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CRAIG ALEXANDER: Less Is More
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Published March 2000
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Ian Broudie
The Art Of Production
Since emerging from the Liverpool music scene at the turn of the '80s, Ian Broudie has juggled parallel careers as an artist and a producer. He has a new solo disc in the shops, and with albums by the Coral and the Zutons riding high in the charts, his production services are in greater demand than ever.
Published December 2004
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MARK CUNNINGHAM: Recreating Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Interview | Artist
In the spring of 1987, Mark Cunningham took on the most bizarre project of his musical career: re-recording The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Ten years later, as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the original album, Mark revisits his curious sessions.
Published June 1997
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Yamaha RM1X
Sequence Remixer
Yamaha have taken their time in entering the market for all-in-one dance workstation sequencers, but their new RM1x looks set to be a heavyweight contender.
Published February 1999
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Ensoniq MR76
Performance/Composition Keyboard
To create the MR Keyboard line, Ensoniq could simply have taken the insides out of their MR Rack module and grafted on a keyboard. Instead, they've thought long and hard about what a performing and composing musician really needs from his instrument. Julian Colbeck applauds the result.
Published November 1996
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Q&A August 2002
Your Technical Questions Answered
Is it safe to switch all my gear off using one power switch? How can I get a vocal sound that's dry, but fits in the mix? How can I measure my soundcard's background noise level? Can I connect my keyboard's output to a mic input on my desk? How can I calculate the frequency of individual pitches? Will silica gel have a limited lifespan in my mic box?
Published August 2002
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Hit Factors
The Link Between Music & Emotional Response
Do hit songs have a hidden ingredient that makes them successful by appealing directly to our emotions? It's a question that musicians and scientists have sought the answer to for many decades. Acoustic researcher Ernest Cholakis has a new take on the theory...
Published May 2002
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AUTECHRE: Techno-logical
Interview | Band
Autechre's own take on techno is so far from the mainstream that the duo, Rob Brown and Sean Booth, can scarcely understand why anyone shares their tastes. The fact is that they do, in their thousands. Christopher Holder heads to Sheffield to work on his studio tan.
Published November 1997
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Using Mac OS 10.3 For Music
Panther OS X
Mac OS 10.3 (Panther) has been with us a few months, and has been dissected and evaluated to destruction in the mainstream computer press — but just how useful are its new features for Mac-based musicians and engineers?
Published August 2004
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Purple Audio Inc MC76
Peak Limiting Amplifier
Classic studio signal processors such as the vintage Urei 1176 limiting amplifier impart a unique sound while keeping levels under control, but are rare and expensive. Purple Audio have an answer in the form of the MC76 — an old idea revisited. Hugh Robjohns does the time warp again...
Published August 1999
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GUY SIGSWORTH: Music After MIDI
Interview | Producer/Musician
What's the connection between Madonna and Stockhousen? Sam Inglis meets a producer who puts the 'art' into chart music...
Published March 2001
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Roland VS8F3
Plug-in DSP Card For VS Multitrackers
This new card narrows the gap between Roland's VS-series machines and computer recording systems by allowing the use of third-party plug-ins within the multitracker environment. We test the card, its bundled plug-ins, and the first of the brand-name offerings from Universal Audio.
Published August 2005
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M-Audio Black Box
Guitar Processor & USB Audio Interface
The guitar modelling revolution continues apace with M-Audio's latest interface.
Published December 2006
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MIKE HIGHAM: Digital Doctor
Interview | Engineer
An expert at hard disk recording and editing, Mike Higham has developed his career alongside Digidesign's Pro Tools. Sam Molineaux talks to an engineer who's on the fast track...
Published September 1997
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Getting Started, Part 2
Frequently Asked Questions
Mike Senior answers more of those beginners' questions which prove to be not quite as basic as they seem.
Published April 2001
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Moog Music UK Minimoog
Analogue Monosynth (Preview)
It's true; the Minimoog's back! Manufactured in Cardiff by a new company, they're designed to resemble the original as closely as possible. Long-standing Mini owner Steve Howell attended the UK launch.
Published July 1998
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Choosing An Audio Interface
The SOS Buying Guide
The vast majority of computer-based musicians will need an audio interface, but with so many on the market, it can feel like an impossible task to decide which to buy. You can narrow down the choices significantly with the help of our essential guide.
Published September 2008
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Ueberschall Liquid Instrument Saxophone
Virtual Sax Instrument [Mac/PC]
Sample libraries with virtual-instrument wrappers are nothing new, but Ueberschall's new Liquid Instruments have an extra twist — the front end is derived from Celemony's Melodyne, offering you complete freedom to change the pitch of the phrases in the library.
Published February 2006
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A Recording Musician’s Guide To Making A Music Video: Part2
Video Production
In the second part of this short introductory series, we cover the more technical aspects of film-making, demystifying some of the jargon that might trip up the video newbie.
Published June 2010