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In the Cans 

Aug 1, 2002,

Randy Neiman

How to go about getting a great studio headphone mix, which can drastically affect a musician's performance....

How to Solder a Bad Connection 

Aug 1, 2002,

By Peter Miller with Paul Howard

Over the past 15 years, many fundamental music-technology concepts have been explained in our Service Clinic and Square One columns. (The latter was originally...

How to Record a Kick Drum 

Jul 1, 2002,

By Richard Alan Salz

Although bass drum is rarely the defining element of a song, quite a few classic hits just wouldn't be the same if they had a different kick sound. Try...

Snappy Chips 

Jul 1, 2002,

By Brian Smithers

Admit it: you're power-mad! No matter how zippy your computer is, you're always looking for ways to squeeze a few extra tracks or plug-in effects out...

Tips 

Jul 1, 2002

featuring the Cool Tip of the Month: Setting Up a Cue Mix in Pro Tools...

How to Build a Personal Studio on Any Budget 

Jul 1, 2002,

Steve O

This article describes how to go about building a home studio, on a variety of budgets. Includes specific product recommendations. From the editors of Electronic Musician magazine....

The Max Factor 

Jun 1, 2002,

By Gary S. Hall

In the early 1980s, I had the pleasure of conceiving and designing a true classic, the Lexicon PCM42 digital delay. At that time, I was interested in...

Shake Your Moneymaker 

Jun 1, 2002,

By Jeffrey P. Fisher

Take a look around your project studio at all the equipment you have accumulated. Are you tired of spending money on gear and ready to make money with...

Sequencing with Style 

May 1, 2002,

Marty Cutler

Exploring the sonic possibilities of MIDI sequencing, and how to learn to get the most out of your MIDI tracks....

Composing Music for Macromedia Flash 

May 1, 2002,

By Hayden Porter

Because of the ubiquitous presence of Macromedia Flash on the Web, many desktop musicians are interested in composing soundtracks for Flash movies. However,...

Pressing Matters - Promoting Your Music on Vinyl 

May 1, 2002,

By Markkus Rovito

The days of the demo tape are finished. CDs have taken over as the preferred demo- and DIY-album format, and producing them is easier and cheaper than...

Demos That Deliver - Tips on Mixing Your Demo Recordings 

Apr 1, 2002,

By Michael Cooper

The best musicians spend years mastering their instruments and perfecting their composition chops. But that's often not enough to guarantee success in...

Webcasting Made Easy 

Apr 1, 2002,

Todd Souvignier

A musician's introduction to the exciting and sometimes terrifying world of Internet broadcasting....

Cramped Quarters 

Apr 1, 2002,

By Gary S. Hall

Audio- (as well as video-) data reduction, also known as data compression, is one of the most important media technologies to come along in recent years....

Virtual Cables 

Apr 1, 2002,

By Brian Smithers

At the heart of any good audio education is the study of signal flow and wiring: get your inputs and outputs straight, and you can adapt to just about...

How to Pitch Your Demo 

Apr 1, 2002,

By Michael Cooper

You've just finished producing a killer demo. You're certain it will kick start your career, if only you can get the right people to hear it. But how...

Windows Washing 

Mar 1, 2002,

David Roach

Say you've just purchased or inherited a PC that you want to dedicate to audio and music production, but the computer came with all kinds of software already installed on it. You're hesitant to get rid of too much, and you're not sure what you can do without or whether any of that extra software will conflict with your musical needs. Well, don't just stand there! It's time to tune up Windows for music and audio....

Sampling and Copyright - How to Obtain Permission to Use Samples 

Mar 1, 2002,

By Michael A. Aczon

If you use samples when writing or producing songs, one of the biggest favors you can do for your career is to understand the legal and business issues...

Burning Ambitions 

Mar 1, 2002,

By Gary S. Hall

The CD has evolved as a medium for data storage and for entertainment, but it can never fully escape its roots. That accounts in large part for the different, and at times quirky, ways that CD-Rs behave....

Panning for Gold 

Mar 1, 2002,

By Randy Neiman

Once you've mastered the arcane science of signal routing, learned the ancient secrets of gain structure, and been initiated into the mysterious ways...

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