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If you’re in need of new sounds while self-isolating, it looks like SampleScience has you covered. Having already released several plug-ins over the last few weeks, the brand is back with version 2 of Toy Keyboard, a free ROMpler based on the Yamaha PSR-78. Toy Keyboard v2 packs 72 sounds and a drum kit, with […]
In our Weekend Workshop on FM synthesis basics, we looked at the fundamentals of frequency modulation synthesis, and saw how we could use one operator to dynamically change the timbre of another over time to create simple bass and keys patches. This time we’re going to see how we can make a more involved patch […]
“What happens when you take a perfectly good drum machine and run it through a gauntlet of Eurorack filters, effects, wavefolders and compressors?” asks wavparty. “Uh… this sample pack”. Busted Fake Oh 8 is a prime example of how far you can mutate simple and familiar sounds into something else. It’s not quite clear what […]
Alongside a plethora of other software developers that have made their products free in the wake of COVID-19, Serato chimes in with a free rollout of Serato Play. The fully-featured DJ software allows you to mix without the use of hardware. You’ll be able to use the usual mixing features like crossfading, pitch, gain, EQ […]
If you’re keen to try out modular audio processing but don’t have the budget for a massive rack of hardware, don’t fret: Native Instruments’ free Reaktor 6 Player comes with Blocks Base, a set of virtual modules that you can use to create your own synths and audio effects. In this Weekend Workshop, we’ll use […]
Traditionally, when one thinks of a mastering suite, it’s common to imagine a pristine console room racked out with high-end compressors, limiters, EQs and acoustic treatment that is unattainable to mere mortals. The truth is, even the mastering engineers at Abbey Road Studios are working in-the-box, as we found out recently. So why can’t you? […]
Mammoth Audio is offering a Lite version of Density, a cinematic Kontakt instrument that creates huge, impactful swells and booms. Density Lite comes packed with 85 samples taken from the full version’s 1500. These samples can be loaded into your DAW separately, or played from within the Kontakt instrument. Built for sound designers and media composers, […]
With vast collections of increasingly complicated synth VSTs on your computer, creativity can take a hit as you suffer choice paralysis: not being able to decide on which tool to use for the job as there simply so many great synths out there. If you do determine which tool to use, you can spend hours […]
Here are some of our favourite free music-making apps for mobile devices. Each one has a slightly different approach to creating tracks, so have a look through and see which one will best suit your needs. You’ll notice that quite a few of these great apps are only available on iOS – which is more […]
In light of COVID-19, software developers around the world are offering up free versions of their software for producers locked at home. Steinberg is doing the same for four of its products. Cubase Elements, Dorico Elements, WaveLab Elements and the Absolute Collection are available to worldwide customers, free for 60 days. It’s being labelled by […]