Category Archives: production
microKorg Editing – Hardware Synth Software is BLAH
I’m thinking of writing a longer post about the state of hardware synth editor software – but the below is interesting to me. Here’s a quick video demonstration of someone using the Windows version of the microKorg editor. Now check … Continue reading
Being Afraid of Failure Doesn’t Help
This morning I was listening to some of my old music projects from 10 years ago. I think anyone who creates for a living or for themselves gets a little embarrassed going through their old material, and this wasn’t any … Continue reading
Classic Synth Sound Design: Abacab
Since finishing my read-through of the Logic 8 instruments and effects manual I’ve thought the best way to learn some sound design was not to create something new, but to replicate the sound of something that already exists. I have … Continue reading
Propellerhead’s Electric Bass Refill and Site Update
Propellerhead Software announced the Electric Bass Refill for Reason. The Reason Electric Bass ReFill puts eight fully playable electric bass guitars into your Reason rack. Featuring selectable basses and bass rigs plus a wide selection of music style patches, this … Continue reading
How I Wish Leopard’s Quick Look Worked for Logic Pro
What it looks like now: Just a big icon which doesn’t fulfill the purpose of Quick Look. How I wish it worked: Forgive the amateur compositing. What’s the proposal? Arrange view right in quick look window Play button and progress … Continue reading
Awesome New Reason Refill – REASON ACCORDIONS!
I love this new Refill From Propellerheads! What’s better than having a real, high-quality accordion recording on your tracks? Having a hypersampled accordion rig that gives you full creative control over your accordion sound throughout the session of course! Introducing … Continue reading
New Celemony Will Let You Edit Polyphonic Parts
Incredible, but slightly disturbing. Direct Note Access is a technology that makes the impossible possible: for the first time in audio recording history you can identify and edit individual notes within polyphonic audio material. The unique access that Melodyne affords … Continue reading
Pitch Correction Abuse Examples
Hometracked has a post featuring 10 of the most blatant uses of auto-tune in pop music. Tracks include songs by: The Dixie Chicks Avril Lavigne Uncle Cracker Maroon 5 and more. Link: Auto-Tune Abuse in Pop Music – 10 Examples … Continue reading
Logic Pro Now Most Popular Apple Pro-App?
Take a look at the Apple Store‘s software section. At the time of this post, Logic Studio is #12 in rank by top selling Apple Software applications. Among full, Pro apps (not counting Express versions), it is number 1. It’s … Continue reading
Questions That Amateur Audio Engineers Ask
HomeTracked is running a great list of rookie audio engineering questions: 7. How do I use this $1,200 plugin that I just happen to have installed on my machine? Answer: You read the manual, which comes with the software when … Continue reading