ISSUE 72 MARCH 2009

CONTENTS

23 Cover feature

MUSIC TO PICTURE Scoring and mixing for TV and film

Reviews

68CUBASE 5 Software DAW

70PRO TOOLS 8 LE Software DAW

74NORD ELECTRO 3 Performance synth

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78LEXICON PCM96 Hardware reverb

76M-TRON PRO Mellotron Emulator v2

72VSL SOLO STRINGS 2 Software instrument

80AKG C214 PAIR Condenser mics Workshops

34Logic Pro 8 Workshop Processing guitar

50Reason 4 Workshop Working with clips

40Live 7 Workshop The Arpeggiator

56Cubase 4.1 Workshop Grouping channels

Ten Minute Masters

3810MM No147 Digital connections

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Choosing an audio PC

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5410MM No148 Subwoofers

Contents March 2009

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006 On your MTM coverdisc 009 News

020 Rack ’em up

023 Music to picture How to score and mix music for TV and fi lm

034 Logic Pro 8 Workshop Using Logic’s plug-ins to process guitar sounds

038 Ten Minute Master No147 Digital connections 040 Live 7 Workshop The Arpeggiator 045 Choosing and Audio PC Whether it’s a Mac or WIndows PC, ensure you don’t make a costly mistake

050 Reasin 4 Workshop Working with clips

054 Ten Minute Master No148 Subwoofers

056 Cubase 4.1 Workshop Grouping channels

061 Studio Answers We get to grips with your project studio problems 063 SUBSCRIBE to Music Tech Save money and get your issue delivered to your door 068 Review Steinberg Cubase 5 We present the world’s fi rst review of Cubase 5

070 Review Pro Tools 8 LE The major new revision

072 Review VSL Solo Strings 2

074 Review Nord Electro 3

076 Review M-Audio M-Tron Pro 080 Review AKG C214 Pair The legendary C414 is reborn – or is it? 082 Review PreSonus AudioBox 084 Review Mini Reviews

088 Buy your Back Issues

095 Next month’s contents

096 Write for reply Yours letter to us, answered 098 Back Track Mercury Rev’s Snowfl ake Midnight

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