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43 REASON 4 USER GUIDE

86 UNIVERSAL AUDIO DCS REMOTE PREAMP

59 REMIXER’S GUIDE TO SOUNDSCAPES

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Issue 56 Contents November 2007

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024 Essential Virtual Instruments Virtual Instruments have dramatically changed the way we make music, but what are the essential plug-ins we should all have and how do you go about getting the best from them? Mark Cousins explores virtual reality... 036 Ableton Live 6 Workshop: Performance Routing Tricks Live offers a number of ways of routing audio and effects, many of which can have an immediate and fundamental impact on your music. Jon Margulies explains all... 040 Ten Minute Master No 115: Microphone Positioning How a mic is placed can make a great difference to the sounds it captures. Grant Bridgeman takes a stand... 043 Reason 4 User Guide The hotly anticipated Reason 4 is with us, bearing a wealth of new features and tools to make it a more enjoyable and productive working environment. Hollin Jones charts the changes... 048 Pro Tools 7 Workshop: Importing Session Data Pro Tools’ import options are capable of dealing with far more than everyday audio and MIDI files. Mike Hillier delves deeper. 052 Ten Minute Master No 116: Limiting In the ongoing quest for ever-increasing loudness, is a limiter always the simplest and most effective solution? We show you how to take it to the limit... 054 Cubase 4 Workshop: Tempo Matching If you’ve ever had to integrate samples or loops into your projects, you’ll know that tempo matching is one of Cubase’s great strengths. 059 Remixer’s Guide to Soundscapes Even the best electronic productions can fall flat if they lack atmosphere, but there are ways of bringing a lacklustre mix to life. Mo Volans explains... 064 Acid Pro 6 Workshop: Tracking Audio ACID Pro is renowned for its ability to manipulate and mangle loops, but it can also be put to good use for more traditional tracking tasks. Robert Correll takes notes... 068 Questions & Answers

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