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    Q. Can you advise on recording acoustic guitar in stereo?

    Just wondering if you could give me some advice on recording acoustic guitars. I'm finding it very difficult to get a clean...

    Sound Advice Sep 2009
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    Classic Tracks: Aerosmith ‘Walk This Way’

    Producer: Jack Douglas • Engineer: Jay Messina

    In 1975, Aerosmith stormed into the mainstream with their Toys In The Attic album, and in doing so set the tone for a decade of West Coast heavy metal.

    Techniques Aug 2009
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    Readers’ Music Reviewed

    Sponsored by breed-media.co.uk

    People Aug 2009
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    Q. What’s the best way to connect gear digitally?

    I currently have an Emu 1820M audio interface and a Line 6 Pod XT Pro modelling guitar preamp, and am about to get a PreSonus...

    Sound Advice Aug 2009
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    Classic Tracks: The Moody Blues ‘Nights In White Satin’

    Producer: Tony Clarke • Engineer: Derek Varnals

    Thunderous reverbs, haunting vocals and Mellotron galore: we tell the story of recording the Moody Blues symphonic rock masterpiece, Nights In White Satin.

    Techniques Jul 2009
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    Remote Working

    On-line Session Services Compared

    If your music deserves the best musicians, the Internet provides the means to find them. We test the three leading on-line session services.

    Techniques Jul 2009
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    On-line Sessions: Remote Working | Audio Files

    On-line Session Services Compared

    If your music deserves the best musicians, the Internet provides the means to find them. We test the three leading on-line session services.

    Techniques Jul 2009
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    Playback

    Readers’ Music Reviewed

    More readers' tracks get the Juke Box Jury treatment from the SOS crew. Sponsored by breed-media.co.uk

    People Jul 2009
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    Q. What are filters and what do they do?

    I always hear people talking about low‑pass filters and high‑pass filters and cutting at this and that frequency, but where do...

    Sound Advice Jul 2009
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    Q. How do crossovers work?

    I'm doing an assignment that involves a section on crossovers. I get the general idea of what they do but don't know how they...

    Sound Advice Jul 2009
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    Duncan Miller & Tom Rodwell: Nightmares On Wax?

    People Making Waves With Music Technology

    • Duncan Miller & Tom Rodwell: Nightmares On Wax? • Jon Hopkins: Electronica Without MIDI

    People Jul 2009
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    Classic Tracks: John Lennon ‘Whatever Gets You Thru The Night’

    Producer: John Lennon • Engineers: Roy Cicala, Shelly Yakus

    Engineer Roy Cicala worked on all of John Lennon's albums from Imagine onwards, and in Whatever Gets You Thru The Night, recorded this solo number one hit single.

    Techniques Jun 2009
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    Readers’ Music Reviewed
    People Jun 2009
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    Q. Which room should I record in?

    I am about to do a recording at a farm in the North York Moors. It will be done 'live', using two acoustic guitars and two...

    Sound Advice Jun 2009
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    Q. How can I improve my vocal recordings?

    I'm quite new to vocal recording, and am using either a Neumann TLM103 or AKG C414, depending on the material being recorded....

    Sound Advice Jun 2009
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    Classic Tracks: Van Morrison ‘Moondance’

    Producer: Van Morrison • Engineers: Shelly Yakus, Elliot Scheiner

    On his second solo album, Van Morrison took the production reins for the first time. Manning the desk was engineer Shelly Yakus, who tells the story of recording Moondance.

    Techniques May 2009
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    Readers’ Music Reviewed

    The editorial team audition another crop of your submitted tracks.Sponsored by breed-media.co.uk

    People May 2009
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    Q. I am deaf in one ear; can I mix with monaural hearing?

    I use Logic Express 8 software and an Apogee Duet interface to record guitar and vocals in a small room at home. Unfortunately...

    Sound Advice May 2009
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    Classic Tracks: Heavy Zebra ‘Karla’

    Producer: Heavy Zebra • Engineer: Kevin Byrne

    Blighted by drug abuse and mental illness, Heavy Zebra never fulfilled their early promise. Nevertheless, the deranged majesty of their 1972 single Karla makes it a bona fide classic track.

    Techniques Apr 2009
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    Double-tracking Vocals

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    Whether you want to do it for real or fake it, double tracking can add very effective texture to vocal parts.

    Techniques Apr 2009
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    Readers’ Music Reviewed

    The editorial team audition another crop of your submitted tracks.

    People Apr 2009

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