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Subtractive Synth Basics [Videos]

You can make pretty much any sound you want using subtractive synthesis – or virtual analog – including effects, pads and strings, leads, and bass. In this video series Mo Volans will show you how to create:

Video 1 – Noise effects with FabFilter One, an inexpensive but effective synth.
Video 2 – Pad and strings sounds with FabFilter One.
Video 3 – Classic lead patch.
Video 4 – Classic bass patch.
Video 5 – Classic sample and hold patch with u-he’s Diva.
Video 6 – Classic acid bass patch.
Video 7 – Mod matrix with Logic Pro’s ES2 synth.
Video 8 – How to use multiple modulators to modulate one another with Logic Pro’s ES2 synth.

Piano Mysteriously Washes Ashore Under NYC’s Brooklyn Bridge [Video]

A baby grand piano has mysteriously appeared under the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, right on the Manhattan side of the East River.

Logic Pro X – Play Multi Instruments Simultaneously With 1 MIDI Controller

Logic Pro X Tip: How To Play Multi Instruments Simultaneously with 1 MIDI Controller.

Logic Pro X Tip: How To Play Multi Instruments Simultaneously with 1 MIDI Controller.

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SquashIt Multiband Distortion Free for Mac Cheap for iPad

Its developer, Klevgränd Produktion, says that it features adaptive distortion algorithms and is suitable for use on any kind of material. What’s more, its interface suggests that it’s pretty easy to use.

SquashIt multiband distortion released for Mac ( Free ) and iPad

Check out the video above to find out more. The Mac AU version of SquashIt can be downloaded for free from the Klevgränd Produktion website, while the iPad app (which offers Inter App Audio compatibility) can be yours for £0.69/$0.99 on the Apple App Store.

Ukulele Sample Library for NI Kontakt & EXS 24 First Look Video

The Wavesfactory Ukulele Bundle is the ultimate sample library bundle for writing ukulele music! The bundle contains two powerful and versatile libraries for Kontakt – “Ukulele Strum” (also for EXS24) and “Ukulele Finger” which are over 1.3GB in total!

Ukulele Strum is divided in 5 octaves – with the right hand you play downstrokes and with the left hand you play upstrokes. Major and minor chords were recorded in upstrokes and downstrokes (5 velocity layers and 3 round robins), along with fret noises, open strings and mutes. Also included are midi files with predefined patterns to use in your track, or to help build your own ones.

Ukulele Finger sampled individual notes of a ukulele played with fingers (4 velocity layers and 3 round robins). All notes have been sampled (no pitch shifting), with fret and release noises sampled also to provide more realism.

If you want to add ukulele to your tracks, you need this bundle! (Full version of Kontakt 3.5 or higher required – won’t work with Kontakt Player!)

Get both here from VST Buzz ( Limited Time )

Wavesfactory Site Ukulele Finger

Wavesfactory Strum Ukuele Finger

Logic Pro Tutorial 10 Mixing Essentials [Video]

Point Blank is based in London, the home of electronic music, and has been voted ‘Best Music Production and DJ School’ by DJ Mag. You can learn Ableton Live or Logic Pro via online courses or in thier state-of-the-art studios in Hoxton. More information here :: http://www.pointblanklondon.com

Head of School JC Concato takes you through 10 mix concepts that will improve your tracks and productions.

Plugin Boutique Big Kick – Kick Drum Design Plugin Mac PC

PluginBoutique – Loopmasters’ sister site selling music software – has just released their first proprietary plugin, “Big Kick”. Created in collaboration with Credland Audio, Big Kick was Developed to help producers make kick drum design easy and enjoyable and includes a set of features to help them get results quickly. With ease of use in mind, the interface is simple to grasp and controls are limited only to those useful in achieving the plugin’s purpose of producing great drum sounds.

