SOUND ON SOUND
Lost in a jungle of synth acronyms? This month, Paul White unravels the mysteries of ADSRs, VCAs and VCFs.
Paul White looks at achieving a good balance in your mixes.
Although much more widely used than ever before, the ability of electronic instruments to produce numerous different sounds at the same time is still not always fully understood. Paul White explains the underlying concept of multitimbrality.
Paul Austin spotlights the latest in 16-bit Amiga recording as WaveTools and the latest incarnation of Clarity take the stage.
Though sound synthesis has a relatively short history, its progress has been rapid, with the result that the basic concepts of synthesis are now becoming lost in the mists of time — yet to effectively programme current synths, it really helps to know them.
Vic Lennard considers the place of Atari's Falcon 030 in the world of digital audio.
Bob Thomas offers a quick tip to achieve vocal separation.
Want to make music with a PC but don't know which one to choose? Brian Heywood provides advice to guide you through the maze of jargon in your quest to set up your ideal PC-based music system.
Nick Magnus continues his quest to emulate analogue sounds on digital instruments. This month, he shows you how to recreate analogue strings.
Paul White has been a devotee of guitar synths ever since Roland introduced the original GR500 back in the 1970s. Technology has come a long way since then, but there are still various techniques and tricks that can be adopted to make using these fascinating instruments a little less traumatic.
Paul White offers a tip for boosting gain when recording your synths.
Taking over the Apple Notes hot-seat, Martin Russ delivers more news about PowerPC and explains how to create custom icons.
This month Brian Heywood delivers news of an update to Cubase Lite, a way of downloading sounds to your Gravis Ultrasound card, and more...
Though now discontinued, the K1 and its modular cousins enjoy continuing popularity on the second hand market. Setting this synth up for multitimbral sequencer use is straightforward — when you know how.
Paul White examines 3 different tips & tricks to help with vocals, guitars, and MIDI production.
Paul White offers a few tips to help you avoid pitfalls when buying second-hand equipment.
Kendall Wrightson signs off as your Mac correspondent with a look at what's in store for '94.
Paul Austin looks at a sound and vision system which brings true multimedia closer than ever before: Toccata.
Martin Russ looks at one aspect of computing that may provide a new outlet for your Atari music-making: CD-ROM.
Paul White examines 3 different tips & tricks to help with vocals, guitars, and MIDI production.