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The Arc of a Project 

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...

Operators Are Standing By 

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...

Click for Success 

By Strother Bullins

Most serious musicians will agree that composing, recording, and performing great music is a full-time occupation. Yet there is no promise of seeing a...

A Workshop in the Garage 

By Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus

Apple Computer's GarageBand is revolutionary. Never has it been easier or less expensive to record, mix, and master studio-quality audio. Though GarageBand...

Ribbon Mic Summit 

By Gino Robair

Although condenser and dynamic microphones still dominate most personal studios, ribbon mics are gaining in popularity. More products are now available,...

Create More Realistic Strings 

By Steve Skinner

There are two ways to work with string samples. One is to use them to try to simulate the sound of a live string section. The other is to approach them...

Extreme Resonance 

By rachMiel

Increasing filter resonance to its conventional limit sharpens audio, giving it presence and bite. Pushing resonance beyond that limit can generate wild...

Frankly, It's Dweezil 

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
 

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...

Evolving Grooves 

By rachMiel

In the early days of electronica production, grooves often repeated without variation, and listeners loved it. These days, beat lovers demand more from...

Expressive Control 

By Jim Aikin

Controlling more than one parameter from a single MIDI Control Change message is an excellent way to add expression to your synth sounds. In Square One:...

The Ins and Outs of LFOs 

By Jim Aikin

String and woodwind players almost always enrich their long notes by using a technique called vibrato. To produce vibrato, string players wiggle the finger...

MySpace for Musicians 

By Fran Vincent

MySpace.com, a rising star in the Internet world, is a valuable marketing tool for musicians. The networking site has more than 65 million users and receives...

Lord of the Ringtones 

By Luke Holden

Since the late 1990s, the emergence of the mobile-telephone ringtone market has brought numerous employment opportunities to musicians, programmers, and...

Vocal Magic 

By Mike Levine

It would be natural to assume that as digital audio technology has become more sophisticated, the job of the engineer and producer has gotten easier with...

Mixing Down and Speaking Up 

By Paul Tingen

Master mixer Dave Pensado enjoys causing consternation among his peers by making controversial statements about the craft of recording. He takes great...

The Matrix 

By Jim Aikin

All too often, the sounds produced by synthesizers are lifeless and boring. (I'm a huge fan of synthesizers, so I'm allowed to say that.) Various techniques...

No Spam, No Foul 

By Fran Vincent

You've just opened your email box, and a deluge of unwanted, suspicious, and possibly fraudulent messages glare back at you, smugly daring you to open...

Acting on Impulse 

By Alex Kemmler

Convolution reverb is rapidly gaining popularity as a powerful sonic tool. Though there is a lot of information describing the theory (see the excellent...

Recording the Genius 

By Mike Levine

Terry Howard spent almost 20 years working as Ray Charles's engineer, winning three Grammy Awards in the process and getting an insider's view of Charles's...

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