focal Press Logic Pro 9

Pro Tools 8 - The Arrange Window
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Pro Tools 8 - The Arrange Window
Learn to use the Arrange window in Pro Tools properly and you’ll find your workflow speeding up considerably. Mike Hillier shares some pro wisdom.

  Protools 8 Tutorial DVD Bundle
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ASK Video Protools 8 Tutorial DVD Bundle

Cubase 5 Workshop - Processing guitar
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Cubase 5 Workshop - Processing guitar
Everyone likes a great guitar sound, but budgets can’t always stretch to dedicated processing gear. Hollin Jones explores the tools you already have in Cubase 5.

  Pro Tools 8 Workshop - Keeping control
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Pro Tools 8 Workshop - Keeping control
If you need to transfer your Pro Tools sessions to another DAW, good working practices will help you do it seamlessly. Mike Hillier keeps order.

Pro Tools - Using Rewire
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Pro Tools - Using Rewire
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.

  Pro Tools 8 Workshop - Multitrack drum mixing
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Pro Tools 8 Workshop - Multitrack drum mixing
Speed up the process of getting drums sounding the way you want them with some adept use of aux channels, EQ and compression. Hollin Jones shows you how.

Pro Tools 8 Workshop Sidechain techniques
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Pro Tools 8 Workshop Sidechain techniques
It’s a technique you will no doubt have heard of, but one that perhaps you have not yet exploited in your own studio. Mike Hillier shows you why you should.

  Protools 7.4 Workshop - Groups and Stems
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Protools 7.4 Workshop - Groups and Stems
Working with high track counts can rapidly lead to an unwieldy session, but Pro Tools offers ways of keeping things manageable. Mike Hillier shows you how.

Pro Tools 7 Workshop - Transfuser Primer
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Pro Tools 7 Workshop - Transfuser Primer
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.

  Pro Tools 7 Workshop - Organising Sessions
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Pro Tools 7 Workshop - Organising Sessions
Any feature or function that makes the processes of recording and mixing less time-consuming demands closer attention... Mike Hillier speeds up his sessions.

Pro Tools 7 Workshop: Using Structure Free
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Pro Tools 7 Workshop: Using Structure Free
The Free version of Digidesign’s Structure plug-in brings powerful sampling capabilities to all Pro Tools users. Mike Hillier is your guide...

  Pro Tools 7 Workshop Importing Session Data
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Pro Tools 7 Workshop Importing Session Data
Pro Tools’ import options are capable of dealing with far more than everyday audio and MIDI files. Mike Hillier delves deeper.

Pro Tools 7 Workshop The DigiBase Browser
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Pro Tools 7 Workshop The DigiBase Browser
The DigiBase browser is a powerful search tool that can help you work much more efficiently. Mike Hillier shows you how to find your way around it...

  Pro Tools 7 Workshop Using Automation
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Pro Tools 7 Workshop Using Automation
In addition to making a mix easier to manage, automation can be used to create some interesting effects. Mike Hillier rides the faders...

Pro Tools 7 Workshop The PhaseScope Plug-in
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Pro Tools 7 Workshop The PhaseScope Plug-in
Making use of Digidesgn’s latest plug-in tools will help to keep your mixes in check. Mike Hillier gets in phase.

  Beat Detective
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Beat Detective
Beat Detective enables Pro Tools users to quickly and easily match the grooves of previously out-of-sync audio files. Mike Hillier steps in line...

Pro Tools Workshop Mixing A Guitar Band
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Pro Tools Workshop Mixing A Guitar Band
When it comes to mixing, a few simple tricks can go a long way to achieving professional-sounding results. Dan Livesey shows you how.

  Pro Tools Workshop The Warp Sound
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Pro Tools Workshop The Warp Sound
Taking a process based approach to composition can yield some interesting and innovative results – and might just take your music in a new direction. Dan Livesey gets creative.

Pro Tools 6 LE Workshop Location Recording
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Pro Tools 6 LE Workshop Location Recording
Pro Tools represents a simple and efficient way of recording on location – but it’s when you get the raw material back to your studio that its editing capabilities come into their own.

  Advanced drum production in Pro Tools 6 LE
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Advanced drum production in Pro Tools 6 LE
Multi-band processing has revolutionised mastering techniques and defined the sound of modern radio and pop music. Mark Cousins explains why three bands are better than one.

Putting sound to picture in Pro tools LE
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Putting sound to picture in Pro tools LE
Accompanying your video footage with a soundtrack doesn’t necessarily require high-end, dedicated software – as Andrew Taylor-Maskrey demonstrates.

  Using MIDI in Pro Tools
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Using MIDI in Pro Tools
Pro Tools is a competent MIDI sequencer as well as a hard disk recording system. Dan Livesey investigates further...

Pro Tools' Bomb Factory plug-ins
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Pro Tools' Bomb Factory plug-ins
Digidesign’s free Bomb Factory plug-ins add a vintage quality to almost any production. Mark Cousins gets re-acquainted with some old friends…

  Editing and mixing drums in Pro Tools
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Editing and mixing drums in Pro Tools
So the tracking session went well – now it’s time to start cleaning up your takes. Andrew Taylor-Maskrey takes a look at editing and mixing drums.

Creative routing with Pro Tools' RTAS plug-ins
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Creative routing with Pro Tools' RTAS plug-ins
Pro Tools’ open approach to audio routing and processing offers many creative opportunities. Dan Livesey takes a look at the RTAS plug-ins.

  Using D-Verb in Pro Tools
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Using D-Verb in Pro Tools
It might be showing its age a little, but as Mark Cousins explains, D-Verb can still be used to produce some great creative reverb effects.

Getting creative with delays in Pro Tools
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Getting creative with delays in Pro Tools
How do you make the most of your free plug-ins? Andrew Taylor-Maskrey takes a look at some creative techniques with Pro Tools’ delay plug-ins.

  Working with vocals in Pro Tools LE
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Working with vocals in Pro Tools LE
Getting vocals to sound just right can be a challenge. Dan Livesey looks at some techniques to help you get closer to that perfect sound...

Sub-mixing, bussing and side-chaining in Pro Tools
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Sub-mixing, bussing and side-chaining in Pro Tools
Joe Green looks at Pro Tools’ internal routing facilities for moving sound around tracks and auxiliary inputs, adding effects loops and sub-mixes.

  Using Automation in Pro Tools
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Using Automation in Pro Tools
Pro Tools offers a high degree of automation. Joe Green shows you how to create the witchcraft of faders and plug-ins moving on their own.

Digital noise reduction in Pro Tools LE
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Digital noise reduction in Pro Tools LE
Digital clicks, pops and crackles are the bane of any recording. This month Joe Green looks at how to remove noise from an audio track using Pro Tools LE.

  Time stretching in Pro Tools FREE
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Time stretching in Pro Tools FREE
Digidesign bundle Pro Tools FREE with several powerful high audio quality plug-ins. In this issue we look at the Audiosuite plug-in Time Compression Expansion.

 


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