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Jul 1, 2003,
By Larry the O
After many, many years of doing audio post-production for film and TV, as well as music recording, I entered the world of sound for games just over eight...
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Mar 1, 2000,
David Rubin
I have always been fascinated by optical character recognition (OCR) systems. Taking a page of text or a chart full of numbers and converting it into...
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Apr 1, 2007,
By Paul Tingen
Former Talking Head member Jerry Harrison has established himself as a successful producer. Electronic Musician talks to him about his production philosophy, gear choices and his advice for personal-studio owners....
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Mar 1, 2006,
By Mr. Bonzai
Austrian-born Paul Haslinger has built a reputation for composing film scores that incorporate robust classical elements and compelling electronica. Formally...
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Aug 1, 2000,
Steve Oppenheimer
Something about the versatility of MIDI encourages me to dream up unusual things I can do with it. Of course, you can accomplish strange and wonderful...
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Mar 1, 2006,
By Brian Heller
When we think of stereo recording, left/right stereo typically comes to mind: two independent channels of audio, one carrying information from the left...
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Sep 1, 1999,
Zack Price
Let me say this right up front: I prefer using multichannel digital-only audio cards in my work, and that typically means (almost by default) a card with...
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Apr 1, 2003,
By Daniel Keller
Apache is a 12 I/O Lightpipe patchbay housed in a single rack space, capable of providing routing and connectivity for up to 96 channels of 48 kHz/24-bit audio or 48 channels of 96 kHz/24-bit audio...
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Oct 1, 2005,
By Michael Cooper
Every time I want to record my own musical performance from inside one of my tracking rooms, I struggle with running a 30-foot MIDI cable from my MOTU...
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May 1, 2002,
By Alex Artaud
If you thought the analog sequencer was dead, think again. The fatController ($350), a sturdy 16-note sequencer from Australia's Frostwave, is intuitive...
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Jun 1, 2006,
By Len Sasso
Formants are usually associated with vowel sounds; they are the natural resonances of the vocal tract that give vowels their character. Acoustic instruments...
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Oct 1, 2002,
By Matt Gallagher
Tim Ramenofsky (aka Headfridge) and Gerrit Brusse (aka King Leisure) began their musical partnership in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It was there that Ramenofsky...
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Aug 1, 2005,
By Len Sasso
If you've always wanted a Roland TB-303 Bassline, you're going to love Revolution from Future Retro Synthesizers. It has a completely analog emulation...
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Dec 1, 1999,
Steve Oppenheimer
It seems to me that the age of physical delivery media is slowly fading. We are witnessing the dawn of the age of Internet delivery, and not just of MP3...
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Sep 1, 2003,
By Larry the O
Never buy another nose-hair trimmer as long as you live! The last dry-clothes folder you'll ever own! You'll never need another software synthesizer!...
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Jul 1, 2000,
Jeff Obee
Futurity's Metropolis Science Fiction Toolkit ($99) is a new collection of 16-bit, 44.1 kHz sound effects on audio CD. Upon listening to the first selection,...
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Apr 1, 2003,
By Scott Wilkinson
This year's Winter NAMM marked the 20th anniversary of MIDI, which was first demonstrated at the 1983 show when a Roland JX-3P and Sequential Circuits...
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Dec 1, 2000,
Phil Darg
VST-DX Adapter 2.1 (Win) Windows users often face a tough decision when choosing audio software: consider the small number of programs that directly support...
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May 1, 2004,
By Marty Cutler
FXpansion’s drum module, BFD offers 24-bit, 44.1 kHz samples and MIDI grooves recorded by a top-notch drummer. BFD can be used as a standalone or plug-in instrument (RTAS, VST, DX, and Audio Units) and offers ReWire compatibility....
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May 1, 2006,
By Babz
FXpansion BFD Deluxe Collection ($249) is the company's third expansion pack for its popular virtual-drum instrument, BFD. Boasting eight drum kits recorded...
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Jun 1, 2007,
By Marty Cutler
FXpansion's BFD is a software drum module that relies on extensively layered samples to provide hyperrealistic, extremely expressive drum kits and performances....
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Jul 1, 2000,
Phil Darg
Every once in a while, something comes along and drastically redefines your concept of signal processing. FXpansion's Series One plug-in bundle is such...
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Oct 1, 2006,
By Marty Cutler
Considering the remarkable number of rhythm-oriented loop sequencers, drum machine hybrids, samplers, and various permutations thereof, it is surprising...
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Apr 1, 2000,
Zack Price
As a rule, musicians love products with lots of features. Sometimes, though, we end up paying for bells and whistles we don't need, even when they're...
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Apr 1, 2006,
By Jim Aikin
When Mackie unveiled Tracktion in 2004, more than a few industry veterans scratched their heads in perplexity. There were already several good digital...
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From Talking Heads to Production Whiz
From Tangerine Dream to the Big Screen
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FXPANSION BFD Deluxe Collection
Gaining Tracktion