There are a many categories in which a soft synth can excel. It could be in providing trendy sounds, intuitive workflows, or unique approaches to harmonic manipulation.
It could offer the kind of expressive inspiration that just makes it fun to play with, ensuring that it actually gets used in Read more...
Finding solid packaged horn sounds has consistently been a challenge for studio composers that want authenticity. I recall growing up in the DX7 days, when you took what you could get—chumpy, blatty patches that were not fooling anyone.
Fortunately, sound libraries have evolved, and there are now two roads to Read more...
For emerging artists, live performances are a mixed bag of pleasure and pain.
Some view it as an anxiety-inducing roller coaster, necessary in order to share their creations with the world, others as rocket fuel—the real reason they’re in the trade.
The wide degree of seriousness with which artists prepare Read more...
