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Parallel Paths 

Sep 1, 2005,

By Eli Krantzberg

In Sound Design Workshop: Off the Wall (see the August 2005 issue of EM), I discussed some of the creative possibilities of slicing, displacing, and offsetting...

Better Late Than Never 

Sep 1, 2005,

By Jim Aikin

Musicians are forever looking for ways to improve the sounds that they create. Many of the methods they use fall under the heading of which can be free-standing...

Landing the Write Job 

Sep 1, 2005,

By Strother Bullins

The idea of useless knowledge is inherently erroneous. I am a proud purveyor of details of limited purpose, like the release dates of classic albums or...

Being John Medeski 

Sep 1, 2005,

By Paul Tingen

John Medeski has been known to make strong snap judgments. Imagine this: as a child prodigy, he was groomed to become one of the country's leading concert...

Studio in the Round 

Sep 1, 2005,

By Rusty Cutchin

Audio enthusiasts have been touting surround sound as the next big thing in audio for several years now. Further, the DVD revolution and video gaming...

Analog Gear in a Digital World 

Sep 1, 2005,

By Dave Darlington

Many of us often find ourselves mixing in the box using plug-ins in place of analog processors and pushing a mouse instead of riding faders. As a result,...

Got You Covered 

Jul 1, 2005,

By Mike Levine

Build a Desktop Studio on Any Budget 

Jul 1, 2005,

By the EM Staff

EM editors specify the products that they would buy for their personal dream studios....

Recording the Drums of Salvador 

Jul 1, 2005,

By Brian Knave

Life is sweet for Mrcio Victor. At age 25, the heavy-hitting Brazilian percussionist has already worked with some of that country's biggest music stars,...

EM's Guide to eBay 

Jul 1, 2005,

By Geary Yelton

Musicians and audio engineers have a rich history of buying and selling used instruments and equipment. Historically, such transactions have taken place...

Doing More with GarageBand 

Jul 1, 2005,

By Roger Adler

Apple's GarageBand audio recording application has recently been upgraded to version 2, and the program offers several welcome improvements. GarageBand...

Sealed and Delivered 

Jul 1, 2005,

By Jim Aikin

Music is always changing. Even in the most repetitious groove, the individual sounds change from moment to moment. Some of the changes come in the form...

Extreme Editing 

Jul 1, 2005,

By rachMiel

Extreme forms of audio and MIDI editing can pull listeners in, and the resulting techniques often become a vital part of the ongoing evolution of electronic...

Nine Essential Online Resources 

Jun 1, 2005,

By Geary Yelton

The Internet has done more to advance the spread of information than any technological advance since the invention of the printing press. Electronic musicians...

Garage of Dreams 

Jun 1, 2005,

By Maureen Droney

There's an old Los Angeles joke that goes like this: What's the fastest way to the Valley? The answer: Marry a musician! The joke refers to the San Fernando...

Organize on the Fly 

Jun 1, 2005,

By Dave Darlington

Because most desktop audio applications offer an unlimited number of virtual tracks, recordists can keep every take of an artist's performance. All the...

Guitar Processors in Disguise 

Jun 1, 2005,

By Orren Merton

A growing number of software synthesizers offer audio inputs, which opens up entire new vistas for effects processing. Here, I'll discuss using virtual-instrument...

Some Like It Hot 

Jun 1, 2005,

By Mark Ballora

Mastering has become a critical step in producing a CD or DVD almost as important as tracking and mixing. Much of this final step involves tweaking various...

What's in a Word? 

May 1, 2005,

By Mark Ballora

Before digital signal processing (DSP) became the norm in music production, adding delay effects or compression meant running the audio through a hardware...

Set It Free 

May 1, 2005,

By Strother Bullins

In today's increasingly communicative world, there is no shortage of ways to distribute audio-based intellectual property. As a result, there is an overabundance...

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