Computer Music Specials - December 2013 UK, Tygodniki, prasa, magazyny

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Get your club-bound tracks sounding
bigger and better than ever!
TUTORIALS,
TIPS AND ADVICE
> Mixing in the digital domain
> Maximising low-end impact
> Sidechaining for punch
> How to give the DJ
what they want
MASTERS
OF THE MIX
Pro advice from Camo &
Krooked, Steve Duda,
Marc Mac, TC and more!
welcome
SPECIAL 63
2013
Future Publishing Ltd.
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While the enormous advances made in computer
technology over the last 15 years have had a
profound impact on every area of the music
industry, nowhere has their effect been as
transformative as in the dance and electronic
sector. Indeed, despite the fact that a high
percentage of commercial dance releases these
days are composed, mixed and even mastered
entirely in software, production standards have
simply never been higher. And with that in mind,
there are two things you should know: that you
have everything you need to make dance music
within the digital confines of your Mac or PC, and
that if you want your tracks to stand up the
competition, they need to be truly,
truly
awesome.
Congratulations, then, on making one of the best
decisions of your life in investing in this
Special
!
To say that we’ve got “a few things to show you”
would be quite the understatement – in fact, I dare
say a more comprehensive selection of dance
music production tutorials and guides has never
been unleashed onto the newstand in a single
tome. From getting your drums and basses
hammering to dominating the stereo field, fixing
common mix issues and much more, no stone is
left unturned in our quest to help you make tracks
worthy of club play at the highest level.
EDITORIAL
Editor: Ronan Macdonald
Art Editor: Stuart Ratclie
Disc Editor: David Newman
Sub-editor: Kieran Macdonald
Tutorials and features: Tim Cant
Editor,
Computer Music
: Lee Du-Caine
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Creative Director: Robin Abbott
Editorial Director: Jim Douglas
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contents
SPECIAL ISSUE 63
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THE BEAT
GOES ON
This thing called dance music
has been with us for a long
time now, so let’s start our
mix-improving odyssey with
a journey back through time
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LOW END
THEORY
Once the drums are sorted,
it’s all about the bass – and
with the help of our
walkthroughs, there’s no
reason why yours can’t be
tough enough to punch
holes in any dancefloor
58
SIDECHAINING FOR IMPACT
Learn how to use editing, ducking and sidechaining to bring
clarity and separation to your dance music productions
66
MASTERING THE STEREO FIELD
Take full control of the mids and sides and your mixes cant fail
to sound better than ever. We show you the way
72
BACK TO BASICS
The music software market is awash with incredible plugins,
but you can still make amazing-sounding mixes using nothing
more than the effects built into your DAW
12
KINGS OF THE DANCEFLOOR
Seven leading lights in the world of dance music production
give us their views on the industry and spill the beans on how
they get such great results
80
ANALYSE THIS
Strap a visual analyser on your output and great things can
happen. Discover how to see the music with our guide
24
MIXING IN
THE DIGITAL
DOMAIN
Here comes the science bit…
Get your head around the
technical side of mixing digital
audio with our (relatively!)
easy-to-follow guide
87
UNIVERSAL TRANSLATION
From laptop speakers to stadium PAs, today’s dance music
has to sound great on the full array of playback systems.
We’ve got it covered…
31
MIXING AND MASTERING FOR
CLUB PLAYBACK
Although pretty much anything goes when it comes to
electronic music, there are certain rules that need to be
adhered to if you want your tracks to stand up to the
competition in a club environment
94
FIX YOUR MIX
Rarely does everything go to plan, so we close this
Special
with some thoughts on what to do when your track just isn’t
coming together as it should
98
CM DOWNLOADS
You can get your hands on all the
tutorial files, samples, software and
videos that accompany this
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WHAT DJS WANT
Today’s DJ is a busy dancefloor executive with no time to waste
on sub-par choons. Ensure that yours make it through their filter
with our tips and advice
Special
on the disc and at
vault.computermusic.co.uk
– select ‘
Computer Music
issue 63’
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TUNING AND EQING DRUMS
If your drums ain’t happening, you might as well call it a day,
but maximise those frequencies and levels and you’re
already half-way to a great mix
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