01 Virtual Instruments July-August 2005.pdf

JULY/AUGUST 2005 - VOL. 1 NO. 1

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I ts high-end audio quality, ﬂ exible

routing and processing capabilities,

advanced performance features,

sophisticated editing tools, powerful

search functions, and streamlined user

interface make it once again the

indisputable gold standard in

software samplers.”

Electronic Musician, May 2005

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Editor

Instruments Magazine. It’s extremely

exciting to finally see this project get off

the ground, and we hope you get a lot out of it. Our

goal is to put out the finest music industry magazine

ever.

So what is Virtual Instruments all about? If you’re

reading this, you probably understand that software-

based music creation is the hot new frontier. It’s

become a huge deal all around the world, with

something like 750 virtual instruments on the mar-

ket. And counting.

There’s now a passionate group of musicians scat-

tered all over the planet—myself included—who live

and breathe sample libraries and virtual instruments.

We have a whole new way of creating music, a

whole new musical medium, and a whole new set of

creative possibilities. And along with that, a whole

new set of musical skills and technical challenges.

In short, it’s high time the world of softsynths

and samplers had its own magazine to spearhead

the revolution. Being way into this, and having been

the editor of a music industry magazine (Recording)

for 10-1/2 years—and written for others such as Mix

for several more—I felt like the one to do that.

So I’ve assembled a team of the best, most

knowledgeable writers in our industry, along with a

very capable staff to put out the magazine you’re

holding in your hands. Our mission is simple: to help

you get the absolute most out of your software-

based musical instrument set-ups, whether you’re

first thinking about taking the plunge or you’re an

experienced pro running huge orchestral libraries on

multiple computers.

What you see here is just one month’s worth of

that; it’ll take a few issues to expose our full reper-

toire. For example, you’ll certainly see reviews of

effects plug-ins and V.I.-related hardware such as

sound cards and controllers. Naturally, the article

mix will always depend on what’s new and exciting.

A t this point I’d like to thank all the advertisers

I’d also like to thank the fine writers who con-

tributed to this issue. It’s an absolute pleasure work-

ing with Jim Aikin, whose articles are even greater

now than they were when I first read them in

Keyboard magazine back in the mid-’80s. Chris

Meyer is one of the brightest, most insightful, and

colorful writers and people around. My friend Dave

Moulton is the audio gurus’ guru. Dave Govett is

The Guy when it comes to GigaStudio and many

other things, the always articulate Bruce Richardson

writes from a wealth of real-world experience, and

Ashif “King Idiot” Hakik is a walking clever idea fac-

tory with body piercings. General expert Lee

Sherman and dashing Frederick Russ (who runs

www.VI-Control.net, an excellent discussion forum)

are doing a great job for us, and we’re very pleased

to have them.

And three cheers to our lovely and talented core

staff, who have worked their tails off to make this

magazine happen: art director Lachlan Westfall, web

designer Denise Young, and ad/marketing manager

Carl Marinoff. Thanks everyone.

P lease email to let us know what you think, what

who took the leap of faith to support us without

even having seen the first issue. Please rush out and

buy their wares as a reward!

2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTS

From the

W elcome to the premiere issue of Virtual

you’d like to see, technical questions, tips, “I wish

they’d make…” feature and product ideas…you get

the idea. NB@VirtualInstrumentsMag.com.

With your help we’ll have a lively Letters section

next issue. And for heaven’s sake, make an honest

man or woman out of yourself and subscribe! Not

only is it much less expensive than the newsstand,

you’ll be helping us print more pages and more fre-

quent issues. To encourage that, we have the

Mungo Giveaway promotion you’ll find at the center

of this magazine.

Finally, don’t forget the website:

www.VirtualInstrumentsMag.com. Among other

things, you won’t want to miss the audio and

graphic files that go with some of the articles.

Happy reading.—NB

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