The NLE AudioPedia series, our video-based audio encyclopedia, is an invaluable resource for sound engineers, musicians, students, educators and all audio enthusiasts. This ninth installment is about MIDI terminology.
With its meticulously sampled instruments, NI’s Symphony Essentials lets you create authentic-sounding MIDI orchestral scores. Join trainer in this 20-tutorial course, and see how this amazing Kontakt library can help you compose epic soundtracks! Symphony Essentials is loaded with solo and ensemble libraries (Woodwind, Brass and String) to cover almost all your orchestral needs. Although the interface might look simple at first, there’s a lot going on under the hood. In fact, Symphonic Essentials is a real beast… so watch and listen as trainer and composer Matt Vanacoro explores the depth of this Kontakt library!
Do you find mixing music and dialog a frustrating process? Have you ever found yourself constantly turning up your dialog to compete with an overpowering music track? Have you ever struggled to find a music track that perfectly matches the duration of your edit? Adobe Audition: Mixing Music and Dialog is for video professionals who want to take their audio mixes to the next level. Video editor and teacher Paul Murphy demonstrates how to create a music and dialog mix that sounds clear, professional, and sonically pleasing. While demonstrated in Premiere Pro and Audition CC, the techniques shown can be applied to any video- or sound-editing application.
Editors and motion graphics artists create visually stunning graphics; however, without a compelling sound design, their hard work can fall flat. Luckily, Adobe Audition CC offers a variety of tools to import, sculpt, and finesse your sound design while working with the motion graphics video in the timeline. This course is based on a 30-second graphics project, which is used to demonstrate concepts ranging from sound selection and spotting to sound creation and manipulation. Along the way, author Scott Hirsch provides an in-depth look at Audition’s Multitrack and Waveform Editors, as well as the process of round-tripping a project to Premiere Pro. Plus, he’ll show how to create your own riveting sound effects from scratch and start building a library you can use for future projects.
The Super Saw was made famous by the Roland JP 8000 in the 90’s. The idea was to emulate the sound of more than one sawtooth oscillator by detuning 7 saw tooth oscillators detuned against each other. This is now one of the most iconic synth sounds of all time. While Massive doesn’t have a true Super Saw sound, you can emulate very well. One Of The Most Iconic Synth Sounds Of All Time, Unfortunately there is not one section in Massive that allows you to get that Super Saw sound. Once you know how to manipulate each section of the synth to make a very big and wide sound, making a Super-Saw with Massive is quick and easy! Discover How To Make Wide & Big Super Saw Sounds With Massive!
This time he takes us through how he creates a Tech House monster – starting with the Akai MPC before moving into Logic for the arrangement. This exclusive insight into Steve’s creative techniques provides a real treat for producers of all abilities, and with over 20 years of experience in the industry, there are few who can match his knowledge of what works and what doesn’t! Using awesome reverse reverb and delay for the build ups, and perfectly timed edits to create wicked drops this track is a true Tech House classic from the master himself. With plenty of tech tips for you to learn, have a watch and Get That Sound!
Native Instruments’ Flesh is a unique Reaktor instrument created by innovator and experimental artist Tim Exile. In this course, learn to flesh out complete tracks using this creative instrument with sound designer GW Childs! Designed by technical genius Tim Exile, NI’s Flesh lets you load your raw audio samples and dynamically re-synthesize them into new multi-layered sonic material. With Flesh, you can improvise and experiment to your heart’s content, and create new harmonic and melodic ideas on stage or in the studio. In this course, sound designer GW Childs reveals how to get the most out of this fun and forward-thinking Reaktor instrument. The course starts with a deep look at Flesh’s user interface where you discover the five colorful orbs, the macro controls, and how the sound sections correspond to different octaves on your MIDI keyboard. After explaining how to set up Flesh in your DAW, GW reveals how to go beyond the presets by loading your own audio loops. Next, all sound generators are thoroughly explored and explained, including the mono & poly synths, the dubby delay FX and the extremely deep sounding Sub section. Continuing with the course, you’ll also learn how to use Flesh’s multi-outputs for mixing in your DAW, how to modulate all parameters with the LFO and ENV modulators, how to customize the harmony slots, and more…
