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    Mix Rescue: Punchier Drums/Meatier Guitars

    Taxi

    We overhaul Bristol band Taxi's mix sound in search of punchier drums, meatier guitars, and a more polished lead vocal.

    Techniques Apr 2006
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    Making A Living From Music For Picture: Part 5

    You Got The Commission — Now What?

    So, you've been commissioned to write the score for something. What should you do next? We provide some suggestions, with real-world scoring examples for you to download and try.

    Techniques Apr 2006
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    Cool & Dre

    Producing Hip-Hop

    Miami is now a hip-hop centre to rival New York and LA, and Cool & Dre are two of its most active beatmakers, songwriters and producers.

    People Mar 2006
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    Making A Living From Music For Picture: Part 4

    How To Make A Pitch

    Success! You've been invited to pitch for a job. Surely that Hollywood career now beckons? Well, no... This is just a pitch — there are others competing for the job. We look at how to maximise your chances of winning the commission...

    Techniques Mar 2006
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    Mix Rescue: Kick Drum & Lead Vocal

    'Time' by Panic Number

    Kick drum and lead vocal present tough processing challenges in this installment's remix.

    Techniques Mar 2006
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    On-line Mastering Services Shootout: Part 1

    Web Masters

    A new business model based around the Internet promises to make professional mastering more convenient — and much more affordable. But is on-line mastering a real alternative or a false economy? We put the UK's leading services to the test.

    Techniques Mar 2006
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    Choosing The Right Reverb

    How Best To Use Different Reverbs

    Recording engineers have been adding artificial reverberation to recordings for many years, and have developed a variety of different ways of doing this. Home recordists now have access to modern versions of all these tools, so let's look at how they compare to each other, and how best to use each.

    Techniques Mar 2006
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    Producing The Darkness's One Way Ticket To Hell... And Back

    Roy Thomas Baker

    Recording the One Way Ticket To Hell... And Back album, Roy Thomas Baker and the Darkness used 400 reels of tape, up to 1,000 tracks per song and a year in the studio — not to mention custom-made panpipes. Find out more...

    Techniques Feb 2006
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    Recording & Mixing Kanye West

    Craig Bauer

    Craig Bauer has been part of Kanye West's career from the beginning, and as a mix engineer on the smash hit Late Registration album, he had to marry West's artistic perfectionism with his own technical standards.

    Techniques Feb 2006
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    The Lost Art Of Sampling: Part 7

    Part 7 of 7

    We bring our series on rediscovering the the art of sampling to a close, with a look into the future.

    Techniques Feb 2006
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    Making A Living From Music For Picture: Part 3

    Essential Gear

    The perfect project studio doesn't exist, as everyone has different working methods — and so it is with equipment for creating music for picture. However, there are some fundamental bits of gear you will need. We provide some guidance...

    Techniques Feb 2006
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    Mix Rescue: Synth-Pop

    David Lowdon & Michael Muir

    This month David Lowdon's synth-pop song gets the SOS makeover treatment.

    Techniques Feb 2006
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    From 4AD To Nine Inch Nails

    Engineer/Producer: John Fryer

    The likes of Depeche Mode, Cocteau Twins and Nine Inch Nails all owe a sonic debt to engineer/producer John Fryer, who explains his approach to production.

    People Jan 2006
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    Making A Living From Music For Picture: Part 2

    Creating Your Showreel

    If you're ever going to make it in this game, you need a calling card, a way of impressing potential clients with your musical ability — you need a showreel. We explain what to do to create one...

    Techniques Jan 2006
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    Mix Rescue: Eastern European Folk Music

    Ouja

    Can't get your mix sounding right? Let SOS sort it out! This month we tackle some eastern European folk music.

    Techniques Jan 2006
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    Harry Gregson-Williams

    Composing For Films

    Harry Gregson-Williams's drive to explore original ideas and sounds has made him one of Hollywood's leading composers, scoring everything from romantic comedies to spy thrillers and historical dramas.

    People Dec 2005
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    Making A Living From Music For Picture: Part 1

    Getting A Break

    Writing music for picture seems like the ideal career. You get to work in your studio for a living, you can earn good money, and there's so much potential work: action films, travel and nature documentaries, romantic comedies, cartoons, low-budget sci-fi, even breakfast cereal ads. But how do you break into this lucrative world?

    Techniques Dec 2005
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    Toby Wright: Recording Hard Rock

    Producer/Engineer

    He took an unusual and unhurried career path, but Toby Wright has helped to create some of the most influential hard rock records of the last 20 years, including Metallica's definitive ...And Justice For All, and is now one of America's most sought-after engineers and producers.

    People Dec 2005
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    The Go! Team: Recording Thunder, Lightning, Strike

    Gareth Parton

    The Go! Team's debut album, a glorious pile-up of mangled samples and lo-fi home recordings, is now attracting widespread acclaim — but its path to Mercury nomination and commercial success has been anything but smooth.

    People Nov 2005
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    Manu Katché

    Session Drumming & Music Technology

    He is one of the most famous drummers in the world, having played on more than 200 records. His CV reads like a Who's Who of English, American and French popular music, and even if he prefers not to lose himself in computers, he always takes a PowerBook with him, to write songs, at home or on tour. Meet Manu Katché, drummer extraordinaire.

    People Nov 2005
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    Q. Why is the signal louder when it is panned to the centre?

    When I plug my guitar into my 16-track and send the same signal to two channels, if I pan both channels to the middle it sounds louder. Why?

    Sound Advice Nov 2005

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