Music Tech

January 2006

Features:

• Native Instruments Guitar Rig 2 Boasting nine modelled amps and 25 cabinets,is this the complete solution for guitarists?
• Universal Audio LA-3A Solid-state compressor/limiter re-creating a vintage vibe.
• Native Instruments B4 II Faithful re-creation of the revered Hammond B3.
• Access Music Virus TI Standout synth updated and re-released.
• Zero-G Nostalgia Resurrecting four decades of classic synths.
• Digidesign Mbox 2 Affordable hardware route into the pro-level realms of Pro Tools.
• Fervent Software Studio To Go! Dedicated audio and sequencing tools complete with Linux OS.
• Waves APA44-M Drain the strain from your CPU with a dedicated DSP processor.
• Fatar Studiologic VMK-188 Plus 88-key weighted,programmable keyboard complete with USB.
• Lexicon MX200 Dual-processor effects unit designed for both stage and the studio.
• Echo Digital Audio AudioFire 12 Marry your analogue outboard gear with your computer workstation via Echo’s latest interface.
• Mini Reviews Everything You Need To Know About...Setting Up A Bedroom Studio,Electric Guitar Handbook,HALion String Edition 2, Trancematic,Shure E4C Earphones
• VirSyn Cube 2 A new approach to additive synthesis?
• Modern Mastering Part 1: Aims,Tools and Principles Arguably one of the most crucial,but often misunderstood tasks facing the home and project studio enthusiast,the mastering process can transform a lacklustre mix and take your recordings to a new level.Mark Cousins demystifies the art of the mastering engineer.
• Cubase SX/SL3 Workshop The Embracer is highly regarded as a quality pad synthesizer,but it’s not limited to working only in stereo. Hollin Jones shows you how to take advantage of its surround sound capabilities.
• Ten Minute Master No71: Basic Properties of Sound The fundamental building block of everything that takes place in the studio,sound and the ways in which it behaves will affect the way you approach recording,as Grant Bridgeman explains.
• Create A Buzz By Podcasting Podcasting is just another method you should consider exploring if you want your creative endeavours to reach the ears of a wider audience.JoE Silva explains what a podcast is,how it can benefit you and how you can get your own podcast online.
• Ableton Live Workshop Markkus Rovito explores Live 5’s Beat Repeat,remixing beats and other audio in real time to create unique, spontaneous rhythms and surreal effects.
• Ten Minute Master No72: Latency Although becoming less of a problem recently thanks to the ongoing development of faster processors,latency can still blight the life of the studio engineer.Mark Cousins explains what latency is and examines existing technologies designed to combat it.
• Project Studio Conversion Fed up with the constraints of working in a tiny spare room, Grant Bridgeman describes how he turned a ramshackle outbuilding into a dedicated two-room studio.
• Logic Pro 7 Workshop Throw conventional methods of writing and sequencing music out of the window and check out some of Logic Pro’s lesser-known ways of working.