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The second part of our string-arranging series ventures into more dramatic musical territory, and explains how to manipulate orchestral string articulations when creating MIDI arrangements.
In the first of our regular Studio One workshops, we’ll be widening our perspective with M/S processing.
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Analogue tape is enduringly popular as an audio recording medium, but do enough people know how to use it properly any more? Bob Clearmountain’s experience suggests otherwise...
Commercial Productions Analysed: Rebecca Ferguson • David Guetta • Professor Green
Deep Cut are a London-based, girl-fronted guitar band whose lineage can be traced back through Death In Vegas (both Mat Flint and I were long term contributors to that band/project) and previously Revolver, who Mat fronted in the early ’90s. The band have released two self-produced albums on Club AC30, and recently started work on the third record.
To kick things off, here's British engineer and producer Ian Button, known for his work as guitarist with Death In Vegas (including their collaborations with Iggy Pop, Liam Gallagher, Paul Weller and so on), Arthur Baker, Dot Allison, Brandon Block and more. In recent years Ian has turned his hand to production, engineering and mixing, and has recently worked on tracks for Mary Epworth and Go Kart Mozart. Like many well-known engineers, he also does a lot of work with up-and-coming bands who might not have the budget to spend weeks in the studio, and so it is with Lucy's Diary (Blang Records)...
Although hum-cancelling single-coil pickups can be effective, even the best of them will change the guitar’s sound — but this system gets rid of the hum whilst allowing you to keep your original pickups.
After years of relative immunity, the Mac platform may now be more vulnerable to virus attacks. What precautions should you be taking?
Benny Blanco has created a string of number one hits without expensive instruments or virtuoso keyboard skills. What exactly is his secret?
Bereich03 are small manufacturers of audio outboard gear, based in Munich, Germany. When I say small, in fact they currently...
Thinking of taking your act to the stage? Then you’ll need a suitable way of amplifying it, and that all depends on what and where you’re playing...
The Anglo-Australian strings library returns with a radical version 2 upgrade.
Recording the White Album was a major project by any standards, not least for Ken Scott, who, at the age of just 21, found himself engineering the biggest band in the world...
It may be ‘only a point five’ update, but there’s plenty on offer in the latest version of Cubase.
Although very few of us will ever have top session musicians playing our music, sample libraries at least make it possible to create music using elements of their artistry.
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