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Six Degrees of Quantization  Nov 1, 2006, By Len Sasso Quantizing is about more than moving notes to the bars-and-beats....

A Change Is Gonna Come  Nov 1, 2006, By Brian Smithers As the term implies, an electronic musician depends on electrical devices to produce, capture, manipulate, and deliver musical ideas. At some point, the...

It's Who You Know  Nov 1, 2006, By Stuart Ridgway Networking is crucial for getting work in the music industry....

Drum Replacement Primer  Nov 1, 2006, By Alec Tabak Imagine that you have finished tracking your latest project, and the time has come to mix. You've got the vocals sounding clear and lively, the guitar...

What's the Score?  Nov 1, 2006, By Peter Hamlin Read Electronic Musician’s roundup of the most popular notation software. Notation software dramatically speeds up the work of composing and arranging, eliminates or reduces the need to pay music-copying fees, and creates published-quality scores at the touch of a button....

Shifting Timbres  Oct 1, 2006, By Len Sasso Speedup pitch-shifting has more uses than just the "singing chipmunk" effect....

New Tricks for an Old Dog  Oct 1, 2006, By Mark Ballora For more than 20 years, the main purpose of MIDI has remained much the same: triggering sounds on a synth or sampler. Yet MIDI's modest-bandwidth, straightforward...

The Shifting Sands  Oct 1, 2006, By Mike Levine Over the past several years, there's been much talk about how the World Wide Web has democratized the music industry, allowing independent musicians to...

All Is Not Lost  Oct 1, 2006, By Vijith Assar Chances are you occasionally send rough mixes to clients or vie for jobs using compressed audio samples. But it's surprising how little some engineers...

It's a Cakewalk  Oct 1, 2006, By Scott R. Garrigus Streamline your sessions with these work-arounds for Cakewalk Sonar 5....

Yours, Mine, and Ours  Oct 1, 2006, By Mike Levine Considering the ever-increasing fusion of music and technology, you probably wouldn't be surprised to hear that an artist recently released an album containing...

Pitch Vs. Frequency  Sep 1, 2006, By Mark Ballora One thing that desktop musicians often struggle with is the distinction between creative and technical terms. An example is the musical term pitch as...

The Exuberant Engineer  Sep 1, 2006, By Diane Gershuny If you spend any time chatting with producer-engineer John Paterno, you can't help but notice his over-the-top passion for music and making records. Everything...

The Arc of a Project  Sep 1, 2006, By Larry the O Projects have their own flow and arc, and one must complete several of them before the process comes together in one's head. I'm mostly thinking about...

Show Me Your License  Sep 1, 2006, By Fran Vincent Have you ever considered recording a cover song for a CD project? Did you ever want to use audio that you sampled from somebody else's album or from some...

Reality Check  Sep 1, 2006, By Mitchell Sigman In small-project studios, recording drums live is the exception rather than the rule and is a luxury reserved for those people who have proper mics and...

After a Brief Delay  Sep 1, 2006, By Jim Aikin A delay line simply echoes its input at its output, and unless you take some extra steps, your listeners will soon tire of the effect. Rhythm-based delay...

Frankly, It's Dweezil  Aug 1, 2006, By Mr. Bonzai The year 2006 has shaped up to be a big one for Dweezil Zappa. He's releasing his first solo album since 2000's Automatic (Favored Nations), he completely...

CAMEL AUDIO CamelPhat 3.15    and CamelSpace 1.15   Aug 1, 2006, By rachMiel CamelPhat 3.15 and CamelSpace 1.15 are multi-effects plug-ins from U.K.-based Camel Audio. CamelPhat is designed to add warmth, edge, growl, and in-your-face...

Operators Are Standing By  Aug 1, 2006, By Jim Aikin Despite its age, FM (frequency modulation) synthesis remains a popular technique for desktop musicians. In fact, composers and sound designers have more...

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