How to use sequencers to create musical patterns My last few columns have discussed repetition in music and the patterns that result. Until now, those discussions...
Automate your modular system with step sequencers. Playing music with our hands, feet, and breath is a wonderful thing. Sometimes, though, you want to set up...
Effect Rack Available Outside the Soundtoys 5 Bundle Soundtoys, Inc., a leading developer of professional DSP audio effects, has made the Soundtoys Effect Rack available for...
Could a reverb plug-in really capture the sound of a world-class recording studio? You bet it could. Sunset Sound Studio Reverb (SSSR) is a reverb plug-in...
Now that the Hydrasynth is becoming widely available, let’s find out what makes ASM’s flagship synthesizer unique. In September 2019, a new company called Ashun Sound...
Behringer re-creates another vintage keyboard, this one pairing analog vocal and string ensemble sounds with a vocoder. The VC340 is one of the latest in Behringer’s...
As music evolved, repetitions became patterns, and patterns became musical meters. Meters are time signatures. While tempo is how fast the music goes, meter is how the music goes fast. Together they...
If you don’t have a thorough understanding of what FM synthesis is or how it works, start here. FM synthesis has always had a reputation as...
It’s a big day for one of the most innovative and tenacious synth designers in the world. Dave Smith, company founder and chief visionary at Sequential,...
Hybrid scoring secrets and career advice from one of Hollywood’s leading composers, Trevor Morris. Trevor Morris has firmly established himself as one of the industry’s first-call media composers. Having cut his...
Three female electronic composers who made their mark in film scoring This month we pay homage to another trio of women who have made outstanding contributions...
Tracktion’s Waveform Free is perfect for making and sharing music for anyone at home, self-isolating. Waveform Free has no restrictions, other than imagination and more capabilities than most...
Gerry Bassermann’s “Composer’s Forum” series features his unique insights on composition. Forums were part of my musical training, and those experiences have stayed with me and...
Help the non-profit Bob Moog Foundation by buying merchandise online. The Moogseum, located in Asheville, NC, has announced that it’s closing its doors…at least until the...
This new IK release features a free introductory version of its sound and groove workstation – plus SampleTank Editor and six new SampleTank Libraries. IK Multimedia...