What magazine to get?

AbjectEvolution · Joined: Jan 29, 2008 Posts: 137 Location: US

I browsed the forum and couldn't figure out where else to post this. I'm guessing this isn't the right section so go ahead and move it if needed.

I have been building a home studio for the past two years and I've been self teaching myself how to record, mix, and master music. I am taking a great Digital Audio Techniques class which has been teaching me great things. I think it's time that I get a magazine subscription.

The first one that popped into my head was Recording Magazine, but someone else mentioned Electronic Musician. I am looking for tons of material on recording, mixing, and mastering techniques. Articals on new hardware/software with reviews would be great. Stuff like that.

I only have the money for one subscription right now... so what should I get? And when I get more money, what is the best second choice?

Thanks,
- DM

elektro80 · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 2:04 pm Post subject:

Sound On Sound is a good one. You can also get that online subs deal which give you full access to their website article archive. Tape Op is cute and usually reasonably agreeable. The obvious problem with such magazines is the amount of hype. You don´t need Neve underwear and SSL sunglasses in order to make good recordings.

Jyoti · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 6:34 pm Post subject:

I second SOS but I must delcare that I've written a couple of reviews for them (and done some photoshoots) so I'm biased. Cool

That being said, even SOS doesn't interest me as much as it used to as I've moved away from software and that's a great deal of their reviews and technique sections. But that's not the magazine's fault, that's the current music scene.

kenl666 · Joined: May 12, 2004 Posts: 66 Location: Pacific Northwest

You want TapeOp, trust me. It's a free sub too, so you still need to pick something else out. I get Recording, it's OK. I really like the "Recording Guitar" column, but the rest is hit & miss. SOS is really good, but I just browse the old articles online for free instead of subscribing.

geg3 · Joined: Apr 21, 2008 Posts: 25

TAPE OP TAPE OP TAPE OP TAPE OP TAPE OP TAPE OP TAPE OP

klangumsetzer · Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 2:37 am Post subject:

+1 on tape op.

also, there is an online subscription for sos which costs less.

best regards

eike
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elektro80 · Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 2:58 am Post subject:

This might be of interest:

AbjectEvolution · Joined: Jan 29, 2008 Posts: 137 Location: US

I subscribed to Tape OP, but you only get an issue every 3 months or something?

My birthday is coming up, so I asked for subscriptions to Sound on Sound, Recording Magazine, and Electronic Musician.

kenl666 · Joined: May 12, 2004 Posts: 66 Location: Pacific Northwest

GaryRea · Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:11 pm Post subject:

The British magazine Computer Music and its sister publication Music Tech are good ones, as they include CDs loaded with software in each issue. VSTi's, sequencers, plugins, demos, etc. Quite a value. I recorded my first CD exclusively in Computer Muzsys, which is Computer Music's own proprietary sequencer, included in each issue's CD. They are always adding new components to it, also.

Gary

Jyoti · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:53 am Post subject:

As an old bloke, I still miss One, Two, Testing and ST Format...
Crying or Very sad

GaryRea · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:26 am Post subject:

Well, I'm no spring chicken, myself, at 56. Wink

"ST format," as in 386ST? Yep, I remember those dinos! I've been doing CAD (Computer-Aided Design) for a living for 20 years, following 11 years drawing by hand (mostly architectural), so my first exposure to computers was a 286 with, I think, 64MB of RAM. Barely enough to open some of the software I'm using today, let alone run them!

Gary