Download:Sound On Sound Feb 2007
Reviews
Audient Centro Master Section
Stereo Monitor Controller
As more people leave behind their mixing desks, many find they still need a good monitor controller.
Boss Micro BR
Portable Digital Multitrack Recorder
As Boss introduce their tiniest ever portable studio, we discover just how much can be packed into such a small box...
Cwejman Synthesis Modules
DLFO Dual LFO • RM2S Stereo Ring Modulator • VCEQ3
We conclude our three-part exploration of Wowa Cwjeman's new range of exclusive analogue synth modules.
Desert Island Plug-ins
Sound On Sound's Favourite Effect & Processing Plug-Ins
Which effects and processing plug-ins do the Sound On Sound staff and product reviewers love the best? We asked, they answered...
Digidesign M Box 2 Mini
USB Interface For Mac OS X & Windows
Digidesign have shrunk the M Box to give us the most compact and affordable Pro Tools interface ever. How good is it?
Fatar Studiologic VMK176 Plus
MIDI Controller Keyboard
This controller comes from a range that, unusually, takes the concept of a quality weighted action into the realm of the shorter keyboard — and offers hands-on knobs and sliders for software control to boot.
Groove Tubes Convertible
FET Condenser Mic
If you're sceptical about manufacturers claiming their mic is suitable for both stage and studio applications, maybe this one can change your mind...
Guitar Technology
Gear Reviews, Tips and Techniques
• Kahler 2300 Series Locking Tremolos• IK Multimedia Stealthplug USB guitar interface
Korg Kaoss Pad 3
Dynamic Multi-effects Processor & Sampler
Korg's tactile effects processor benefits from a major overhaul - so is the third generation the Kaoss Pad you always wanted?
Native Instruments Massive
Software Synth [OS X & Windows]
Is Native Instrument's new stand-alone soft synth as big as they say it is?
PSP Neon
Linear Phase Equaliser Plug-ins [Mac OS X & Windows XP]
PSP's new linear phase equaliser plug-ins offer mastering quality at a project-studio price.
Quested VS2108
Near/Midfield Active Monitor Speakers
Big or small, Roger Quested's monitor designs always deliver the goods. His VS2108 actives are no exception.
Sample CDs
Mini Reviews
• Loopmasters Disco House Sessions• Synthogy Ivory Italian Grand• Ueberschall Hip Hop Underground• Bela D Media Anthology Volume 1: Celtic Wind
Sony Vegas 7
Multitrack Audio & Video Editing Software [Windows]
If your needs tend more towards looping and video editing than MIDI, Sony's distinctive multitrack recording package could be just what you're looking for.
Tascam GVI
VST Instrument/Stand-alone Soft Sampler for PC
Giga Virtual Instrument gives you Tascam's Giga sampling engine as a plug-in for the first time.
TL Audio Fat Man
Valve Processors
TL Audio's latest additions to their popular Fat Man range are more versatile than their names suggest.
To USB Or Not To USB?
Rode-MXL-SE: three-way USB Microphone Shootout
We discuss the merits of mics featuring a USB port and compare recent arrivals from Rode, MXL and SE.
Competition
WIN Line 6 Variax & Gearbox bundle worth £1077
Sound Advice
Reviews
Audient Centro Master Section
Stereo Monitor Controller
As more people leave behind their mixing desks, many find they still need a good monitor controller.
Boss Micro BR
Portable Digital Multitrack Recorder
As Boss introduce their tiniest ever portable studio, we discover just how much can be packed into such a small box...
Cwejman Synthesis Modules
DLFO Dual LFO • RM2S Stereo Ring Modulator • VCEQ3
We conclude our three-part exploration of Wowa Cwjeman's new range of exclusive analogue synth modules.
Desert Island Plug-ins
Sound On Sound's Favourite Effect & Processing Plug-Ins
Which effects and processing plug-ins do the Sound On Sound staff and product reviewers love the best? We asked, they answered...
Digidesign M Box 2 Mini
USB Interface For Mac OS X & Windows
Digidesign have shrunk the M Box to give us the most compact and affordable Pro Tools interface ever. How good is it?
Fatar Studiologic VMK176 Plus
MIDI Controller Keyboard
This controller comes from a range that, unusually, takes the concept of a quality weighted action into the realm of the shorter keyboard — and offers hands-on knobs and sliders for software control to boot.
Groove Tubes Convertible
FET Condenser Mic
If you're sceptical about manufacturers claiming their mic is suitable for both stage and studio applications, maybe this one can change your mind...
Guitar Technology
Gear Reviews, Tips and Techniques
• Kahler 2300 Series Locking Tremolos• IK Multimedia Stealthplug USB guitar interface
Korg Kaoss Pad 3
Dynamic Multi-effects Processor & Sampler
Korg's tactile effects processor benefits from a major overhaul - so is the third generation the Kaoss Pad you always wanted?
Native Instruments Massive
Software Synth [OS X & Windows]
Is Native Instrument's new stand-alone soft synth as big as they say it is?
