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March 2020 Magazine Contents

SOS US Edition March 2020

Reviews: ARP 2600 FS (front cover) • Moog Subsequent 25 synth • Korg Wavestate synth • AMS RMX16 500-series • Apogee Clearmountain's Domain plug-in • Drawmer 1974 para EQ • Rode NTG5 shotgun mic • Kurzweil PC4 workstation • MOTU M4 & M2 interfaces • QSC & Yamaha PA systems • Telefunken Alchemy mics • Steinberg Cubasis 3 app • Sonnox Oxford Drum Gate.

Techniques + People: Introducing MIDI 2.0 • Butch Walker: Recording Green Day • Reader Survey 2020 • Intro To Mid-Sides Recording • Jax Jones • Inside Track: Ellie Goulding 'River' • Mix Rescue • Session Notes... + Reaper and other DAW workshops.

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    Korg Wavestate

    Wave Sequencing Synthesizer

    Wave Sequencing is back — and this time it's got knobs on!

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    AMS RMX16

    500-series Digital Reverb

    The most classic of '80s reverberators has been reinvented — complete with retro controls — for the 500-series.

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    Apogee Clearmountain's Domain

    Effects Plug-in

    Will Bob Clearmountain's signature plug-in help aspiring mix engineers emulate their hero's success?

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    Apple MacBook Pro 16

    Laptop Computer

    Apple's top-of-the-range laptop gains an extra inch and a lot more besides.

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    ARP 2600 FS

    Semi-modular Synthesizer

    Korg's painstaking recreation of the legendary ARP 2600 may be even better than the original...

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    Baby Audio I Heart NY

    Parallel Compression Plug-in

    Can this 'New York–style compression' recapture the experience of sending audio out to a UREI 1176 in 'all buttons in' mode, smashing the crap out of it and blending it back under the dry signal?

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    Drawmer 1974

    Stereo Four-band Parametric Equaliser

    Drawmer's affordable EQ brings a '70s vibe to your studio.

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    Electro-Harmonix Bass9 Bass Machine

    Guitar Effects Pedal

    Bass9 transforms the signal from a standard six-string electric guitar into one of nine different bass sounds...

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    Eventide MicroPitch, Blackhole Reverb & UltraTap Delay

    Effects Plug-ins For iOS

    Eventide's first venture into iOS territory brings us three effects processors. All offered as iOS AUv3 plug-ins as well as working via IAA or in stand-alone mode.

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    FireSonic FireMaster

    Sonic Exciter Plug-in

    This plug-in offers parallel compression and tube-like saturation.

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    Hear Technologies Hear Back Octo

    Personal Monitor Mixing System

    With the Hear Back Octo, you can add personal foldback mixing functionality to almost any live–sound or studio setup.

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    Impact Soundworks Ventus Winds Duduk

    Kontakt Instrument

    Rating: ***** 4/5 Stars. This company has been filling various sonic gaps with their innovative and affordable electronic, acoustic and hybrid instruments. Now they've added the evocative and useful Duduk.

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    Kurzweil PC4

    Performance Keyboard

    Kurzweil's PC4 is a solid all-rounder with hidden depths...

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    Moog Subsequent 25

    Synthesizer

    There's a lot more to Moog's Subsequent 25 than meets the eye...

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    MOTU M4 & M2

    USB Audio Interfaces

    MOTU's debut entry-level interfaces offer professional performance at a cut-down price.

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    Pedal Crush

    Book Review

    This hardback tome might just be the ultimate coffee table book for anyone interested in effects pedals.

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    QSC KS118

    Active PA Subwoofer

    Cardioid subwoofer arrays were once the preserve of big-budget events and festivals, but QSC are making directional bass a realistic prospect for the masses.

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    Rode NTG5

    Shotgun Microphone

    Rode's new NTG5 makes pro-quality location recording more affordable than ever.

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    Sample Modeling Solo & Ensemble Strings

    Sample Library

    Can Sample Modeling's combination of, er, sampling and modelling deliver convincing string sounds?

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    SIM1 XT-1

    Guitar Tone Imprinting Processor

    Ever wished you could play your Tele but hear your Les Paul? This clever box of tricks makes that possible...

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    Soniccouture Moonkits

    Kontakt Instrument

    Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Moonkits' unique selling point is that it is dominated by (mainly) brushed drum sounds...

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    Sonnox Oxford Drum Gate

    Dynamics Plug-in For Drums

    Sonnox's innovative dynamics processor offers unprecedented ability to separate wanted from unwanted audio in drum recordings.

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    Spitfire Audio Percussion Swarm

    Kontakt Instrument

    Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. If you're used to old-school percussion libraries consisting largely of single hits on individual instruments, this collection may come as a pleasant surprise.

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    Steinberg Cubasis 3

    DAW Software For iOS

    For those who want an iOS workflow that closely follows established desktop conventions, Cubasis is probably the most popular DAW/sequencer app currently available.

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    Strymon Iridium

    Amp-modelling Processor

    Strymon's analogue-modelling effects pedals have acquired an enviable reputation — can their first amp simulator live up to it?

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    Telefunken Alchemy Series

    Valve Microphones

    Telefunken's newest range of mics combines vintage sound with modern styling.

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    Telefunken Alchemy Series | Audio Examples

    Hear For Yourself

    These audio files accompany the review of the Telefunken Alchemy Series microphones in SOS March 2020.

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    Yamaha Stagepas 1K

    Compact Active Line Array

    We try out Yamaha's first entry to the portable column PA market.

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Techniques

Sound Advice

People

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    Butch Walker

    Producing Green Day

    When a band have been producing their own hits for a decade, it takes a brave producer to jump into the hot seat...

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    Jax Jones

    DJ, Songwriter & Producer

    The success of Jax Jones demonstrates that there's still a role for old-fashioned musicianship in electronic music!

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    Mission Critical

    Leader

    As we write this, Sound On Sound is hurtling towards its 35th birthday. The world's changed a lot since 1985, certainly in the sphere of music technology...

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    Reader Survey 2020

    SOS Wants Your Feedback!

    Our dedicated team produces Sound On Sound magazine and website each month for you, our fabulous Readers, so help shape the future of what we do by completing this survey.

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    The Mix Review: March 2020

    Commercial Productions Analysed

    To help you brush up on your listening skills, we examine the production of some recent hits by Dua Lipa, Tones And I, Caroline Shaw/Attacca Quartet, Arizona Zerva and a Destiny's Child classic mix.

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    Why I Love... Mountains

    TG LaFredo

    Almost no cell service reaches my home studio. People come here to record, and within moments of arrival, they inform me that they have zero bars... Then a wonderful thing happens: they put away their phones and we get to work.

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Music Business

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    Introducing MIDI 2.0

    The Next Level

    After nearly 40 years everybody's favourite digital music protocol is about to get an upgrade...

    Music Business
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