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The definitive guide to rebuilding tracks REMIXING FROM SCRATCH

Production in the mix How to achieve that release-ready sound

How to achieve that release-ready sound

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Logic Pro 9•Cubase 5 Ableton Live 8•RecordUsingVariAudio Working in 64-bit

Audio Acrobatics

Automation patterns explained M/S recording and polar TEN MINUTE MASTERS

M/S recording and polar

Yamaha CP1 REVIEWED ■ AKAI MPK88 ■ Genelec 8260A ■ Blue Yeti ■ NI Abbey Road 70s Drums ■ A&H Xone:DX ■ More...

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Issue 87 JUNE 2010

CONTENTS

23 Cover feature

Remixing from scratch The definitive guide to reworking tracks

Reviews

78Genelec 8260A

70Yamaha CP1

72 Allen & Heath

Xone:DX

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75Blue Yeti

76AKAI MPK88

94 Millennium Music Workshops

32 Logic Pro 9 Workshop

64-bit operation

50 Record Workshop Automating devices

38 Cubase 5 Workshop

Using VariAudio

54 Ableton Live 8 Workshop

Audio Acrobatics

Ten Minute Masters

3610MMNo175 M/S recording & processing

58 10MM No176 Polar patterns

Feature

Feature Production in the mix

Tightening up your sound 44

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Contents June 2010

Full listings

006 On your MTM DVD 009 News 020 Rack ’em Up 023 Remixing from Scratch

In-depth guide to the tools and techniques of the remixer 030 SUBSCRIBE to Music Tech 032 Logic Pro 9 Workshop

64-bit operation 036 Ten Minute Master No175

Mid/side recording & processing techniques explained 038 Cubase 5 Workshop

Using VariAudio 041 Competition

Win a music-production setup! 044 Production in the Mix

Expert advice on tightening up your sound 050 Record Workshop

Automating devices 054 Ableton Live 8 Workshop

Audio acrobatics 058 Ten Minute Master No176

Polar patterns and how to use them creatively 063 Studio Answers

Our experts resolve your gear and production queries 070 Review Yamaha CP1

Performance piano 072 Review Allen & Heath Xone:DX 074 Review Vintagedesign M73D 075 Review Blue Yeti 076 Review AKAI MPK88 078 Review Genelec 8260A

Heavy-weight monitoring solution 079 Review Yamaha Pocketrak W24 080 Review Violet Design Black

Knight & Wedge 082 Review Native Instruments

Evolve Mutations 2 084 Review Native Instruments

Abbey Road 70s Drums 085 MobileTech

Our monthly round-up of the latest mobile music-making apps 086 Mini Reviews 096 Letters 097 In next month’s issue... 098 Back Track 808 State

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