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A website devoted to music recording reviews a new channel strip just put out by the manufacturer of a classic music mixing console, the 4000E, first introduced in 1979. The strip updates the instrument, allowing recording using the latest software. The blog gives this strip a big thumbs up. The blog goes on to report that courses are available for people interested in learning how to mix music files. The site mentions a brick and mortar location in London, with an online version.

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An online publication about recording music gives some tips on how to record the snare drum. It recommends a different microphone from the model normally used, as the latter is better for rock and roll music. A few options are offered. The author recommends placing the mike on the side for optimal recording. Third, the use of damper pads is suggested.The pads are very effective in toning down the sound of the drum. And they are not expensive.

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The online version of a music technology magazine reviews a new program, Disintegrate, put out by the ModeAudio company. The magazine gives this program a 9 out of 10 rating. The reviewer is pleased with the fact that the program has a large – 630Mb – amount of repeating sections of sound. The reviewer likes the diversity of sound files that are available with this program. Examples are recordings of drum and bass playing. The reviewer summarizes the good features with several bullets at the end of the article.

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Two companies working together have released the Looperverse system for recording music. The system contains a pedal and an app designed for devices that use the Apple operating system. The system can record up to sixteen tracks of music. It can do all sorts of music editing. The music can be sent to a digital audio workstation for further editing. The pedal has six physical switches. The cost of the pedal is $199 and includes the app. The cost of the app alone is $9.99.

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A music magazine advises users of a digital audio workstation (DAW) that they can simply fall back onto existing programs used by the software system Live developed by Ableton. The author warns that the product that sounds trite and not original. The author gives some tips on how to avoid this problem. One tip is to set up a good sounding template, perhaps using an existing project. Then one could add a few tweaks and save this as a default file.

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