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Pushing the Envelope 

Jan 1, 2006,

By Len Sasso

Envelope is not a four-letter word. If you've been limiting yourself to simple ADSR envelopes in your synth programming, you're missing out. A variety...

Taking Your Studio Pro 

Dec 1, 2005,

By Jeffrey P. Fisher

There's more to transitioning from personal to project studio than just opening the doors and collecting the cash. Embarking down this road means setting...

8 Groovy Tips for Beat Detective 

Dec 1, 2005,

By Erik Hawkins

Using Beat Detective to slice up a loop into a series of individual beats is so simple that one hardly need glance at the Pro Tools manual. But there's...

MIDI for LANlubbers 

Dec 1, 2005,

By Babz

The use of multiple computers has become common in studios today, because the power required for multiple tasks such as multitrack recording, signal processing,...

Random Bursts 

Dec 1, 2005,

By Peter Schwartz

Although recording engineers view noise as something to avoid, it has great creative potential for the synthesist and sound designer. Wind, thunder, surf,...

The Art of Podcasting 

Dec 1, 2005,

By David Battino

Just when it seemed that commercial radio couldn't possibly become more corrupt or boring, along came podcasting Internet radio by and for the people....

On His Game 

Dec 1, 2005,

By Maureen Droney

Most people go to great lengths to ensure that their recording studios are quiet. But not so with composer Jesper Kyd. Sirens, car alarms, and traffic...

Taking Control 

Dec 1, 2005,

By Jim Aikin

All musical instruments give musicians some types of control, including control over which notes are played as well as what sounds the instrument produces....

Automatic Improvements 

Nov 1, 2005,

By Thad Brown

In the days before digital audio, you could create auto mated mixes, as long as you had an expensive analog mixing console. As you moved the console's...

Lost in Translation 

Nov 1, 2005,

By Garth Hjelte

Let's say that one day you are leafing through the pages of the latest issue of EM, and you come across an ad for a new sample library of Central Malaysian...

Get in the Game 

Nov 1, 2005,

By Jamie Lendino

If you've worked in the game industry, you know that each project presents a unique set of challenges. Some games, such as those for Xbox or for mobile...

Daily Double 

Nov 1, 2005,

By Brian Smithers

Unison double-tracking of a part is a standard engineering technique, whether for creative purposes (think Beatles) or for corrective purposes (think...

Covering All the Angles 

Nov 1, 2005,

By Brian Smithers

There's no escaping surround sound these days. Music CDs are still being produced in stereo, but the same does not hold true for movies, DVDs, and games....

Home Sweet Home Page 

Nov 1, 2005,

By Thad Brown

It used to be that either a musician or a band that had a Web site was considered or No more. If you're serious about your music career, a Web site is...

Mastering in Manhattan 

Oct 1, 2005,

By Mike Levine

Mastering is one of those mysterious arts that you hear a lot about but rarely get a chance to witness. So I jumped at the chance when I was invited to...

Knowledge and Power 

Oct 1, 2005,

By Eddie Ciletti

No matter what size studio you have, power-related noise can cause serious problems. The typical scenario in the personal studio goes something like this:...

Empower Your Virtual Instruments 

Oct 1, 2005,

By Babz

Virtual Instruments (VIs) hold out the promise that a few windows on your computer screen can effectively replace a roomful of expensive hardware instruments....

Resonant Filter Sweeps Reborn 

Oct 1, 2005,

By Peter Schwartz

Resonant filter sweeps are as old as synthesis itself, and they often tag a track as dated and synthy. Nevertheless, a good old-fashioned eeeeowww is...

Making Waves 

Oct 1, 2005,

By Jim Aikin

The sound emitted from almost every synthesizer and sampler comes from a module called an oscillator. The output of the oscillator is usually processed...

Growing Your Studio Business 

Oct 1, 2005,

By Ravi

The proliferation of home studios has not only caused a downturn in the commercial-studio business, but it has affected those personal-studio owners who...

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