What would a waveform be if it could be anything it wanted to be? Another waveform, of course!
The Cargo Cult, makers of audio solutions in post-production and sound design realms, have introduced a plugin called Envy. Envy is an envelope-based modulator plus pitch shifter that imposes characteristics of Read more...
Darrell Thorp is a 7-time GRAMMY Award-winning producer, mixer and engineer who has worked with artists such as Foo Fighters, Beck, Paul McCartney, Jay-Z, Radiohead, and many more.
In this interview, Darrell talks about what he found most difficult when starting out as an assistant engineer, which skillsets are most Read more...
This week, MusicTech locked down a behind-the-scenes interview with Jesper Kyd, one of the video game industry’s most accomplished composers. He’s worked on games that include the Hitman series, Assassin’s Creed series, Darksiders 2, Borderlands The Pre-Sequel, Warhammer Vermintide 2 and more.
Jesper grew up writing music for the games Read more...
On Thursday, October 11th, 2018, President Trump signed the Music Modernization Act (MMA) into law at the White House.
The act was created in an attempt to modernize copyright-related issues surrounding music and audio recordings to better suit the new technologies we rely on today, including on-demand streaming services.
The Read more...
[In case you were wondering, there wasn’t enough of a budget to do 10.]
Large recording studios have been closing at an alarming rate. Dropping left and right. Not just in the less trafficked ‘burgs, but more shockingly, in music industry epicenters like New York and Los Angeles.
Still, there Read more...
You can find TME Pro easily — just keep your eyes out for the signs.
Strolling around the Port Morris neighborhood of the South Bronx, watch out for the telltale graffiti under a bridge. A series of wise and fierce futuristic creatures are stacked one atop the other on one Read more...
There are varying opinions about whether a strong knowledge of music theory helps or hinders the songwriting process.
Some songwriters, Paul McCartney notably among them, practically brag of their lack of theoretical training, while others consider their music theory foundations an essential part of their toolkit.
Technology has only provided Read more...
Michael Hahn rounds up 14 of the best modulation plugins for adding movement to your mix this week on LANDR’s blog.
He outlines the main types of modulation—tremolo, ring mod, chorus, phaser, and flanger—and explains how the effects “modulate an aspect of the signal with an LFO” or low-frequency oscillator. Read more...
Moog just announced their first polyphonic synth in over 30 years called the Moog One, which aims to rival the classic Memorymoog.
Gordon Reid of Sound on Sound shares his behind-the-scenes experience bug-testing the Moog One, creating patches for the unit, and speaking with its developers. On top of that, Read more...
This is a guest post by Jerry Hammack, author of the new four-book series, The Beatles Recording Reference Manuals.
I love analog emulation plugins for my DAW. Compressors, limiters, EQs, channel strips, summing consoles, reverbs, all sorts of classic outboard gear—I love it all.
While these plugins can be Read more...
