Spitfire Audio has become one of the industry’s leading creators of sample-based virtual instruments. You have heard their sounds in countless movies, television shows, video games, and on the radio. They’ve tackled numerous sound sources that include huge symphonic orchestras, swarms of mandolin players, flute consortiums, cinematic pianos, and one Read more...
You have the vision for a great song, plans for a killer production, want an epic mix, but know that you can’t do it on your own.
Good. When you want a project to turn out the best it can, finding the right people to collaborate with is key.
Putting Read more...
Nic Hard has been fearlessly recording his effects and audio processing for decades, and talks to Justin Colletti about how you can do the same.
He routinely commits to audio processing choices while tracking, from compression to EQ to distortion to pitch vending—sometimes to an extreme degree—all in his pursuit Read more...
We are now less than 6 weeks away from MixCon 2019, the world’s only convention that’s all about mixing.
Each year at MixCon, we bring together amazing producers, engineers and mixers—often GRAMMY-winners and multi-platinum sellers—to take us under the hood of some real commercial releases to show us Read more...
The MiniBrute 2 and MiniBrute 2S by Arturia are analog synths that can be of use to beginners and power-users alike. For beginners, these machines can serve as semi-modular gateway synths, to enter into a broad world of modular synthesis, or for the power-users, deep and rich analog synths in Read more...
There’s still quite a bit of mystery around mastering, even for experienced musicians and engineers. Most know that they’re supposed to master their music—even if they don’t necessarily understand what mastering is really all about.
To put it simply, mastering is technically just the process of making a “master copy” Read more...
This week, Justin Colletti talks about the 80/20 approach to audio engineering: how to focus on the things that matter most and avoid the comforting lies that keep us from making great sounding releases.
He skewers the “Myth of A Thousand Little Choices” and offers a better mindset and a Read more...
Paranoia. Bone crushing pressure. Nasty hallucinations. Brutal buzzsaw attacks.
These symptoms stem from listening sessions of Desert Dystopian, the new Sounds Originals sample pack by Tom Holkenborg. Also known by the name Junkie XL, his new collection is set to open up exciting options for composers and music producers alike Read more...
The Bolt Harmonics Synthesizer by Nektar Technology, Inc. is a plugin that old school synth lovers are probably going to want to get their hands on.
It allows you to create lush sounds with the simple turn of the unit’s Harmonics knob. With a clean, yet powerful interface, Bolt allows Read more...
If you’ve been reading this site lately, you’ve probably seen some of our recent posts about game audio and immersive audio. If you’ve got a love for sound and new technology, by now you probably want to know how you can get started actually working in this field for yourself. Read more...
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