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Conversing with Giants: The Extended Interview 

Feb 27, 2008,

By Geary Yelton

In “Conversing with Giants,” EM interviews They Might Be Giants in the midst of their 25th-anniversary concert tour. ...

Zoom H2 Handy Recorder (Bonus) 

Feb 13, 2008,

By Rudy Trubitt

The Zoom H2 is a pocketsize digital recorder that records in stereo or 4-channel surround....

Allen & Heath ZED-14 (Bonus) 

Feb 13, 2008,

By Rusty Cutchin

The Allen & Heath ZED-14 analog mixer includes a USB 1.1 port, allowing you to connect directly to your computer....

Conversing with Giants (Bonus) 

Feb 13, 2008,

By Geary Yelton

In “Conversing with Giants,” EM interviews They Might Be Giants in the midst of their 25th-anniversary concert tour....

Native Instruments Kontakt 3.01 (Bonus) 

Feb 13, 2008,

By Jim Aikin

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. ...

Ableton Live 7 (Bonus) 

Feb 13, 2008,

By Len Sasso

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....

CME UF60 (Bonus) 

Feb 13, 2008,

by Tony DiLorenzo

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 Now (Bonus) 

Jan 22, 2008,

By Gino Robair

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. ...

Vital Arts Plectrum (Bonus) 

Jan 16, 2008

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...

Roland VG-99 (Bonus) 

Jan 16, 2008

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....

Focusrite Saffire Pro (Bonus) 

Jan 15, 2008

Here is some additional information about the Focusrite Saffire Pro 26 and Pro 10....

Yamaha Motif XS (Bonus) 

Dec 21, 2007,

By Jim Aikin

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. ...

Image Line Software Morphine (Bonus) 

Dec 21, 2007,

By Marty Cutler

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. ...

JazzMutant Dexter (Bonus) 

Dec 21, 2007,

By Len Sasso

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. ...

Master Class: All the More Reason (Bonus) 

Dec 21, 2007,

By Kurt Kurasaki

Apple Final Cut Studio 2 (Bonus) 

Nov 16, 2007,

By Dennis Miller

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 Software Reason 4 (Bonus) 

Nov 16, 2007,

By Len Sasso

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....

Analyze This (Bonus) 

Nov 15, 2007,

By Larry the O

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....

Line 6 GearBox Plug-In Gold 3.10 (Bonus) 

Nov 15, 2007,

By Geary Yelton

Line 6 GearBox Plug-In Gold 3.10 is a modeling plug-in bundle for the Mac and Windows....

Universal Audio DCS Remote Preamp (Bonus) 

Oct 15, 2007,

By Rich Wells

Universal Audio’s DCS Remote Preamp is a 2-channel preamp with extensive routing and digital control functionality....

TC ELECTRONIC Classic Booster + Distortion and Classic Sustain + Parametric EQ 

Oct 1, 2007,

By Orren Merton

Guitarist Orren Merton reviews TC Electronic’s Classic series of effects pedals, the Booster + Distortion and Sustain + Parametric EQ....

UEBERSCHALL Oriental RnB (Mac/Win) 

Aug 1, 2007,

By Marty Cutler

The Ueberschall Oriental RnB sample library focuses on rhythms and instruments from the middle-east and southern Mediterranean....

Timing Is Everything (Bonus) 

Aug 1, 2007,

By Larry the O

Larry the O explains the principles of clocking in the digital studio and offers solutions to common synchronization problems....

KORG MR-1 and MR-1000 (Bonus) 

Aug 1, 2007,

By Geary Yelton

The Korg MR-1 and MR-1000 are two portable stereo recorders that handle a multitude of recording formats....

NATIVE INSTRUMENTS Komplete 4 (Bonus) 

Aug 1, 2007,

By Len Sasso

If you use virtual instruments in your music and are continually on the lookout for new sounds, Komplete 4 has it all. Komplete 4 includes instruments Absynth 4, Akoustik Piano, B4 II, Battery 3, Elektrik Piano, FM8, Kontakt 2, Pro-53, and Reaktor 5 along with effects Guitar Rig 2, Vokator, and Spektral Delay....

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