Managing a large sound-effects collection can be a lot of work, but with the proper preparation and organization, you can save yourself a lot of time and aggravation. We’ll show you how to get your personal studio in order and create an efficient and manageable sound-effects library....
Lydia Kavina's fundamentals of theremin technique. from EM archives - July 1999 The theremin is currently enjoying a resurgence in popularity. However,...
Until very recently, if you wanted to use the recording and composing tools found in your home studio, you needed to be at home. The idea that you could...
Getting Started with EQ Plug-Ins The EM Cool Tip of the Month is presented courtesy of Cool Breeze Systems. You recently bought a new DAW and laid down...
Most synthesizers and samplers these days come with hundreds of preset sounds. When combined with the vast number of user-created preset banks floating...
Automating Virtual Instrument Parameters in Logic The EM Cool Tip of the Month is presented courtesy of Cool Breeze Systems. In today's audio-production...
Using MIDI Patchnames within Cubase is great, but scrolling through 100 or more patches to select your favorite tuba preset can quickly get tedious. Here's...
Congratulations you've just bought a brand-new computer! In your enthusiasm over your latest purchase, however, you probably haven't considered what to...
Creating great-sounding, grooving drum tracks in a personal studio can be a difficult undertaking. Hiring a professional session drummer is expensive...
A big, deep bottom end is a key mix ingredient in today's hit records. True, some types of music folk, for example wouldn't sound right with gargantuan...
Over the past 15 years, many fundamental music-technology concepts have been explained in our Service Clinic and Square One columns. (The latter was originally...
This article describes how to go about building a home studio, on a variety of budgets. Includes specific product recommendations. From the editors of Electronic Musician magazine....
Although bass drum is rarely the defining element of a song, quite a few classic hits just wouldn't be the same if they had a different kick sound. Try...
Admit it: you're power-mad! No matter how zippy your computer is, you're always looking for ways to squeeze a few extra tracks or plug-in effects out...
