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September 2016 Magazine Contents

SOS (UK Edition) September 2016

Reviews: Propellerhead Reason 9. Apogee Symphony I/O MkII. Akai MPC Touch. Bose F1. PreSonus Eris E44 & E66. Audient ASP8024 Heritage Edition. Boss RC‑202 Loop Station.

Features: Recording Drums: What Difference Does The Room Make? (Cover). Jack Garratt: Producing Phase. LANDR, CloudBounce & The Future Of Mastering. Inside Track - Hamilton: An American Musical (Tim Latham & Derik Lee).

Techniques:  Mix Rescue. Session Notes: Tracking Drums.

Reviews

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    Acousticsamples B5 Organ

    UVI Workstation

    B5 utilises clever synthesis tricks to overcome the ‘sample stacking’ phase-cancellation artifacts typically associated with sample-based virtual organs.

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    Akai MPC Touch

    Sampling Workstation

    The MPC has always been about its fast, hands-on interface — can a touchscreen make it even better?

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    Apogee Symphony I/O MkII

    Audio Interface For Mac OS

    Apogee’s Symphony interface has been Thunderbolted, touchscreened and released back into the world as the Symphony MkII.

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    Audient ASP8024-HE

    Analogue Mixing Console

    Audient’s flagship mixer is treated to a Heritage Edition makeover and several useful new features.

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    Best Service Chris Hein Solo Violin

    Kontakt Instrument

    Chris Hein’s popular horn, wind, guitar and bass collections are some of the most deeply sampled products on the market and show a remarkable eye for musical detail. The veteran producer has now released Chris Hein Solo Violin...

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    Bose F1

    Compact Line Array

    With the unusual ability to ‘steer’ its drivers to achieve optimum dispersion, Bose’s latest portable PA system is both powerful and versatile.

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    Boss RC-202 Loop Station

    Stereo Looping Processor

    Boss’s latest desktop looper might be small, but it’s no lightweight in terms of features.

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    DOD Looking Glass

    FET Overdrive Pedal

    Just when you thought it was safe to consider your pedalboard finished, along come DOD with a new overdrive...

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    Dreadbox Omikron & Lamda

    Eurorack VCO & Filter Modules

    Plucked from the Dreadbox collection of modules, Omikron is a 22hp dual VCO, while the Lamda is a 20hp multi-mode filter.

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    Electro-Harmonix Lester K & Lester G

    Rotary-speaker Emulators

    EHX have produced two versions of their Lester rotary-speaker pedal, one for keyboard players and the other specifically tailored to guitar.

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    Foote Control Systems P3EX

    Stereo Compressor

    Foote’s latest design could be that rare thing: a mastering-grade compressor for the masses.

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    Fostex TR Series

    Dynamic Headphones

    Fostex’s new headphone range offers closed, open and ‘semi-open’ options. But what’s the difference, and which would suit you best?

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    HK Audio PR:O 15D

    Active PA Speakers

    We took HK Audio’s new mid-priced active speakers to an outdoor festival to see if they could cut the mustard.

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    Impact Soundworks Sonic Forest

    Kontakt Instrument

    This is a Kontakt instrument with a difference, built from samples of a one-off electro-acoustic instrument — a box with several guitar strings and a contact mic attached...

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    LEP LepLoop

    Analogue Groovebox

    The LEP LepLoop takes a decidedly unconventional approach to the groovebox format.

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    MartiAudio In-line Preamp Booster

    For Passive Dynamic & Ribbon Mics

    For those with respectable but not stellar microphone preamplifiers in either recorders, interfaces or mixers, high-gain...

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    Orchestral Tools Metropolis Ark 1

    Sample Library

    Orchestral Tools go up to 11 with a large-scale symphonic library inspired by a sci-fi masterpiece.

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    Pedalpunk

    Balanced Line To Guitar Effects Interface

    Pedalpunk offers a well thought-out means of incorporating your unbalanced guitar pedals directly into a recording system, where balanced line-level signals are the norm.

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    PreSonus Eris E44 & E66

    Active Nearfield Monitors

    PreSonus’ latest speakers employ an intriguing driver configuration that makes them more versatile than traditional designs.

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    Primacoustic VoxGuard DT

    Lightweight Acoustic Screen

    Primacoustic’s VoxGuard and VoxGuard DT are compact acoustic screens, intended for use behind microphones.

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    Propellerhead Reason 9

    Music Production Software

    Propellerhead’s latest Reason update adds features you never knew you wanted — but which you might find indispensible.

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    PSI Audio A14-M Studio

    Nearfield Active Monitors

    Do monitors now deserve a place alongside chocolate, watches and army knives on Switzerland’s list of exemplary exports? We think so!

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    Singular Sound BeatBuddy Mini

    Drum Machine Pedal

    With the BeatBuddy Mini, getting a good-sounding rhythm accompaniment is as easy as tapping your feet.

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    Sonokinetic Sotto

    Orchestral Sample Instrument

    Sonokinetic’s Sotto takes a different approach to orchestral sampling.

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    Two Notes Torpedo Reload

    DI, Re-amp, Attenuator & Power Soak

    Could the Two Notes Reload be the last word in studio guitar amplification?

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    Zero-G Desert Tracks

    Multi-format

    If you are seeking material to give your next score a genuine flavour of the music from countries such as Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey or Iran, then this library may well be a relatively inexpensive place to start.

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Techniques

Sound Advice

People

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    Jack Garratt

    Producing 'Phase'

    Singer, songwriter and producer Jack Garratt is only 24, yet his debut album Phase still draws on a decade’s experience in the music business.

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    Soft Options

    Leader

    When it comes to music software, there are now several payment models for acquiring it...

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    Sounding Off: The Tools We Use

    Richard Norris

    Do the tools we use define the music we make?

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    The Mix Review: September 2016

    Commercial Releases Analysed

    Christine And The Queens • Radiohead • Rick Astley • Classic Mix: T’Pau ‘China In Your Hand’ (1987)

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    Vance Powell - Recording Rock

    Video Feature

    Grammy-winning producer/engineer Vance Powell welcomes SOS to Sputnik Sound in Nashville to show us how he recorded a track for rock act Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown.

    People

Music Business

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    Notes From The Deadline

    TV Music From The Inside

    To get a job in the media you need to do a job. Specifically, you need to write a pitch that will blow the doors off.

    Music Business
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    NRG Recording, Los Angeles

    Studio File

    Located in an area of North Hollywood, Los Angeles, that now thrives as the ‘NoHo Arts District’, the premises were purpose-built as a recording studio...

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    Off The Record

    Off The Record: Convergence

    Music & Recording Industry News

    Just as music and technology have been converging, so have studios and the tech industry.

    Music Business
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