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Keepin' It Raga | Make Indian Fusion Music 

Sep 1, 2008

Remix’s Keepin’ It Raga technical feature. Indian influenced sounds have been popular in electronic and urban music, but do it right using software synths properly turned to the Indian musical scale and basic ragas...

Phantom Power | Limiting Lowdown 

Sep 1, 2008

Learn how limiters differ from compressors and some pointers on using them well. “Limiting Lowdown” explains the main limiter controls: threshold, ratio, attack, release and output gain....

Review: Waldorf Music Blofeld 

Sep 1, 2008

Remix reviews Waldorf Blofeld virtual analog/wavetable synthesizer. The Waldorf Blofeld takes from and improves on the classic PPG Wave, Microwave, Microwave II/XT, Q and Micro Q virtual analog and wavetable synthesizers...

Covert Ops 

Aug 1, 2008

Remix’s Covert Ops technical feature. This article secret musical weapons such as quirky effects processor and ethnic percussion that can give your tunes the character and mystique to stand out from the masses...

Review: Akai MPC5000 Music Production Center 

Aug 1, 2008

Remix reviews Akai MPC5000 Music Production Center sampling workstation. The Akai MPC5000 adds a new virtual analog synthesizer, 8-track hard-disk recorder, new effects and much more to the classic series of sampling workstations...

Review: Apogee Duet 

Aug 1, 2008

Remix reviews Apogee Duet portable FireWire audio interface. The Duet combines pristine audio quality from Apogee with lock-step integration with Apple software such as Logic and GarageBand, all in a portable FireWire interface...

Dynamic Diamonds 

Jul 1, 2008

Compressors are like turntables, synths and any other favorite axes in our jam-crafting arsenals: They each have their own musical personalities. Although...

Phantom Power: Mo' Better Bass 

Jul 1, 2008

Last month's Phantom Power focused on recording and miking tips for bass, but with only one page, much was left unsaid. So without further ado, dig into...

Review: Arturia Analog Factory Experience 

Jul 1, 2008

If you have a local convenience store, it may be the only place to satisfy your CornNut cravings at 3:30 a.m., but you get jacked on the price. Well,...

Review: M-Audio Studiophile Q40 and IE-40 

Jun 1, 2008

Remix M-Audio Studiophile Q40 headphones and IE-40 earphones. The Studiophile Q40 mid-priced studio headphones include as bassy sound with a convenient detachable cord, while the high-end IE-40 earphones boast excellent sound isolation and sound bolstered by Ultimate Ears’ triple driver technology....

Phantom Power: Lower the Boom 

Jun 1, 2008

Recording and mixing bass is one of the finest arts in the music-making process. Give rhythm and soul to your music with these recording and mic placement tips for electric and upright bass....

Review: TC Electronic PowerCore X8 

Jun 1, 2008

Remix TC Electronic PowerCore X8 FireWire DSP unit with 14 included plug-ins. The PowerCore X8 supplies eight DSP processors for running the 14 included, as well as optional plug-ins. The built-in selection includes EQ, compression, mastering, synthesizer, modulation effect, filter and other plug-in types. ...

Review: Roger Linn Design Adrenalinn III 

Jun 1, 2008

Remix Roger Linn Design AdrenaLinn III amp modeling and effects stompbox with drum machine and MIDI tempo syncing. The AdrenaLinn III includes fantastic sounding amp models and many creative tempo-synced modulation effects. A built-in drum machine can sync to MIDI. ...

Review: Sony PCM-D50 Digital Recorder and ECM-957PRO Mic 

Jun 1, 2008

Remix Sony PCM-D50 handheld digital recorder and the ECM-957PRO mid-side (MS) condenser mic. The PCM-D50’s high-quality, dual-mode, built-in condenser mics capture pristine-sounding audio at high fidelity up to 24-bit/96 kHz. Its built-in limiter and many other features make it handy for a field recordist, producer or musician....

Review: Euphonix MC Mix 

May 1, 2008

The Euphonix name has meant luxury large-format digital audio consoles and control surfaces for two decades. Most recently, those have included the System...

Review: Digidesign Mbox 2 Micro 

May 1, 2008

Digidesign's Mbox 2 line has included three affordable USB audio interfaces of varying sizes and with varying analog and digital I/O and monitoring options,...

Review: Dave Smith Instruments Prophet '08 

Apr 1, 2008

My allegiance to Dave Smith's work dates back to his early days with Sequential Circuits, when I cut my analog teeth on a borrowed Prophet-5 and experienced...

Review; TC Electronic Studio Konnekt 48 

Apr 1, 2008

It seems that every pop singer wants to act, every rapper wants to sell you energy drinks and vodka, and every star athlete starts a clothing line. Whatever...

Review: Akai Professional MPK49 

Apr 1, 2008

Introducing the latest superpower music production tool from Akai, the MPK49. With all of the latest heavyweight features combined in a USB/MIDI controller...

Review: Korg Kaossilator 

Apr 1, 2008

Korg is starting to resemble Bubba Gump with this Kaoss Pad thing, serving it up in every way possible short of a Kaoss Pad gumbo. Besides the flagship...

SE Electronics Reflexion Filter 

Feb 1, 2008

No matter how dependent they are on soft synths, samplers or directly recording keyboards and guitars through an audio interface, sooner or later computer-based...

Novation ReMote 25SL Compact 

Feb 1, 2008

While the fairly recent and successful Novation ReMote Zero SL control surface provided the the revolutionary Automapping and cool blue LCD strips of...

New Products 

Feb 1, 2008

Remix’s New Products for February 2008 ...

Electrix Enhance One, Comp One, King X 

Jan 1, 2008

Three rack tools from the old school...

Dancing with the Stars 

Jan 1, 2008

Read the Remix article about the Remix Hotel Los Angeles 2007 event at the SAE Institute of Technology on Sunset Boulevard. T-Pain, 9th Wonder, DJ Rap, the World Famous Beat Junkies, Carmen Rizzo and FreQ Nasty, as well as manufacturers M-Audio, Korg, Roland, Serato, JazzMutant, Apple and more were on hand for the action. ...


Remix Hotel Atlanta 2008: Sept. 18-20

The Remix Hotel juggernaut is heading back to SAE Atlanta—with Partners Rane, Serato, Pioneer, Roland, iStandard and others—for another technology-filled weekend of classes, panels and guest appearances. And this year, All Access registration gets you FREE entrance to the Atlantis Music Conference and Festival! That means double the panels, performances and more. Register today!

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