PSP Neon
Linear Phase Equaliser Plug-ins [Mac OS X & Windows XP]
PSP's new linear phase equaliser plug-ins offer mastering quality at a project-studio price.
Quested VS2108
Near/Midfield Active Monitor Speakers
Big or small, Roger Quested's monitor designs always deliver the goods. His VS2108 actives are no exception.
Sample CDs
Mini Reviews
• Loopmasters Disco House Sessions• Synthogy Ivory Italian Grand• Ueberschall Hip Hop Underground• Bela D Media Anthology Volume 1: Celtic Wind
Sony Vegas 7
Multitrack Audio & Video Editing Software [Windows]
If your needs tend more towards looping and video editing than MIDI, Sony's distinctive multitrack recording package could be just what you're looking for.
Tascam GVI
VST Instrument/Stand-alone Soft Sampler for PC
Giga Virtual Instrument gives you Tascam's Giga sampling engine as a plug-in for the first time.
TL Audio Fat Man
Valve Processors
TL Audio's latest additions to their popular Fat Man range are more versatile than their names suggest.
To USB Or Not To USB?
Rode-MXL-SE: three-way USB Microphone Shootout
We discuss the merits of mics featuring a USB port and compare recent arrivals from Rode, MXL and SE.
Competition
WIN Line 6 Variax & Gearbox bundle worth £1077
Sound Advice
People
CLASSIC TRACKS: Depeche Mode's 'People Are People'
Released: 1984 • Producers: Depeche Mode, Daniel Miller, Gareth Jones • Engineer: Gareth Jones
'People Are People' perfectly combined Depeche Mode's love of pop music and experimentalism, and gave them their first US hit single.
Ken Freeman & The Birth Of String Synthesis
Retrozone
Ken Freeman couldn't afford a Mellotron to play his string parts, so he invented a new kind of electronic instrument. But though the world would eventually embrace string synthesizers with a passion, he never got the credit he deserved.
Martin Rushent: from Punk to Electro
Producer
Martin Rushent managed the rare double feat of working at the artistic cutting edge and having colossal success — until disaster struck.
Playback
Readers' Music Reviewed
SOS editorial staff audition your demos and offer their opinions...
Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: Phil Tan
Inside Track
Phil Tan, one of the leading mix engineers specialising in urban music, dissects his mixes for two worldwide hit singles from Rihanna: the apty-named 'SOS' and 'Unfaithful'.
Sounding Off
Paul Farrer
Look beyond the limelight...
The Buying Game
Paul White's Leader
Editor In Chief explains why offering definitive advice to readers' queries is... well, difficult at times.
Tori Amos
Inside her Martian Engineering Studio
Over the last decade, some extraordinary music has emerged from Tori Amos's Martian Engineering studio. A new box set collects together the highlights, while the studio itself is soon to open to paying customers.
Technique
Designing Synth Pads in Cubase
Cubase Notes & Technique
Creating your own synth patches is one way to add a unique element to your music projects. This month we look at how you can get started designing your own pad sounds using the VST Instruments supplied with Cubase.
Digital Interfacing
Connections And Clocking For Digital Audio
Getting the jitters about your digital clocking? Don't know your AES from your EBU? Then read on.
Exploring Audiosnap in Sonar 6
Sonar Notes & Technique
One of the biggest new additions in Sonar 6, Audiosnap, is a powerful time-stretching audio toolkit promising better-quality stretching and enhanced controllability. This month we'll explain the basics of using the new tools, following up next month with some real-world applications.
Integrating MIDI Hardware with Ableton Live
Ableton Live Notes & Technique
This month, we look at how to connect, control and record hardware MIDI instruments using Live.
Mix Rescue
Remixing 'Leaf'
This month we beef up drums and bass, polish guitars and vocals, and give choruses a lift, as the Belgian band Leaf get the Mix Rescue treatment.
Mix Rescue: Leaf
AUDIO EXAMPLES are here for newsstand readers
This month we beef up drums and bass, polish guitars and vocals, and give choruses a lift, as the Belgian band Leaf get the Mix Rescue treatment.
Pitch Correction with Logic
Logic Notes & Technique
Automatic tuning is synonymous with many things, good and bad. We take a look at Logic's Pitch Correction tool and then examine what Auto-Tune can add.
Running Windows on Intel Macs
Apple Notes
We take another look at running Windows on Intel Macs and consider how Apple's latest acquisition will affect their professional video and audio software.
Specifying & Building A Dual-core Desktop PC
PC Musician
If you haven't yet taken the dual-core plunge, there's an alternative to either buying an off-the-shelf mainstream model that may not be quite right for music or paying a premium for a custom-assembled music PC: choose the components and build your own.
Studio SOS
David Crane
Would you let two strange men drill holes in your house? USA-based SOS reader David Crane took the risk! Enough to let Paul and Hugh at his walls with a drill to solve his cabling issues...
Using Fades & Crossfades in Pro Tools
Pro Tools Notes & Technique
If you edit audio in Pro Tools, you need to know about fades and crossfades. As well as being vital editing tools, they can also be used in surprisingly creative ways...
