Contents - February 2002

in this issue
february
2002
issue 4
volume 17
www.sound-on-sound.com
p194
cover
Alesis HD24
p124
p186
Photo: Mike Cameron
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Ableton Live Performance Loop Sequencer
42
Alesis HD24 24-track Digital Recorder
124
Analogue Systems French Connection
Keyboard Controller
148
Aphex Model 204 Aural Exciter
132
Big Briar Moogerfooger Pedal Processors
178
BLUE Dragonfly Capacitor Microphone
38
Line 6 Echo Pro Modelling Effects Processor
110
M Audio Delta 410 PC/Mac Soundcard
118
M Audio Studiophile SP5B Monitors
61
RATOC Firedock Drive Mounting System
62
RME Digi 96/8 PAD PC/Mac Soundcard
74
Roland Fantom Workstation Synth
186
Roland SPD6 Percussion Controller
210
Silverspike Reverb.It Plug-In
164
DACS Audio Freque II
Ring Modulator & Frequency Shifter
160
SPL Kultube Stereo Compressor
194
DFX Super DestroyFX Plug-In
164
Steinberg TL Audio EQ1 Plug-In
166
Digidesign Soft Sample Cell Software Sampler
156
Waldorf Attack VST Percussion Synth
Koch Pedaltone Tube Guitar Preamp
210
Wave Arts Masterverb DX Plug-In
p178
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166
p210
p138
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Q&A
32
Your musical and studio problems solved
by SOS’s staff and contributors.
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Rhythm Workshop
Cutting Edge
114
Try these tips and techniques for creating
more convincing programmed rhythm
parts in a sequencer.
Plug-In Plumbing
198
Advice on sorting out the routing and
order of your plug-ins for common
recording and mixing tasks.
Synth Secrets: Kick Drum 204
Applying last month’s drum patch to
affordable analogue synths.
Pro Tools Notes
232
236
Cubase’s Controller Editor is placed under
the SOS spotlight.
Sonar Notes
240
DX Instrument tips, nifty things you can
do with the Tape Sim plug-in, and a great
way to audition audio loops.
Logic Notes
242
Generating custom Groove Templates,
advice on splitting stereo files, and the
usual power-user tips.
Performer Notes
Surround Sound Explained: Part 7
244
Performer Notes moves on to the more
advanced features of DP3’s Drum Editor.
PC Musician: Windows XP & Music
win
84
Windows XP is probably the most important PC operating system upgrade since Windows 95, but
as always, its new features come at a cost.
98
Software samplers are revolutionising studio recording, but can they replace their hardware
counterparts in live performance? Jazz keyboardist Django Bates is in the process of finding out...
Orchestral Recording On Location
138
Recording a large orchestra can be fairly tricky, even in the most well-equipped of studios, but
trying to get a great sound on location, using only the gear you can fit into your car, adds
challenges all of its own.
David Vorhaus
168
One of the original pioneers of electronic music in Britain, David Vorhaus has remained at the
cutting edge of the genre for over 30 years.
Readerzone: Gary Amos
214
Gary Amos is making a name for himself in his native Somerset, with his expanding
location-recording sideline.
Net Notes: Repetitive Strain Injury
226
Look after your most important musical assets — your hands and arms — with this guide to
web-based RSI resources.
Retrozone: The Korg M1
258
We reveal the secrets behind the success of the all-time best-selling synthesizer, Korg’s M1.
p38
p98
p239
66
This month, we consider some of the pros and cons of mixing in surround, and hear how
experienced surround producers take advantage of the format and tackle the problems.
Django Bates’ Human Chain: Soft Samplers For Live Music
Fix it in the mix, with our useful Pro Tools
mixing and automation tips
Cubase Notes
28
Tiny portable hardware sequencers have been available for several years, but the clever Crusoe
chip is now making possible incredibly portable software studios, running on pocket-sized PCs.
p61
Millennium
Music PC
worth
£1000
p148
regulars
News 6 • Crosstalk 222
Sample Shop 224
Apple Notes 246 • PC Notes 250
Readers’ Ads 274 • Mail Order 278
Classified Ads 282 • Sounding Off 304