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Feb 6, 2009,
By Orren Merton
Rather than releasing another Velcro surface for attaching stompboxes, SKB took a “pro” approach with its model PS-55 Stagefive Professional Pedal Management system ($299). ...
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Feb 6, 2009,
By Marty Cutler
Larger-than-life rhythm beds are popular devices for underscoring cinematic action, suspense, and drama. Although other packages devoted to rhythm beds may be flexible and sound impressive, the majority start with prerecorded loops and construction-kit formats; ...
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Feb 6, 2009,
By Orren Merton
Studio Devil jumps into the ever-growing field of guitar-amplifier modelers with its Virtual Guitar Amplifier plug-in ($79). It features 64-bit floating-point processing and comes in VST, AU, and Pro Tools RTAS formats....
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Jan 21, 2009,
By Orren Merton
I tested the X-Edit 2.2 editor-librarian on my Mac Pro, and I was very impressed. I’m a big fan of computer editors for hardware, and X-Edit 2.2 is very well organized. Effects blocks are graphically represented in order ...
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Jan 12, 2009
Take the listening test and see if you can find out what is the real guitar amp and what is the processed version....
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Jan 9, 2009,
By Brian Smithers
Even with all that Pro-Convert has to offer, project interchange can be difficult to get right. Rule number 1 is to test a conversion before you book a session ...
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Jan 9, 2009,
By Geary Yelton
Each Layer has two filters, which can operate in parallel or series. Together they offer an array of responses ranging from bread-and-butter types such as 12 or 24 dB lowpass...
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Jan 9, 2009,
By Jason Scott Alexander
Acoustic piano sounds have always been the cornerstones of Kurzweil keyboards. The PC3 delivers more variety here than ever before. Factory program 1, Standard Grand, is a layer-for-layer...
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Dec 18, 2008,
By Len Sasso
Soniccouture Scriptorium ($99) is a download collection of 35 scripts for the Kontakt Script Processor (KSP) in Native Instruments Kontakt 2 and Kontakt 3 samplers. You also get 60 Kontakt instruments illustrating the scripts. Many of those instruments use samples from Soniccouture's outstanding selection of Kontakt sound libraries. Four video tutorials on using the scripts round out the library.
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Dec 18, 2008,
By Jon Margulies
The X-Tempo Pok ($479) is a foot controller designed for controlling DAWs. Foot control for recording isn’t a new idea—people have used footswitches to punch in and out while recording themselves for years. However, a product with the flexibility and great design of the Pok is indeed something new and exciting.
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Dec 18, 2008,
By Marty Cutler
More than two decades after the film’s release, the score for Ridley Scott’s 1982 classic Blade Runner remains as a defining event in modern electronic film scoring and ambient music. Slo Motion: Tokyo Soundscapes ($199.95), created by Equipped Music, captures the floating, electronic washes, old-school sequencer ostinatos...
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Dec 9, 2008,
By Brian Smithers
The Pro Tools session in Web Clip 1 demonstrates how to create true multichannel drum-track compression with Mix 51. The problem with having separate compressors on each of the three main output auxes is that they will react to their respective signals at different times, making the drum kit seem to shift as it is compressed. ...
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Dec 9, 2008
All of our award winners have been reviewed or soon will be. For products with reviews still in progress, we have completed enough tests to feel confident about our conclusions; most, if not all, of these reviews will be published in the next two issues.
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Dec 9, 2008,
By Babz
The Pocketrak 2G comes bundled with Steinberg Cubase AI 4 digital audio workstation software, a special lite edition of the company’s flagship Cubase 4, specifically developed to bundle with Yamaha hardware. ...
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Dec 9, 2008,
By Orren Merton
Clicking on the “+” button on any amplifier’s GUI invokes the Module Tweak GUI window, in which you can adjust each amp parameter with a microscopic level of precision and realism. And I do mean microscopic—the Module Tweak GUI window furnishes a frequency analyzer, an oscilloscope, and a total-harmonic-distortion analyzer to give you the finest possible view of exactly everything you’re adjusting.
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Dec 9, 2008,
By Steve Oppenheimer
Let’s assume that your drive has failed or, if you are fortunate, that you have detected the early warning signs and shut your drive down. Unfortunately, this tragedy occurred before you were able to back up the day’s work. You will need to replace the drive, but what about your data?
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Nov 3, 2008,
By Len Sasso
The Independence Pro bundle consists of Yellow Tools’ flagship software sampler, Independence 2.1; the performance-oriented virtual instrument Independence Live; and the mastering and postproduction effects plug-in Independence FX. It also provides 70 GB of factory content covering pop, orchestral, and electronic instruments.
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Nov 3, 2008,
By Babz
The Electric Keys collection re-creates 50 vintage keyboard instruments. Some (like the Fender Rhodes and Hammond B-3) are well-known classics, while others (like the Vox and Farfisa combo organs and the Hohner Pianet electric piano—all popular fixtures of the British invasion) could be considered kitschy or exotic....
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Nov 3, 2008,
By Myles Boisen
The following are explanations of some of the basic reverb parameters. Understanding these will help you have more control over the reverb in your mixes.
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Nov 3, 2008,
By Rich Wells
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Nov 3, 2008,
By Nick Peck
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Sep 24, 2008,
By Mike Levine
Probably the best way to get your music video produced is to have a professional director do it for you. He or she will know the ins and outs of scripting, lighting, shooting, and editing. ...
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Sep 24, 2008,
By Rich Tozzoli
Longtime guitarist Chris Muth is best known as a partner (along with Bob Muller) of Dangerous Music, where he designs high-end recording and mastering equipment. But he also rebuilds guitar amps for rock stars and lesser-known guitarists. Here, he answers a few questions on keeping your amps tuned up.
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Sep 24, 2008,
By Allan Metts
A good palette of sound generators can make or break a software synthesizer workstation, and I’m happy to report that Orion really shines in this regard. It supplies a wide variety of synthesis technologies to choose from...
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Sep 24, 2008,
By Nick Peck
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SKB Stagefive PS-55 Review 
Digital Soundworks Dramatic Percussion (Win) Review
Studio Devil Virtual Guitar Amp (Mac/Win) Review
Review: DigiTech GSP1101 (Bonus Material)
Take the Listening Test
Review: Solid State Logic Pro-Convert 5 (Bonus Material) 
Review: Spectrasonics Omnisphere 1.0.2 (Bonus Material) 
Review: Kurzweil Music Systems PC3x (Bonus Material)
Quick Pick: Soniccouture Scriptorium (Mac/Win)
Quick Pick: X-Tempo Pok 
Quick Pick: Equipped Music Slo’ Motion: Tokyo Soundscapes
Making Tracks: Surround in Pro Tools LE and M-Powered (Bonus Material)
EM Editors Choice 2009 (Bonus Material)
Review: Yamaha Pocketrak 2G (Bonus Material)
Peavey Electronics ReValver MkIII (Bonus Material)
Crash and Burn (Bonus Material)
Review: Yellow Tools Independence Pro (Mac/Win)
Review: MOTU Electric Keys 1.0 (Bonus)
Space Is the Place, Part 1 (Bonus)
Rhythm and Noise | John McEntire (Bonus)
Review: McDSP Emerald Pack (Bonus)
You Ought to Be in Pictures (Bonus Material)
Supersize Your Tone | Recording Guitars (Bonus Material)
Review: Synapse Audio Orion 7.5 (Bonus Material)
Review: Euphonix MC Control (Bonus Material)