Starting a music publishing company isn't rocket science, but it requires a lot of work. In Self Control, we show you how to begin and maintain your own publishing company....
Convolution is a powerful technique that multiplies the spectra of two files—one called the source (or “carrier”) and the other called the impulse response (IR)—to produce a vast range of effects....
Native Instruments Kontakt 3 is packed with options and has a user interface to match. Clicking a button often opens up a whole new panel studded with more buttons, sliders, knobs, graphic displays, or other widgets. ...
With the release of Live 7, Ableton implements numerous user requests, improves audio and MIDI performance, and introduces a powerful new rack variation called Drum Racks. Three instruments—Analog, Electric, and Tension—join Operator and Sampler as premium add-ons to Live....
Tony DiLorenzo reviews the CME UF60 MIDI keyboard controller with wireless MIDI and expansion bay for adding additional features such as synth modules and audio interfaces....
Metalocalypse co-creator Brendon Small creates all of the music of the fictional band Dethklok in his home studio. In this interview, he talks about scoring the show. ...
Of all the great groove busters of modern-day music technology, copy protection can be the worst. Understand that I don’t endorse software piracy, but the Syncrosoft hardware dongle is to software piracy what homeland security is to terrorism...
In 1995, Roland introduced the VG-8, the first in its series of virtual guitars. Designed as a floor unit, it boasted emulations of acoustic and electric instruments from the guitar family, as well as a unique batch of synthesizer-like sounds....
Jim Aikin reviews the Yamaha Motif XS, a synthesizer workstation that incorporates sample-playback synthesis, user sampling, multitrack audio and MIDI sequencing, effects processing, and more.
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Morphine is a hybrid of additive and subtractive techniques along with resynthesis tools. It offers spectral models for emulating acoustic instruments and can serve as a springboard for creating fresh new sounds out of familiar harmonic content. Morphine relies on four Generators (roughly equivalent to oscillators) to play spectral models from its own supply or from user-supplied samples.
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JazzMutant Dexter is a multitouch graphical control surface for hands-on mixing and controlling plug-in effects. It is compatible with digital audio sequencers Sonar, Logic Pro, Cubase, and Nuendo. ...
Learn about the tools offered in the Apple Final Cut Studio 2 bundle, which offers software programs for creating, composing, and editing audio and video....
Propellerhead Reason 4 software virtual instrument rack and sequencer brings you a new synth, improved sequencing, additional pattern-based tools, and a bunch of smaller enhancements to make audio production easier....
Metering and analysis tools provide quantitative information that allows us to observe an audio signal from various perspectives, which can be the key to avoiding problems and identifying pesky artifacts....
Waves GTR3 (Bonus)
Self-Control (Bonus)
Dave Smith Instruments Prophet ’08 (Bonus)
Audio Alchemy (Bonus)
ART TubeFire 8 (Bonus)
Antares Harmony Engine and Zplane Vielklang (Bonus)
Conversing with Giants: The Extended Interview
Zoom H2 Handy Recorder (Bonus)
Allen & Heath ZED-14 (Bonus)
Conversing with Giants (Bonus)
Native Instruments Kontakt 3.01 (Bonus)
Ableton Live 7 (Bonus)
CME UF60 (Bonus)
Metalocalypse Now (Bonus)
Vital Arts Plectrum (Bonus)
Roland VG-99 (Bonus)
Focusrite Saffire Pro (Bonus)
Yamaha Motif XS (Bonus)
Image Line Software Morphine (Bonus)
JazzMutant Dexter (Bonus)
Master Class: All the More Reason (Bonus)
Apple Final Cut Studio 2 (Bonus)
Propellerhead Software Reason 4 (Bonus)
