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Apr 1, 2001
Remember those captivating scenes from mid-'60s TV shows in which the main character enters a party and finds young people dancing to the latest craze?...
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Jul 1, 2001,
By Peter Drescher
The word vinyl implies a certain warm and scratchy sound that conjures up the image of flipping through packed bins in a dusty record store. But Vinyl...
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Oct 1, 2002,
By Gary S. Hall
Desktop musicians from all corners of the world are joining forces, thanks to the Internet....
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May 1, 2001,
By Gino Robair
There are plenty of reasons why musicians use MIDI percussion controllers. Some use them to record natural-sounding drum patterns into a sequencer. Others...
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Jul 1, 2006,
By Eli Crews
Most stompbox compressors do one of two unflattering things to a guitar signal: they either kill the attack of the instrument or let the sharpness of...
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May 1, 2004,
By Brian Smithers
The Mac and Windows synths examined herein are instruments that we found particularly great-sounding, innovative, fun, or just plain useful. The list includes one instrument per manufacturer, so check out the rest of the product line where applicable. Also, all of these synthesizers are just that—they synthesize sound rather than trigger samples or loops....
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Feb 1, 2002,
By Matt Gallagher
Count Zero's Robots Anonymous is an offbeat, tongue-in-cheek work in which retro pop meets electronica. I've always been interested in mixing rhythm-section...
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Jun 1, 2001,
BY KAREN STACKPOLE
The cabling spaghetti found in most personal studios conjures a present-day Medusa. But you can overcome Medusa without turning to stone if you follow the advice of experienced studio professionals. Here's how to avoid the most common pitfalls when making connections in any studio, no matter what its size....
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Jul 1, 2007,
Steve Oppenheimer Editor in Chief
I was a Cub Scout dropout, so I can't credit the Boy Scouts' Be prepared motto with my penchant for planning. I learned about preparation during my years...
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Mar 1, 2007,
By Mike Levine
As I pulled up to the ramshackle house in the Atlanta suburbs, I was sure that I had the wrong address. This couldn't be where producer, keyboardist,...
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Sep 1, 2004,
By Marty Cutler & Todd Souvignier
Software drum machines and drum modules are more powerful than ever. By leveraging computer horsepower, RAM, and hard-disk capacities, these plug-in and...
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Sep 1, 1999,
Jeff Obee
You're in the middle of a project, the clock is ticking, and you need some burning Latin percussion grooves-alas, no virtuoso player is available to provide...
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Jun 1, 2005,
By Scott Wilkinson
Musicians have an insatiable appetite for digital storage capacity; anything that allows more data to be stored in a given amount of physical space is...
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Oct 1, 2003,
By Dave Hill Jr.
Spectrasonics’ three virtual super-instruments, Atmosphere (Dream Synth Module), Stylus (Vinyl Groove Module), and Trilogy (Total Bass Module) have raised the bar for sample quality, realism, and musical expression. For this article, we’ll focus on power tips, improved customization, and getting even more bang for your not-so-virtual buck....
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Jan 1, 2006,
By Lori J. Kennedy
J. G. Thirlwell has been the alternative to alternative music for 25 years. He is most commonly known as Foetus but has also worked under the names Manorexia,...
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Jun 1, 2008,
By Barry Schrader
Bebe Barron, the last of the great pioneers of early electronic music, died on April 20, 2008, at the age of 82. She and her first husband, Louis Barron,...
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Nov 1, 2008
Read a Timeline of Tape Replay Keyboards for Professional Audio Production...
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Sep 1, 2002,
By Matt Gallagher
Southern California band Anything Box takes its cues primarily from British influences. Since 1986, Anything Box has investigated alternative pop, new...
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Dec 1, 2005,
By Rusty Cutchin
Behringer's B-Control series consists of several desktop hardware MIDI controllers that can be interconnected to provide a complex modular control surface...
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Oct 1, 2002,
By Nick Batzdorf
It's hard to describe Behringer's new DDX3216 digital mixer without sounding like an infomercial. What if I told you that this board lists for $1,999...
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Sep 1, 2005,
By Paul Tingen
John Medeski has been known to make strong snap judgments. Imagine this: as a child prodigy, he was groomed to become one of the country's leading concert...
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Apr 1, 2003,
By Larry the O
In last year's April Final Mix, I wrote about the invention of the omnidirectional shotgun microphone. Inexplicably, I received a number of communications...
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Dec 20, 2004,
By Rick Scott
Reaktor is a powerful and flexible software-synthesis engine. It produces almost any type of electronic music imaginable: analog-synth emulation, sequencing, (re)sampling, granular synthesis, and effects processing, to name a few. ...
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Apr 1, 2002,
By Dan Phillips
The Best Service Ethno World Library sample CD-ROM ($299) opens up film composer Marcel Barsotti's private sample library to the public. The collection...
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Dec 1, 2004,
By Nick Peck
The Galaxy Steinway 5.1 virtual instrument ($299.95) from Best Service is a stereo-compatible 5.1-surround sampled-piano library. Best Service recorded...
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