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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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Readerzone: Cam Nisbet

Home Studio

What's the connection between SOS, a set of bagpipes and Richard Branson's round-the-world balloon escapades?

Published August 2002
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Red Sound Elevata

Modelled Analogue Synthesizer

Elevata is a 16-voice polyphonic, eight-part multitimbral modelling synth from UK innovators Red Sound. But with a number of virtual analogue synths available at the same price point, does the Elevata offer enough to distinguish itself?

Published August 2002
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Rode NT4 & NT5

Condenser Microphones For Stereo Recording

Do you prefer doing stereo recordings with two separate mics or with one dual-capsule mic? With their NT4 and NT5 models, Rode cater for both techniques.

Published August 2002
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Roland V-Bass

Modelling Bass System

Roland's new V-Bass refines the technology developed for the pioneering V-Guitar systems to meet the demands of bass players.

Published August 2002
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Akai/Perfectionear Drums: Vol. 2 Percussion

Sample Library

**** 4/5 stars. Pretty much every form of mainstream percussion is represented here in this velocity-switched sample-plus-ambience collection.

Published August 2002
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Toontrack Drumkit From Hell

Sample Library

5/5 stars ***** Based on samples taken from Ludwig and Sonor kits, Drumkit From Hell offers both the individual elements of a drum kit plus ready-made jazz and rock kits recorded to the highest audio quality.

Published August 2002
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e-Lab Nu Directions

Sample Library

**** 4/5 stars. e-Lab set out to produce a house sample CD. All the loops are either 125 or 130bpm, thumping bass drums dominate and every other element is designed to either reinforce or unobtrusively complement that all-important rhythm.

Published August 2002
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Zero-G Pure Tabla

Sample Library

*** 3/5 Stars. Pure Tabla is based on a library of rhythmic tabla loops performed by Aref Durvesh, who has recorded with artists as diverse as Sting and Jeff Beck.

Published August 2002
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Real Drumslive Vol. 1

Sample Library

*** 3/5 stars. This CD-ROM contains just over 1800 live drum loops, fills and hits for use with any sampler or MIDI + Audio sequencer that accepts WAV files.

Published August 2002
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Ilio Stark Raving Beats

Sample Library

***** 5/5 stars. Copious use of live performances and real percussion in these loops give them much more groove than you'd associate with a dance market library...

Published August 2002
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Schmid Digispy

Digital Audio Transmission Analyser

Digital audio is now very much a part of everyday studio life, but do you ever wonder how well your system is really working?

Published August 2002
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Sneaker Pimps

Trip-hop Virtuality

Dance-rockers the Sneaker Pimps have spent years in the studio together. For their next move, they're going to split up - virtually...

Published August 2002
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Sounding Off: Transatlantic Appeal

Dave Stewart

From triumphant moptops to dismal flops: charting the spectacular fall from grace of British music in the US.

Published August 2002
Figure 1: Synthesizing a cymbal using the Nord Modular.
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Synthesizing Bells

Synth Secrets

Having come up last month with a reasonably realistic cymbal patch, it's time to take the principles of synthesizing metallic percussion one stage further, and produce bell sounds. But there's more to this than you might think...

Published August 2002
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TC-Helicon Voice One

Voice Modelling Processor

The Voice One offers the second generation of TC-Helicon's pioneering modelling technology, along with powerful tools for manipulating and correcting pitch.

Published August 2002
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Roland VS2480 v2

Digital Studio Workstation

Roland have enhanced the VGA monitor graphical interface of their flagship 24-track recording workstation to make it easier to use, and have also thrown in a few extra features for good measure.

Published August 2002
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Akai Z8

Z-Series Hardware Samplers

Many people consider software samplers to have consigned the hardware equivalent to history. Not Akai, who have responded by releasing their best-value hardware samplers ever, offering unprecedented levels of computer integration, and packing them with user-friendly features.

Published July 2002

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