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Jul 1, 2001,
Steve Oppenheimer
Electronic percussion dominated our July 1986 issue, which boasted no fewer than nine articles on the subject. Our March 1986 cover story was an interview...
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Oct 1, 2001,
Steve Oppenheimer
If you were a synth junkie in the 1980s and enjoyed contemporary classical music, you probably were a Philip Glass fan. Combining synths and samplers...
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Nov 1, 2001,
Steve Oppenheimer
Once in a while, you get an opportunity to talk with someone special, someone whose work transforms lives. In the November 1986 issue, Freff got a rare...
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Jun 1, 2001,
by Steve Oppenheimer
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Dec 1, 2001,
Steve Oppenheimer
Our December 1986 issue didn't have a cover story per se; the cover photos of a 19th-century serpent horn were supposed to visually represent sampling,...
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Apr 1, 2001,
Steve Oppenheimer
During EM's first year as a monthly publication, we often had stars on the cover. This changed in 1987, when we reduced our emphasis on personalities....
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Sep 1, 2001,
Steve Oppenheimer
John Diliberto must have felt satisfaction approaching ecstasy when he wrote the cover story for our September 1986 issue. In a wide-ranging discussion,...
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Jul 1, 2002,
By Steve Oppenheimer
Our July 1987 issue focused on live performance and sound reinforcement. In the cover feature, John Diliberto interviewed guitarist David Torn, covering...
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Aug 1, 2002,
By Steve Oppenheimer
We took chances in our August 1987 cover story or, more accurately, we discussed the elements of chance and choice in computer-assisted composition. Larry...
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Aug 1, 2001,
Steve Oppenheimer
The August 1986 issue was not bad, but it wasn't one of my favorites, and I think it had less long-term value than most. Tony Thomas's cover interview...
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Dec 1, 2002,
By Steve Oppenheimer
Our December 1987 issue featured one of the stranger covers in our history, a sort of electronic teddy-bear-in-a-box that symbolized our issue's focus...
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Sep 1, 2002,
By Steve Oppenheimer
Given that EM founding editor Craig Anderton has long been both a guitarist and a synthesist, it's no surprise that we often wrote stories about MIDI...
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Nov 1, 2002,
By Matt Gallagher
Anton Fig, drummer for The Late Show with David Letterman, takes us behind the scenes of his debut album....
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Dec 1, 1999,
Rick Weldon
Kris Bones knows a bit about sampling. He makes sample-based music under the Genaside II moniker, and his pieces have been sampled by Prodigy and the...
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Mar 1, 2005,
By Larry the O
Everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was, wrote Robert Louis Stevenson. So, what's your point? asked the First Take guy when I called him...
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Feb 1, 2005,
By Larry the O
Having kicked around in the audio and music industry for a few years, I occasionally get inquiries from students and other people who want my advice on...
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Apr 1, 2003,
By Nick Peck
Managing a large sound-effects collection can be a lot of work, but with the proper preparation and organization, you can save yourself a lot of time and aggravation. We’ll show you how to get your personal studio in order and create an efficient and manageable sound-effects library....
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May 1, 2005,
By Jim Aikin
When it comes to editing MIDI tracks, logical edit utilities are often used as a last resort. Because logical edit utilities are harder to understand...
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Oct 1, 2004,
By Brian Knave
Many years ago, not long after I got serious about recording, a friend and fellow musician played me a song that she had just recorded. I remember being...
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Aug 1, 2006,
By Orren Merton
First Act claims its V-Stack pedals are not simply distortion pedals but complete amplifier simulators in pedal form. This review will focus on two of...
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Oct 1, 2008,
By Gino Robair Editor
Read Gino Robair October 2008 EM Editors Note, Where He Writes About The Pros and Cons of Audio Product Features...
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Jan 1, 2009,
By Gino Robair, Editor
Read Gino Robair January 2009 EM Editors Note, Where He Writes About the Process in Selecting Pro Audio Gear for the 2009 Editors Choice Awards...
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Sep 1, 2008,
By Gino Robair, Editor
Read Gino Robair September 2008 EM Editors Note, Where He Writes About Backing Up Musicians' Hard Drives...
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Dec 1, 2008,
By Gino Robair, Editor
Read Gino Robair December 2008 EM Editors Note, Where He Writes About Reusing Your Old Audio Gear to Make New Fresh Sounds...
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Nov 1, 2008,
By Gino Robair, Editor
Read Gino Robair November 2008 EM Editors Note, Where He Writes About Making Time to Create Your Own Music...
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