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Oct 1, 2001,
By Scott R. Garrigus
For the past several years, Cakewalk has released a new version of its flagship product, Pro Audio, every 12 months or so. EM has published numerous Pro...
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May 1, 2004,
By Allan Metts
Chances are you’ll find the new features and improvements you’ve been waiting for in Cakewalk Sonar 3.1. This complete overhaul of Cakewalk’s flagship digital audio sequencer includes improved graphics, better performance, and a bevy of new features....
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Feb 1, 2005,
By Allan Metts
The developers at Cakewalk don't get much rest: just after I settled into Sonar 3, Sonar 4 arrived at my door. This time around we get comprehensive surround-sound...
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Mar 1, 2006,
By Allan Metts
Autumn is a wonderful time. Each year we get cooler weather, football season, colorful leaves, and, of course, a new version of Sonar. As usual, Cakewalk...
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May 1, 2007,
By Allan Metts
Like clockwork, the fine folks at Cakewalk release a new and significant version of their flagship digital audio sequencer each year....
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Oct 1, 2002,
By Brian Smithers
When Cakewalk's flagship digital audio sequencer Pro Audio 9 blossomed into Sonar, it went from being a powerful and accessible but often underestimated...
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Feb 1, 2006,
By Jim Aikin
Some people say that the filter is the most important component of a synthesizer. It's true that good-sounding filters are vital, but that thinking goes...
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Nov 1, 1999,
Allan Metts
Over the years, I've watched Cakewalk grow from a basic MIDI sequencer to a full-fledged MIDI and audio tool. With all that flexibility and power, however,...
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Nov 1, 2004,
By Len Sasso
As the name implies, Camel Audio's Cameleon synthesizer plug-in is able to change color at will to suit its surroundings. It manifests its chameleon-like...
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Aug 1, 2006,
By rachMiel
CamelPhat 3.15 and CamelSpace 1.15 are multi-effects plug-ins from U.K.-based Camel Audio. CamelPhat is designed to add warmth, edge, growl, and in-your-face...
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Sep 1, 2004,
Steve Oppenheimer Editor in Chief
A half-dozen years ago, there were five major developers of professional digital audio sequencing software. At one time, all were privately held companies...
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Nov 1, 2004,
By Mark Ballora
Portable music players are a wonder to behold. Each new compression format sounds better than the last, and the file sizes keep getting smaller. What's...
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Jul 1, 2008,
By Jason Jurgens
EM talks about how System of a Down's Serj Tankian used Melodica handheld keyboard on his 2005 Mezmerize Album....
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Jan 1, 2004,
By Jeffrey P. Fisher with Calvin Engel
More and more people are bringing quality 2-track recording rigs to concerts to capture the shows for posterity (and subsequent trading). Many acts allow this practice because of the publicity it brings. This Electronic Musician column takes an inside look at the strategy, tactics, and gear used by “tapers.”...
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Oct 1, 2003,
By Maureen Droney
Electronic Musician’s interview with iconoclastic producer and engineer Joe Barresi, who has worked his magic on acts such as Queens of the Stone Age, the Melvins, and Powerman 5000. He has a knack for capturing killer guitar sounds, and never loses sight of what makes music groove....
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Mar 1, 2000,
Elizabeth Papapetrou
Are you ready for a challenge? Take about 240 strings; stretch them across a mutant harp; attach 88 hammers, mechanical contrivances, and keys; mount...
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Oct 1, 1999,
Electronic Musician Staff
SONORUS New from Sonorus is the MedI/O ($599), a multimedia sound card designed to provide all the connections that you need to work with your DAW. You...
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Aug 1, 2005,
By Rich Wells
It should come as no surprise that Carvin, like other manufacturers that have a wide range of products, has a line of low-cost microphones. What sets...
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May 1, 2006,
By Scott Wilkinson
No matter what type of technology they use, all electronic musicians depend on one thing: electric power. That power comes mostly from burning fossil...
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May 1, 2000,
MIKE LEVINE
Live recording offers musicians the opportunity to capture the unique energy and ensemble interaction of a performance. It's especially beneficial for...
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Nov 1, 2002,
By Matt Gallagher
Brooklyn resident Tyondai Braxton expresses his art in varied contexts and mediums. Most recently, Braxton son of experimental multireedist and composer...
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Jun 1, 2004,
By Will Connelly
EM looks at karaoke disc production, a fast-growing and potentially profitable business for small recording studios. Besides creating vocal backing tracks, making a karaoke disc requires specialized hardware for burning the CD+G format to disc and software for syncing music, text, and graphics files....
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Dec 1, 2002,
By Peter Hamlin
CDP's Composers Desktop Project 4.5 (CDP) is a huge sound-processing library that has been in development for personal computers since 1986. CDP includes...
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Feb 1, 2003,
Steve Oppenheimer
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the MIDI Specification, the fruit of a rare cooperative effort between manufacturers, primarily...
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Jul 1, 2002,
By John Duesenberry
Imagine using a sample editor to change a vocal melody from major to minor or to accent the third beat of every measure using an amplitude boost. Sound...
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