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Since the release of the original iPad last year, a whole host of applications have appeared to explore the musical potential of this touchscreen device, with varying levels of success. Now, however, Apple have stepped into the arena with an iPad version of Garageband…

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The classical orchestra can provide some of the most evocative and expressive sounds available to the modern producer; however, the cost of hiring even one classically trained performer may be prohibitive for most project studios. Nonetheless, there are ways of adding a bit of symphony without breaking the bank…

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Although many hardware and software instruments have plenty of decent-sounding presets, its often the case that a synth lead can sound a bit lifeless. However, there are plenty of ways to create extra movement in your sounds…

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One note bass is not a performance technique, but rather a mixing/mastering issue whereby a particular low frequency band is noticeably louder than the rest of a recording. In this video, legendary mastering guru Bob Katz demonstrates this problem and shows us how to fix it, all within three minutes…

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In yet another episode of teaching producers how to do something they really shouldn’t do (at least not for their own music), Kim Lajoie takes us through a session of mastering a single in two and a half hours…

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I recently splashed out on Native Instruments’ flagship box-set, Komplete 6 – which has just been updated to version 7, featuring even more digital goodies. Included in Komplete is one of the most powerful samplers on the market, Kontakt…

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Continuing the space theme, today I present two different views on reverb. Sonic reflections are very important to how our brain assembles auditory input to create an image of the environment we occupy, and getting these reflections right adds a lot to the perceived realism of a recording…

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The low-end of any recording always requires careful curation; bass notes contain the most energy, and eat up a lot of headroom within a mix. Whether you’re dealing with a live bass guitarist or a programmed synth bass, it’s difficult to keep everything sounding just right…

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Propellerhead Software have announced the latest version of their flagship music production program – Reason 5. This new release brings a host of new goodies, as well as a feature that has been requested since the software’s inception in version one…

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Mastering has retained a certain air of mystery that other areas of music production have long since lost. But is there really a wizard behind the curtain, or is it all smoke and mirrors and a large boomy voice?

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