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March 2002 Magazine Contents

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    Big Fish Audio Noize Loops

    Sample Library

    **** Score = 4/5 stars.  If you want some Aphex/Atari Teenage Riot madness or truly brutal loops to scare your granny, Noize Loops will not disappoint...

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    CAD M9

    Large-diaphragm Valve Condenser Mic

    CAD continue their M series with an affordable valve mic.

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    Digitech BP200

    Modelling Bass Effects

    Digitech BP200 Modelling Bass Effects

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    Emu Proteus 2500

    128-Voice Expandable Command Module

    Emu's synths may have broken no new ground since the 1999 launch of the Proteus 2000, but the new 2500 plays to their strengths, offering the best of their sound library, plus excellent sequencing and real-time control capabilities, at a very attractive price.

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    Focusrite ISA220

    Session Pack Recording Channel

    The ISA220 offers the circuitry of the renowned ISA430 in a much more affordable package.

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    Korg AX1500G

    Guitar Multi-effects

    Korg's AX1500G floor-standing guitar multi-effects processor offers tons of tone for very few pounds.

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    LEM FX24 & FX22

    Dual Multi-effects Processors

    The latest dual effects processors from LEM sound better than their price might lead you to expect.

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    Lynx Studio Technology Lynx Two

    Soundcard For PC And Mac

    No expense has been spared in the design of Lynx Studio Technology's latest soundcard, which adds 192kHz capability to remarkable sound quality, bringing it into real competition with high-end, stand-alone converter boxes.

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    Moog Sonic 6

    Analogue Synthesizer (Retrozone)

    The pioneering Sonic 6 has a complex and intriguing background, featuring not only the synth industry's most famous name, Bob Moog, but also that of an unsung hero called Gene Zumcheck - a shadowy figure now, but one whose contribution to synthesis deserves acknowledgement.

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    Steinberg Midex 3

    MIDI Interface [Mac/PC]

    Midex 3 is a one-in, three-out USB MIDI interface employing their Linear Time Base technology, first used in the larger Midex 8.

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    Tascam DM24

    Digital Mixing Console

    Tascam's affordable 32-channel, eight-buss digital mixer takes on Yamaha's O-series, providing 24-bit/96kHz operation, surround panning, and effects processing from TC Works and Antares.

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    TC Works PowerCore v1.5

    DSP Effects Card [Mac/PC]

    TC's DSP-powered effects board has been upgraded, and now includes a much more impressive plug-in bundle.

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    TL Audio VP1

    Valve Recording Channel

    TL Audio's heavyweight valve recording channel not only provides you with gating, de-essing, compression, equalisation and limiting, but also lets you experiment with the sounds of different types of circuitry.

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    Trident Audio S20

    Dual Mic Preamp

    Following Trident Audio's S80 Producer Box comes the S20, which offers high-spec mic preamplification and an unusual input switching facility.

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    Yamaha MSP3

    Powered Monitor Speaker

    Does this affordable powered speaker from Yamaha have what it takes to handle project studio mixing?

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Techniques

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    Monitor Placement

    Optimising Your Monitor Setup

    If your monitoring isn't up to scratch, your whole production will suffer, so here are some tips on setting up your room so that your mixes always sound their best.

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    Orchestral Music For Computer Games

    Richard Jacques & Matt Howe: Headhunter

    Abbey Road's famous Studio One has played host to innumerable big-budget orchestral recordings for film, but the final session before its refurbishment in 2001 saw it being used for a new purpose: to record the soundtrack for a video game.

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    Roland VS Series Masterclass

    VS880 & VS1680 Tips & Techniques

    Handy tricks and tips for getting the best out of Roland's VS880 and VS1680 workstations.

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    Figure 1. A MIDI loop between a hardware MIDI controller and a computer sequencer.

    Software Mixing With Hardware MIDI Controllers

    How To Choose One

    If you're tired of mixing on-screen using just your mouse and keyboard, then it's worth considering a hardware MIDI controller. But with so many different models available, how do you choose the one that's right for you?

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    Gavin Sutherland (left) and Jim Hunter (right) in the control room at Arc Studios.

    Surround Sound Explained: Part 8

    Surround Production

    We hear from more surround producers working at very different ends of the music business to see how they've created working surround systems, and how they make use of 5.1 at the mixing stage.

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    Synthesizing Drums: The Snare Drum

    Synth Secrets

    If you thought synthesizing realistic bass drums was complex, that's nothing compared to snares. So how is it that the analogue snare sound is so well known? And how do you go about creating it? We find out...

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Sound Advice

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    Q&A March 2002

    Your Technical Questions Answered

    Can you tell me something about a vintage mic I've found? Why don't my synths' sounds work well together in mix? How do contact microphones work?  Is there a combined soft sampler and sequencer on the market? Which soundcard should I upgrade to?

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People

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    Are Modern Workstations Fit To Be Called 'Synthesizers'?

    Bob Williams

    Are modern workstations fit to be called 'synthesizers'? By Bob Williams

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    cLOUDDEAD

    Producer: Odd Nosdam

    Recorded on eight-track cassette, cLOUDDEAD's extraordinary debut album is an object lesson in lo-fi production and the creative use of budget equipment.

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    Paul White.

    Make Good Music

    Leader

    Let's leave the 'my sequencer is bigger than your sequencer' type of forum posts and focus on what matters — making good music.

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    Peter Collins

    Producer

    As someone who's been hugely successful both in his native Britain and his adopted home of the USA, producer Peter Collins has a uniquely international perspective on record production.

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    Russ Sowden

    Readerzone

    After a house move, SOS reader Russ Sowdon discovered a secret passage under his ground floor, and it led to a hidden barrel-vault cellar which he soon made into his musical den!

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