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MIXING IN DEPTH

MIXING IN DEPTHPro techniques for a better soundstage

RECORDING TRIP!

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Reviews

82Image-Line FL Studio 9 Producer Updated DAW

89ART M5Ribbon mic

92IK MultimediaStealth Pedal

86Line 6 Spider IV 75Modelling amp

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98Native Instruments Absynth 5Soft synth

96Inta Audio i5

Music PC

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56Live 8 WorkshopExternal routing

34Logic Pro 9 Workshop Pedalboard & Amp Designer

50Pro Tools 8 Workshop

Using ReWire

40Cubase 5 WorkshopMIDI editing

Ten Minute Masters

5410MM No164 Low-frequency oscillators

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Mac OSX 10.6 & Windows 7 What they mean for musicians... 44

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3810MM No163Radio mic frequencies

New Workshop!

Workshop! Build your own VSTs

Make unique synths with SynthEdit 70

Contents November 2009

Full listings

006 On your MTM coverdisc 009 News 020 Rack ’em up 023 Mixing In Depth

How to exploit the soundstage 032 SUBSCRIBE to Music

Tech Focus 034 Logic Pro 9 Workshop

Amp Designer & Pedalboard 038 Ten Minute Master No163

Radio mic frequencies 040 Cubase 5 Workshop

MIDI editing 044 Mac OSX 10.6 & Windows 7

The implications for musicians of two major OS revisions 050 Pro Tools 8 Workshop

Using ReWire 054 Ten Minute Master No164

Low-frequency oscillators 056 Ableton Live 8 Workshop

External routing 060 SUBSCRIBE to Music Tech 063 Back to School

What to consider when choosing a college course 070 SynthEdit 1.1 Workshop

Building VSTs 075 Studio Answers

Project studio problems solved 080 COMPETITION

Win an all-expenses-paid recording trip! 082 Review Image-Line

FL Studio 9 Producer Now newly updated... 086 Review Line 6 Spider IV 75

Amp-modelling perfection? 089 Review ART M5 090 Review SE Electronics T2 092 Review IK Stealth Pedal 095 Review Safe Sound Audio P501 096 Review Inta Audio i5 098 Review NI Absynth 5 100 Review Tascam BB-1000CD 101 Review Sony Sound Forge 10 102 Review Mini Reviews 111 Next month’s contents

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