Using Intel Mac Audio Hardware with Digital Performer 5
Digital Performer Notes & technique
We update you on changes to new Macs' built-in audio hardware, then take a look at how Bundles can help users of older and current Macs alike to easily reconfigure their audio I/O.
Using Reason Live
Part 3: Live Looping With Dr:Rex
This month we look at a Combinator building project that allows you to mix and manipulate loops on the fly.
Windows Vista - should you upgrade or wait?
PC Notes
After a long wait, the new Windows Vista OS is actually on the horizon — so should we all be rushing to upgrade?
Music Business
Big George's Big Mouth
Music Industry comment
This month Big George examines the cut of the music industry's new clothes...
CLASSIC TRACKS: Depeche Mode's 'People Are People'
Released: 1984 • Producers: Depeche Mode, Daniel Miller, Gareth Jones • Engineer: Gareth Jones
'People Are People' perfectly combined Depeche Mode's love of pop music and experimentalism, and gave them their first US hit single.
Ken Freeman & The Birth Of String Synthesis
Retrozone
Ken Freeman couldn't afford a Mellotron to play his string parts, so he invented a new kind of electronic instrument. But though the world would eventually embrace string synthesizers with a passion, he never got the credit he deserved.
Martin Rushent: from Punk to Electro
Producer
Martin Rushent managed the rare double feat of working at the artistic cutting edge and having colossal success — until disaster struck.
Playback
Readers' Music Reviewed
SOS editorial staff audition your demos and offer their opinions...
Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: Phil Tan
Inside Track
Phil Tan, one of the leading mix engineers specialising in urban music, dissects his mixes for two worldwide hit singles from Rihanna: the apty-named 'SOS' and 'Unfaithful'.
Sounding Off
Paul Farrer
Look beyond the limelight...
The Buying Game
Paul White's Leader
Editor In Chief explains why offering definitive advice to readers' queries is... well, difficult at times.
Tori Amos
Inside her Martian Engineering Studio
Over the last decade, some extraordinary music has emerged from Tori Amos's Martian Engineering studio. A new box set collects together the highlights, while the studio itself is soon to open to paying customers.
Technique
Designing Synth Pads in Cubase
Cubase Notes & Technique
Creating your own synth patches is one way to add a unique element to your music projects. This month we look at how you can get started designing your own pad sounds using the VST Instruments supplied with Cubase.
Digital Interfacing
Connections And Clocking For Digital Audio
Getting the jitters about your digital clocking? Don't know your AES from your EBU? Then read on.
Exploring Audiosnap in Sonar 6
Sonar Notes & Technique
One of the biggest new additions in Sonar 6, Audiosnap, is a powerful time-stretching audio toolkit promising better-quality stretching and enhanced controllability. This month we'll explain the basics of using the new tools, following up next month with some real-world applications.
Integrating MIDI Hardware with Ableton Live
Ableton Live Notes & Technique
This month, we look at how to connect, control and record hardware MIDI instruments using Live.
Mix Rescue
Remixing 'Leaf'
This month we beef up drums and bass, polish guitars and vocals, and give choruses a lift, as the Belgian band Leaf get the Mix Rescue treatment.
Mix Rescue: Leaf
AUDIO EXAMPLES are here for newsstand readers
This month we beef up drums and bass, polish guitars and vocals, and give choruses a lift, as the Belgian band Leaf get the Mix Rescue treatment.
Pitch Correction with Logic
Logic Notes & Technique
Automatic tuning is synonymous with many things, good and bad. We take a look at Logic's Pitch Correction tool and then examine what Auto-Tune can add.
Running Windows on Intel Macs
Apple Notes
We take another look at running Windows on Intel Macs and consider how Apple's latest acquisition will affect their professional video and audio software.
Specifying & Building A Dual-core Desktop PC
PC Musician
If you haven't yet taken the dual-core plunge, there's an alternative to either buying an off-the-shelf mainstream model that may not be quite right for music or paying a premium for a custom-assembled music PC: choose the components and build your own.
Studio SOS
David Crane
Would you let two strange men drill holes in your house? USA-based SOS reader David Crane took the risk! Enough to let Paul and Hugh at his walls with a drill to solve his cabling issues...
Using Fades & Crossfades in Pro Tools
Pro Tools Notes & Technique
If you edit audio in Pro Tools, you need to know about fades and crossfades. As well as being vital editing tools, they can also be used in surprisingly creative ways...
Using Intel Mac Audio Hardware with Digital Performer 5
Digital Performer Notes & technique
We update you on changes to new Macs' built-in audio hardware, then take a look at how Bundles can help users of older and current Macs alike to easily reconfigure their audio I/O.
Using Reason Live
Part 3: Live Looping With Dr:Rex
This month we look at a Combinator building project that allows you to mix and manipulate loops on the fly.
Windows Vista - should you upgrade or wait?
PC Notes
After a long wait, the new Windows Vista OS is actually on the horizon — so should we all be rushing to upgrade?
Music Business
Big George's Big Mouth
Music Industry comment
This month Big George examines the cut of the music industry's new clothes...
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