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Mark Wherry has been a contributor to Sound On Sound for around two decades and was formerly SOS Reviews Editor.
Since 2003, Mark has worked as Director of Music Technology for Hans Zimmer at Remote Control Productions in Santa Monica, California. In this capacity he’s contributed to over 50 feature film scores, from the Dark Knight trilogy to Frost/Nixon, Dunkirk, and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, as well as developing the first 64-bit, multi-core sampler to be used on such projects.
After studying the organ whilst growing up in England, Mark was finally able to put the lessons to good use performing as the hands of Davy Jones in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
The Drum Editor has been a part of Cubase for over 10 years now, and here we investigate its latest incarnation within Cubase SX, as well as bringing you news of a major update to Steinberg's popular sequencing software.
Your computer screen really doesn't need to be cluttered when you're working with Cubase's many windows, because Steinberg have provided handy window-management features.
Since its first release three years ago, Nuendo has raised a great deal of interest among those who need a professional audio production tool, and with Nuendo 2, Steinberg have developed one of most ambitious native-based audio systems yet seen. But in an industry dominated by Digidesign, will it be enough to lure potential users away from their Pro Tools rigs?
Apple had plenty of surprises at their Developer Conference this year, including new hardware (the G5 Power Macs), and new software (Panther). In this specially extended Apple Notes, we consider the likely effects on the Mac-based musician...
RME have added MIDI I/O and extensive DSP facilities to their well-regarded Hammerfall digital soundcard. Will the new Hammerfall DSP keep its place as a benchmark for audio interface design?
Software instruments are flexible, upgradeable, and frequently offer better user interfaces, while hardware offers better tactile feedback and is easier to use live. But what if you could combine the plus points of both? Enter the Noah...
This month we take another look at Cubase's Macro facility and discuss a selection of examples for adding some rather neat features to the program.
Formats: Creamware SFP
This month saw the first signs of Emagic's technology being used in Final Cut Pro. We also take a look at a utility that allows OS X-compatible VST plug-ins to be converted into Audio Units.
Creamware's SCOPE Fusion Platform is a powerful and flexible PC and Mac-based music-production system that's often overlooked by computer-based musicians. We take a detailed look at the system and investigate what you might be missing.