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Making Sense Of Music Contracts

Feature | Tips & Tricks

Even the most robust musician can be turned into quivering jelly at the prospect of having to sign a legal document — yet it's impossible to make much progress in the music business without signing contracts. Robin Morley guides fellow musicians through the contractual maze of management, publishing and recording deals, in an attempt to make things a little clearer...

Published September 2000
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Ego Sys Wami Rack 24

Digital Audio & MIDI Soundcard

A new PCI soundcard and breakout box system from Ego Sys combines analogue and digital audio, MIDI, and a host of synchronisation and driver options, and all without breaking the bank. Martin Walker wonders if this might be all you ever need...

Published September 2000
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Emagic EXS24

Virtual Sampler

Emagic's virtual sampler provides Logic Audio users with a practical alternative to hardware-based sampling. Paul White puts it to the test.

Published September 2000
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Emu Systems Emulator II

8-bit Sampling Keyboard, Part 2 (Retro)

Paul Wiffen continues his homage to the first 'musical' sampling keyboard, which brought sampling out of the dark ages of simple trigger playback and into the realm of filters, envelopes and performance controls which we take for granted on all modern samplers. The Emulator II was, as he explains, also responsible for other major innovations like on-board hard drives and CD-ROM libraries...

Published September 2000
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Focusrite Platinum Mix Master

Mastering Processor

Paul White tries a new analogue mastering processor that combines expansion, compression, EQ, width control and limiting in a single device.

Published September 2000
Figure 1: [top] The output from an envelope follower. Figure 2: [bottom] A more sophisticated envelope follower.
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From Sample & Hold To Sample-rate Converters (1)

Synth Secrets

Gordon Reid introduces the synthesis modules that allow you to create a number of commonly used 'random' effects, and their close relatives — analogue sequencers.

Published August 2000
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Emu Systems Emulator II, Part 1 (Retro)

8-bit Sampling Keboard

Unil the EII came along, Paul Wiffen had no time for sampling as a musical tool. But when he found all the filtering and enveloping he was used to from analogue synthesis, plus a sound fidelity which he hadn't heard before, he was a convert...

Published August 2000
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Emu XL1 Xtreme Lead 1

Sound Module

Built in to the same box as Emu's flagship Proteus 2000 comes the Xtreme Lead 1, a dance-based 64-voice, 16-part multitambral sound module with 32Mb of onboard sampled ROM sounds. But is it as powerful as it is bright? Paul Farrer finds out.

Published August 2000
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Joemeek VC1Q

Studio Channel

The latest Joemeek processor to benefit from the company's Meequaliser technology is the new incarnation of the VC1. Paul White racks it up...

Published August 2000
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Korg Electribe ES1

Rhythm Production Sampler

Korg's Electribe family of instruments aims to combine cutting-edge dance sounds with an easy-to-use interface. Nicholas Rowland meets the latest member, the ES1 desktop sampler.

Published August 2000
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Johnson J Station

Guitar Recording Preamp

Physical modelling has always held out the best hope for producing realistic miked-up amp tones from a DI processor, and many recording guitarists found their prayers answered when Line 6 launched the Pod. But does this new contender in the field have anything more to offer? Dave Lockwood gets physical with the J Station.

Published August 2000
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Roland SP808EX

Sampling Workstation

Two years after its launch, Roland's innovative SP808 sampling workstation has undergone a dramatic change in appearance, and also now benefits from new effects and improved Zip drive storeage. Chris Carter embarks on an affair with an EX...

Published August 2000
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SPL Transient Designer 2

2-channel Dynamics Processor

Paul White checks out the new two-channel version of SPL's innovative dynamics processor.

Published August 2000
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Adaptec Toast 4

CD-writing Software

Adaptec's Toast is already the most widely used CD-burning software for the Mac, thanks to licensing deals that have seen it given away with most CD writers. The latest update sees it now being sold as part of a tasty bundle, incorporating other useful applications and a CD labelling device. Mike Simmons finds out if it's too good to be true...

Published August 2000
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Roland VA7

Arranger Keyboard

Roland's impressive range of 'next generation' instruments have seen the company share a number of new technologies across a wide range of products. The latest of these is the VA7, an arranger keyboard which incorporates their revolutionary Variphrase technology. Paul Farrer makes arrangements...

Published August 2000
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Zoom GM200

Guitar Amp Modeller

Paul White gives Zoom's new low-cost modelling guitar preamp the once over.

Published August 2000
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Steinberg Nuendo

Computer Recording System

Steinberg believe that now that PCs are so powerful, the days of dedicated DSP farm for professional computer-based recording systems are over. Martin Walker enters the native processing world of Nuendo.

Published August 2000
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Tascam MX2424

24-track Hard Disk Recorder

Tascam's MX2424 hard disk recorder aims to provide professional 24-track digital recording features at an affordable price, combining the simplicity of tape recorder-style operation with the flexibility of computer editing. Paul White finds out how well it achieves these aims.

Published August 2000
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JON THOMPSON: Online Distribution

Sounding Off

Jon Thompson explains how online distribution can work for new music — but only if you get in at the ground floor...

Published August 2000

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