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    International Broadcasting Conference

    Cutting Edge

    This month Dave Shapton reports on the latest in broadcast video, from the International Broadcasting Conference in Amsterdam, and predicts how these innovations will be used by musicians as promotional tools. He also takes a look at the future of software-only video editing.

    People Dec 2000
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    15 Years Of Sound On Sound

    Special Feature

    This special November 2000 edition includes a 32-page supplement looking back over those early days, making this this the biggest SOS of all time. Selected leaders, highlights, and advertisements reveal how the hi-tech music recording field has evolved and how expectations (and prices) have radically changed through the years...

    People Nov 2000
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    Disk Storage

    Cutting Edge

    Disk storage may well be the future of recording but, as Dave Shapton explains, it pays to be aware of some of the potential pitfalls before entrusting your precious original master recordings to such media.

    People Nov 2000
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    SEAN CLOUGH: Click Track Constraints On Musical Expression

    Sounding Off

    Sean Clough laments the constraints which the click track has imposed upon musical expression.

    People Nov 2000
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    MP3 Players

    Cutting Edge

    This month, Dave Shapton suggests that emerging compression techniques may actually improve our audio and multimedia experiences.

    People Oct 2000
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    PAUL SELLARS: MIDI + Audio Sequencing

    Sounding Off

    Paul Sellars challenges the idea that MIDI + Audio sequencing has had a negative effect upon musical proficiency.

    People Oct 2000
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    SOUNDING OFF

    Manufacturers ave exploited their customers' tolerances by Steve Watts

    Steve Watts argues that software manufacturers have exploited their customers' tolerances for shoddy, bug-laden products for long enough.

    People Sep 2000
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    Windows Media Player Version 7; IBM Microdrive

    Cutting Edge

    This month Dave Shapton compares his vision of the future for digital music with that of Microsoft...

    People Sep 2000
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    JON THOMPSON: Online Distribution

    Sounding Off

    Jon Thompson explains how online distribution can work for new music — but only if you get in at the ground floor...

    People Aug 2000
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    An Introduction To mLAN: Part 1

    A New Interfacing Standard

    A new interfacing standard is just around the corner which can carry digital audio, MIDI, timecode and hard drive communications down a single cable, in addition to the digital video and multimedia signals which the likes of Sony, Apple and others are already sending down it. Paul Wiffen, long an advocate of high-speed digital interfaces, investigates and finds that he may just have a new religion to evangelise.

    Techniques Aug 2000
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    MP3

    Cutting Edge

    The music business is in the midst of legal battles instigated by MP3. Dave Shapton argues that these problems are partly due to misconceptions about the technology and its consequences for the distribution of music.

    People Aug 2000
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    DAN HEARD: Music-shop Staff

    Sounding Off

    Dan Heard wonders why music-shop staff's desire to take your cash isn't matched by a similar willingness to deal with your needs as a musician...

    People Jul 2000
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    PEOPLESOUND.COM: Behind The Scenes

    Interview | Company

    The idea of selling music over the Internet has become hugely popular — but many musicians remain worried about issues such as copywright and publicity for their work. Paul White puts these concerns to the founders of Peoplesound.com, one of the best publicised on-line record companies working with unsigned artists.

    People Jul 2000
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    Physical Modelling, Firewire & DSP

    Cutting Edge

    Physical modelling is continuing to develop with increases in DSP power. Dave Shapton ponders the possibilities for future music technology applications, and also sees trouble on the Firewire horizon...

    People Jul 2000
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    Copyright Issues For Digital Media

    Cutting Edge

    Dave Shapton explores copyright issues raised by new digital media and the effect of emerging technologies on the way that music is distributed.

    People Jun 2000
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    THOMAS LUND: TC Electronic's Surround Reverb Technology

    Interview | Manufacturer

    Danish company TC Electronic have been at the forefront in developing new and more realistic reverb algorithms. Most recently, they've been putting their energies into overcoming the particular problems associated with artificial reverb for surround sound. Thomas Lund, TC's Programme Manager, explains their approach to Paul White.

    People Jun 2000
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    Wayne Rowley: I Wish Windows Was More Musician-friendly

    Sounding Off

    Wayne Rowley wishes that Windows was more musician-friendly and turns to BeOS as a possible alternative...

    People Jun 2000
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    AUDIA PRODUCTION SERVICES: Music Technology Education

    Sounding Off

    Audia Production Services work within the music industry and lecture on many different Music Technology courses. In this article they raise concerns about the current developments in Music Technology education.

    People May 2000
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    Mac OS X Front-end For Linux

    Cutting Edge

    Dave Shapton muses on the possibility of Apple's OS X becoming a desktop front-end for Linux, and explores the consequences of a new wireless communications protocol for musicians.

    People May 2000
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    BeOS: Possible Implications For Musicians

    Cutting Edge

    Dave Shapton gets to grips with the latest news about BeOS, and its possible implications for musicians.

    People Apr 2000
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    PHILIP CADMAN: Bleak Future

    Sounding Off

    The Internet could mean a bleak future for high-fidelity music, worries reader Philip Cadman.

    People Apr 2000

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