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Y2K ISSUE |
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ALEXANDER
ADVANCED TRAINING MAGAZINE |
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| VOLUME 3, ISSUE 1, 01/00 TABLE OF
CONTENTS |
READERS |
CATEGORY |
TITLE,
DESCRIPTIONS & LINKS |
All Access |
FROM THE EDITOR |
Bob explains the new REQ format and why
he created the Alexander Magazine - Here |
All Access |
OTHER REQ NEWS |
Find out about changes in staff and other
happenings at REQ - Here |
All Access |
FEATURE ARTICLE |
| A NEW APPROACH FOR WEB TRAINING AND STUDY |
| After two years of publishing and
offering music recording training on the web, Bob Dennis decides on a new approach for the
new millennium. Launching Alexander Magazine is his answer. |
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All Access |
FEATURE RELATED ARTICLE |
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Alexander
Subscribers |
IN DEPTH ON TERMINOLOGY |
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All Access |
RECORDING TECHNIQUES |
| A COMPRESSION KICKSTART |
| All the basics about how compressors
work and how to use them. This is a coop article with The Recording Website and
written by our new Home Recording Contributing Editor. |
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REQ Subscribers |
RECORDING TECHNIQUES ADDITIONAL
ARTICLE |
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All Access |
RECORDING TECHNIQUES ADDITIONAL
ARTICLE |
| THE EXCITING
COMPRESSOR |
| How to make a vocal sound "right
there" and "clear" without squashing the life out of it with too much
compression. Here's a "trick" used on many hit records from the past.
Republished from a previous REQ issue. |
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Alexander
Subscribers |
RECORDING TECHNIQUES ADDITIONAL
ARTICLE |
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Alexander
Subscribers |
RECORDING TECHNIQUES ADDITIONAL
ARTICLE |
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Alexander
Subscribers |
RECORDING TECHNIQUES ADDITIONAL
ARTICLE |
| ADVANCED USE OF A COMPRESSOR |
| A comprehensive article written on
advanced compression techniques by Ben Blau, Recording Institute of Detroit instructor,
Ben Blau. This article is part of RID's Advanced Recording Course materials. |
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All Access |
MARKETING & PROMOTIONS
ARTICLE |
| THE NECESSITY OF TEST MARKETING |
| An award-wining record promotions
persons explains why you want to release the record yourself before "shopping"
it to major record companies. Originally an REQ Tip article but updated for the
situation present at the beginning of the new millennium. |
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REQ Subscribers |
MARKETING & PROMOTIONS
ADDITIONAL ARTICLE |
| WHEN AND WHEN NOT TO TEST MARKET |
| Your release has the best chance if
released at certain times of the year and practically no chance if released at the wrong
time - here's why. Originally an REQ Tip article. |
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REQ Subscribers |
MARKETING & PROMOTIONS
ADDITIONAL ARTICLE |
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REQ Subscribers |
MIXING TECHNIQUES ARTICLE |
| USING COMPLIMENTARY EQUALIZATION |
| A technique of EQ'ing that maximizes
clarity and distinction on instruments. Originally an REQ Tip article edited from RID
Basic Recording materials. |
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REQ Subscribers |
MIXING TECHNIQUES ADDITIONAL
ARTICLE |
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Alexander
Subscribers |
MIXING TECHNIQUES ADDITIONAL
ARTICLE |
| USING THE EQUALIZER'S Q CONTROL |
| A complete look at this poorly
understood and often misused EQ control. Edited from a series of tip articles with
added advanced information. |
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All Access |
PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES ARTICLE |
| PLATINUM
STANDARDS |
| If you want to engineer, produce, write
or perform a national hit - you need to use professional standards and "tune
into" professional viewpoints - Bob explains how you can accomplish this.
Republished from a previous issue. |
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Alexander
Subscribers |
HOME RECORDING ARTICLE |
| SHIELDING BASICS |
| A good recording doesn't have hum or
buzz. The home recordist needs to understand the basics of shielding to get the best
recording. Edited from two Recordist training articles with added information.
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All Access |
HOME RECORDING ARTICLE |
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REQ Subscribers |
HOME RECORDING ADDITIONAL ARTICLE |
| THE BAFFLING WORLD OF HOME RECORDING |
| Part of the reason that professional
studios get such a good recorded sound is through the use of sound-absorbing baffles.
Here are plans for inexpensive baffles you can make for home recording and
suggestions on what to do if you can't even afford the "cheapie" baffles. |
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| REQ REGULAR FEATURES & OTHER
INFORMATION: |
All Access |
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| Each week we post one to three tips on
recording, mixing, marketing and/or production. There is always an all-access tip,
and often there are REQ Subscriber Tips or Alexander Subscriber Tips. |
| All-access tips are archived and
become REQ subscriber tips after 2 weeks. |
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All Access |
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| Continuing Feature - Always Posted |
| Find out the roots of the Detroit
recording scene and where our techniques and approaches were born. |
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All Access |
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| Our Masthead |
| Complete information about us and about
this issue. |
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All Access |
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| We really want to know what you think -
take a minute to influence us. |
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