PluginBoutique (www.pluginboutique.com ) – Loopmasters’ sister site selling music software – has just released their first proprietary plugin, “Big Kick”. Created in collaboration with Credland Audio, Big Kick was Developed to help producers make kick drum design easy and enjoyable and includes a set of features to help them get results quickly. With ease of use in mind, the interface is simple to grasp and controls are limited only to those useful in achieving the plugin’s purpose of producing great drum sounds.

http://youtu.be/61fP15E1uk8

Key Features of the plugin include the following:

·         Kick drum synthesis – can replicate the majority of today’s and yesterday’s kick sounds*
·         Factory library includes 300 attack types and 110 presets*
·         Tuned kick drums
·         Easily integrates with your existing sample libraries
·         Easier to use than any previous kick drum design tool
·         Drag-and-drop sample creation
·         Auto-play mode for instant start and jamming
·         No-phase-shift free-sound-shaping Overdrive
·         High pass filter (again, phase-shift-free): avoid nasty surprises in the bottom end.

*Preset designers include Audialize, Cutline, Daniel Daly, D-Product, Freemasons, Jamie Anderson, Jim Credland, John Lead, Kris O’Neil, Niche Audio, Rasmus Faber and Timo Garcia. With some extra input from Nick Sentience.

“Big Kick” is available for both Mac and PC and is available in both 32 and 64bit formats.

Full product details available HERE

Voice to MIDI Software Mac PC

imitone is an app for PC and Mac which transforms your voice into musical notes, live. As you sing — or whistle, or hum — imitone instantly converts the sound into “MIDI signals” which can control almost any music software.

imitone is an app for PC and Mac which transforms your voice into musical notes, live. As you sing — or whistle, or hum — imitone instantly converts the sound into “MIDI signals” which can control almost any music software.

Anyone can use it. No set-up is needed: opening the program is just like plugging a musical keyboard into your computer. To hear your voice transformed into a violin or flute, you need only start imitone, select that instrument in your music program, put on some headphones and start singing. It’s that simple.

No ear for music? Imitone has you covered. It’s designed to help you sing in tune, providing constant feedback on the pitch of your voice. Additional tools like scale-snapping help it to correct your errors.

Works with everything. Because it acts as a MIDI controller, thousands of music programs already work with imitone, including the popular (and free!) GarageBand for Mac. You can control imitone with your voice or a musical instrument, and a regular laptop-quality microphone.

You can use imitone to compose music, perform it live, digitize recordings, dynamically control audio effects, train your singing, or tune your instrument. Other, still stranger uses exist, but those are for you to discover!

The best part: It’s not just a promise. Imitone is fully-functional right now, and will be available to backers within a month after this Kickstarter concludes.

The creator of imitone, Evan Balster, is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to help cover development costs. And to date the initiative has managed to raise over $43,000, well past its $20,000 goal. You can pre-order a copy of the software, which is set to be released in May, with a donation of just $25. Or reserve a copy of imitone prime for $60 which includes more advanced features and nationality.

Kickstarter Link

How To Widen Guitars In The Mix [Video]

Learn how to get your guitars sounding nice and wide in your mixes with these tips from mix engineer Dave Pensado in the 99th Into The Lair from Pensado’s Place.

Photo by ravijain_92

Waves Abbey Road Reel ADT ( Artificial Double Tracking ): In-Depth Tutorial & Free Demo

Waves/Abbey Road Reel ADT is the first plugin to successfully emulate Abbey Road Studios’ pioneering process of Artificial Double Tracking. The effect that would become an integral part of Abbey Road’s signature sound was initially created at the famed studios in the 1960s to meet the needs of some very special clients: The Beatles.

Reel ADT puts the magic of that era in your hands within seconds. Using its intuitive controls, you can advance or push back the doubled signal to achieve genuine, lush-sounding delay and pitch variations. You can also drive each of the signals separately to add beautiful tape saturations.

With its authentic modeled valve tape machine sound and faithful emulation of wow and flutter, this extraordinary plugin can enhance any track with the impression of two separate takes, giving you results as close as possible to real double tracking. Other classic Abbey Road tape effects such as flanging and phasing can also be achieved with ease.

All the character, depth and panoramic sound of this inimitable classic effect can now be created digitally, simply and for real: Reel ADT.

Check out this In-Depth Tutorial. AUDIO DEMOS BEGIN AT 09:15

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