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Competition Win Peluso P28 Microphones Worth 1200 GBP Deadline: 2011-06-11
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Aurora Audio Geoff Tanner's Neve Technical Information Sheets CD PDFs Geoff Tanner, former draughtsman and subsequent head of the Electrical Drawing Office, has made a CD set of Neve Technical Information Sheets. Hugh Robjohns investigates. Computer Recording System
Active Nearfield Monitors
Real-time Effects Plug-in
Keyboard Workstation
Valve Microphone Preamp
Analogue Mixing Console With Firewire Interface
Multi-pattern Valve Microphone
Multi-pattern Valve Microphone These audio files accompany the Miktek CV4 review that featured in SOS May 2011. Ribbon Microphone If you're looking for classic ribbon-mic warmth and smoothness on the tightest of budgets, this mic may be for you... Automatic Mixing Plug-in For Pro Tools Fine-tuning level automation on key parts can make a huge difference to your mix, but it's a tedious process — unless a plug-in does it for you! Distortion Pedal James Dunkley gets a shiver down his spine whilst testing the Radial Tonebone 'Bones' London Distortion Pedal. Sample Logic Cinematic Guitars Virtual Guitar Instrument
Software Synthesizer Spectrasonics bring yet more goodies to the Omnisphere party, aiming to make their highly acclaimed synth even better. Tone Projects Sonitex STX 1260 Distortion Plug-in Want your loops to sound like they've been badly mastered, pressed to cheap vinyl and fed into a budget sampler? Tone Projects' plug-in does it all. Low-powered Valve Guitar Amplifier
Low-powered Valve Guitar Amplifier These audio files accompany the VHT Special 6 review that featured in SOS May 2011. | People + Opinion Leader This month, Editor In Chief Paul White wonders why some recordings sound great and others sound so poor... Audio PC Manufacturer Round Table Whether you're buying or building, deciding what should go inside an audio PC isn't easy, so we asked some leading experts for their advice... Mike Senior: You C*n't Say That On The Radio! Sounding Off This month, Mike Senior vents his frustrations about the use (and censorship, thereof) of profanity in pop music. Peter Cobbin: Recording Music For The King's Speech Interview | Composer
Readers' Music Reviewed Gerry Griffin * Sun Travellers * Genie Cosmas * Jon Gomm * Turndown Elliot * Kyshera Interview | Artist
Your Studio Problems Solved We get the best from an ageing Mac and tame the worst acoustics problems in a small studio. Tucker Martine: Recording The Decemberists' The King Is Dead Inside Track | Secrets Of The Mix Engineers
Technique Ableton Live Tips & Techniques Things get gritty as we take a tour of Live's varied distortion effects... I/O Setup Window In Pro Tools 9 Avid Pro Tools Tips & Techniques Behind the scenes in Pro Tools 9 there are some major changes to how the I/O Setup window works. Apple Notes Given the recent frenzy over the iPad 2, you'd be forgiven for missing one of the more significant updates for the musician — the new MacBook Pro. Steinberg Cubase Tips & Techniques They shoot, you score! Cubase includes all the tools a would-be media composer needs to get started. Metallica 'One' | Classic Tracks Producer: Flemming Rasmussen • Engineer: Flemming Rasmussen
Mix Rescue: We Fell From The Sky Mixing & Recording Advice Tightening timing, sustaining snares and silencing sibilance are among the tasks tackled in this month's remix... Mix Rescue: We Fell From The Sky | Media Mixing & Recording Advice These audio files accompany the Mix Rescue article that featured in SOS May 2011. Propellerhead Reason Tips & Techniques Reason's flexible routing is at the heart of this month's exploration of synth modulation. Cakewalk Sonar Tips & Techniques Sonar X1's ProChannel offers two different compressor types, both modelled on famous classic hardware. Apple Logic Tips & Techniques Logic Pro users can run into problems when using RAM-hungry features and plug-ins. So how do you beat the memory trap? Cockos Reaper Tips & Techniques Reaper's ReaGate has hidden talents that make it much more than a simple noise-reduction facility. ReaGate Noise Reduction | Media Cockos Reaper Tips & Techniques These audio files accompany the Reaper Notes article that featured in SOS May 2011. PC Notes Just as Superspeed USB 3 is starting to appear as standard, there's a new kid on the block. So what's so great about Thunderbolt? Analysing Commercial Productions
Music Business TV Music From The Inside Today's composers are expected to be available around the clock — and around the globe. Off The Record (US Edition Only) Music & Recording Industry News ** This article was originally printed in the US Edition of Sound On Sound only, but is available online to all subscribers. ** Video Media The Gear To Get You Filming Fast New to the world of video production and unsure what gear to buy? Our guide to the five best options in three categories will get you started. Stills In Motion: Achieving A Cinematic Look On A Budget Tips & Tricks
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