EQ Magazine - July 2008 - (Page 10)

PUNCH IN EQ’s Secrets of Signal Processing Webinar Acclaimed author, musician, and EQ Executive Editor Craig Anderton follows up his immensely successful Mastering in the Home Studio webinar with a new offering that shows how to get more out of signal processors than you ever thought possible. In this hour-long instructional video, you’ll learn practical, handson, cutting-edge info—underlined by a constant stream of video and audio examples—on topics such as: · All about side chaining—from problem-solving to dance mixes. · Head trips: New dimensions in stereo placement. · Creative ways to use vocoders. · Convolution: Why just settle for reverb? · Secrets of parallel processing. · Guitar amp simulator techniques for electronic drums and keyboards. · Exploiting synthesizers as signal processors. · Better guitar amp sounds through restoration software. · New applications for dynamics control. · Creating the ultimate wah-wah. · “Playing” signal processors with MIDI control. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to amplify your creativity and improve your recordings in new, exciting, and above all, highly musical ways . . . for just $15! Go to www.visualwebcaster.com/ musicplayernetwork/storefront and stream it now! TÊTE-À-TÊT Four Tet’s Kieran Hebden on Tracking with Legendary Drummer Steve Reid and Keeping His Mixes in the Box BY MERRICK ANGLE is one of the greatest drummers in the world—so it’s easy,” Hebden laughs. “I wanted to do something that was aggressively electronic, but didn’t use any sequencing or looping. For me, it was all about letting Steve do his thing while I triggered these impossible sounds—heavily processed, reversed, and slowed down samples that were performed manually in real time on my Roland SP-555 and SP-303s.” 303s? We would have assumed he was an MPC fanatic. “I prefer [303s],” Hebden replies. “The rubber pads are decently sized and just close enough together that I can play them comfortably. Some people swear by the [Akai] MPC 5000, but I think the buttons are too spread out for quick performance.” Running his two SP-303s and his SP-555 through a Pioneer DJM600 DJ mixer and into his PC, Hebden creates what he calls “washes of sound” in Pro Tools. “I mainly work with stereo files of drones, bits of ambient noise, and random percussion samples,” Hebden explains. For somebody as hell-bent on staying out of the box for his performance, doesn’t Hebden find it a bit weird that, when it comes time to mix, he stays completely in the box and doesn’t even use a control surface? “It’s not the most tactile way to work, but I’ve been doing it this way since Cakewalk Pro Audio 9. I need buttons and knobs and faders live, but when I’m mixing I like to just type in values. It’s how my brain is wired. Mixing is math to me.” Four Tet’s Kieran Hebden. For Kieran Hebden, better known as Four Tet, his side project with veteran jazz drummer Steve Reid (appropriately dubbed Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid) is a welcomed break from the “Folktronica” he’s so well known for. “It’s the fourth record we’ve done together,” Hebden clarifies when asked about the duo’s as-of-yet-untitled upcoming release. “Steve grew up in New York and he wanted to do something that captured the feel of the city as he knows it. The music I make on my own is rigidly sequencer-based and produced at home, so we tried something different and went to Avatar studios. Steve’s stuff is based around capturing moments of live performance, so we needed a room where we could set his kit up in and jam.” So how does such an unlikely collaboration work in the studio? “Steve Subscribe to MPN’s Special E-Newsletters! EQ’s Record Ready: EQmag.com/newsletter Keyboard’s Key News: KeyboardMag.com/newsletter Bass Player’s Direct In and Bass Player Live: BassPlayer.com/newsletter Guitar Player’s Fretwire, Grind, and Frets: GuitarPlayer.com/newsletter This Month on EQTV Join us at EQtv—EQ’s own video channel chock full of tips, tricks, tutorials, behind the scenes footage of some of the hottest sessions, and tons more. To check it out, visit www.eqmag.com and click the pretty little link, or go direct to www.eqmag.tv. You’ll be glad you did. This month you’ll see: • In the Studio with Jet Black Crayon + JBC’s Top Gear for Making Huge Sounding Recordings • Tips and Tricks for Applying Effects to Your Vocals • How to Treat Your Home Studio Acoustically for Cheap AND TONS MORE!!! 10 EQ JULY 2008 www.eqmag.com http://www.visualwebcaster.com/musicplayernetwork/storefront http://EQmag.com/newsletter http://KeyboardMag.com/newsletter http://BassPlayer.com/newsletter http://GuitarPlayer.com/newsletter http://ww.eqmag.com http://www.eqmag.tv http://www.eqmag.com

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EQ Magazine - July 2008 Contents Talk Box Sounding Board Louis XIV, Four TET and Steve Reid, Can Your Record Go Gold in the Digital Age Tool Box Death Cab For Cutie Guitar Trax Bass Management Key Issues Drum Heads Vocal Cords Mix Bus Cheat Sheet Propellerhead Reason 4 Sony Acid Pro 6 EDAX Audio Labs VTP-100 M-Audio Profire 2626 Tape Simulator Shootout Tape Simulators Sounds Room With a VU: Infrasonic Sound Recording Company, Los Angeles, CA.

EQ Magazine - July 2008

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