Where To Use Processors & Why: Part 2
Last month Paul White covered gates and compressors; this month it's up to enhancers to justify their existence...
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Last month Paul White covered gates and compressors; this month it's up to enhancers to justify their existence...
Martin Russ feels the need for speed, and reminds readers of the often overlooked benefits of using macros...
Cakewalk's Robin Kelly passes on some hints and tips designed to help users of the popular Cakewalk Pro Audio PC audio sequencing package get the best from their software.
The ST platform is still plentifully supplied with cheap and cheerful music programs. Derek Johnson delivers an update.
Great songs are 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Big George mops his brow and takes it to the bridge...
Paul White looks at how MIDI can be used to turn static effects into dynamic ones.
Martin Walker dons his white lab coat and explains the advantages of knowing a little more about DOS and the Command Line Interface.
This month's clutch of software and hardware problems are mainly of the SCSI variety. Martin Walker deactivates a few suspect devices.
Throughout the '80s, additive synthesis was the Holy Grail for synth purists; many machines aspired to it, but only one achieved it successfully. Paul Wiffen explains how additive works and looks at the various implementations, including the newly updated Kawai version.
Paul White offers a little practical advice on the application of signal processing during recording and mixing.
Huge disk drives are becoming the norm for PC musicians, but there's more to installing them than plugging in and turning on. Martin Walker talks you through the hard part.
Version 8 of the Mac operating system is ready to roll, and Martin Russ is the man with the facts and figures...
Having looked at the various types of effects available, Paul White explains the importance of the order in which these effects are applied.
If the worst happened and your PC lost its memory, you could quickly recreate the same settings again. Couldn't you? Martin Walker takes an inventory.
There's still plenty of sofware and support emerging for the venerable Atari — including packages which let you get 'netted'. Derek Johnson elaborates.
Having completed his study of analogue synthesis last month, Paul Wiffen takes a look at FM and its related digital synthesis types, which rocked the synth world throughout the 1980s.
More and more external devices now plug into the PC serial and parallel ports. Martin Walker explains how to check your settings.
Carbon-fibre cables, gold-plated connectors, contact enhancers and spiked, lead-filled supports — not a list of props from a science-fiction blockbuster, but a selection of the many accessories available from hi-fi specialist dealers. Martin Walker enters the twilight zone to sort fact from fiction and discover whether any of this black magic can help you in the studio.
Derek Johnson reports on three covetable programs for sequencing and composition, and urges you to share the ware... Hollis Research Trackman; Roni Music's Sweet 16.
Hard disk recording is a lot to ask of your PC, and however powerful it is, its overall performance may be limited by just one of its components. Martin Walker pinpoints problems so you can plan your next upgrade.