KORG Volca Fm Explained TUTORiAL

SYNTHiC4TE | Feb 12 2018 | 1.13 GB

Studio pro Larry Holcombe brings you an in-depth series on the wildly popular KORG volca fm hardware synth. Explore what this small but mighty synth can do and learn all about its features and functions, how to operate and program it, as well as some cool sound design ideas! Larry begins with an introduction to FM Synthesis, and then starts at the beginning with the KORG volca, covering how it executes FM synthesis, its Edit Menus, Keyboard Functions and Global Parameters, followed by front panel controls and how to load and save sounds. Next, see how to play and create patterns with its built in sequencer, use the powerful Arpeggiator, how to make a blank starting patch to build upon, and then more specific topics like Level Scalling, the LFO, Pitch Envelope, and using Velocity. Wrapping it up, Larry covers the Algorithms, Sound Design Concepts and Feedback, which is essential to programming sounds on the volca fM, followed by step by step videos on designing a Bass and Pad sound.

Volca Beats Explored

SYNTHiC4TE | May 19 2015 | 441 MB

Korg’s volca beats is a full-featured beat-making universe squeezed into a small, live performance rhythm machine. Watch this course, by G.W. Childs, and see how to create original and innovative beats …with volca beats! Analog beat-making is where it’s at and Korg jam-packs tons of beat-making fun into their hardware rhythm machine: volca beats. This course takes you through all of the volca beats controls, signal flow and touch interface so that you’ll be able to quickly perform, record and modify your volca-induced rhythmic inspirations! Before you can get the most out of this machine you’ve got to learn the basics. G.W. starts this course with a section introducing you to the volca beats interface, the ins and outs and how to hook everything up. From there, you’re plunged, fingers-first, into the drum sounds. You then learn cool performance techniques and how to record your inspirations either live or in step-record mode. But no performance is perfect, so G.W. takes you through the editing process where you modify and add cool stutter FX to your patterns.

Tech Tips Vol.62 TUTORiAL

SYNTHiC4TE | June 25 2021 | 2.25 GB

Continuing with our popular ‘Essentials’ series we welcome back  to take us through some tips and techniques used to create Ambient and Downtempo music. From building epic chord progressions, creating new sounds with resampling and harnessing plugin artifacts to ethereal orchestral strings and fundamental effects to build atmosphere, this is a genre that uses experimental sound techniques that take you on an emotive journey.

Volca Sample Explored

SYNTHiC4TE | March 23 2016 | 237 MB

It’s time to learn the Korg volca sampler. Electronic artist G.W. Childs is back with a 22-tutorial “explained and explored” course that’ll teach you everything! We’ve taught you keys, beats and bass… so now get ready to sample! Our Korg volca series just keeps getting better and better. And with the addition of “sample”, the initial quartet of volca courses is complete. Sample is, perhaps, the most creative volca to date because it’s an instrument where you really get to create and control the audio content of your performance.

Tropical Jam Strum GS-2 Soundpack

SYNTHiC4TE | April 11 2020 | 95 MB

Resident sound designer Niall McCallum welcomes you to your own slice of strummed Caribbean paradise with Tropical Jam—a Strum GS-2 sound set with an abundance of laidback grooves and an awesome vintage vibe. From sub-heavy muted riffs and offbeat chords to delay-drenched stabs and relaxed picked melodies, this preset collection will have you falling in love with the spiraling sound of the spring reverb all over again. Paying respect to the legends of reggae and dub—from the heavily rhythmic finger-work of Sly & Robbie and Bob Marley & The Wailers to the booming sound system aesthetics of King Tubby and Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry—Tropical Jam features 12 styles, 84 guitar presets, and 84 strumming patterns playable with your own chord progressions. Slow down the tempo and reach for your shades!

Tape Mafia v1.0 WiN MAC

SYNTHiC4TE | May 08 2020 | WiN:34 MB | OSX:41 MB

DiSCOVER/SYNTHiC4TE BROTHERHOOD

VSTi, x86, x64

Tape Mafia is a plugin that will add analogue quality cassette tape in the form of magnetic and vinyl noise effect as well as other effects to each of your production. In our plugin we have placed 10 unique recorded in our professional studio noises of a cassette tape and a vinyl record. These noises only start when any sound goes through the plug, so you avoid the problem of turning off the plug when you do not listen to your bit. Tape Mafia also has a set of effects that will only intensify the retro effect. There you will find the effect that we called DROPS which will make the incoming signal randomly muted to emulate the missing information on the vinyl. The TAPE effect will add interesting artifacts that you can control using three parameters. LO-Fi will make your melodies become digitally imperfect. This effect will allow you to change your sounds into a GameBoy-like atmosphere. FILTROUS adds an interesting filter effect that will give the old sound to modern melodies. In addition to these functions, you also have access to a low- and high-pass filter as well as functions such as saturation, sound width control or volume up if it is too quiet.

Drum Kingz v1.0 WiN MAC

May 08 2020 | WiN:31 MB | OSX:30 MB

DiSCOVER/SYNTHiC4TE BROTHERHOOD

AU, VST3, VSTi, x86, x64

Drum Kingz took the throne! Let him take over your drums, take power with him and enjoy the glory! This is our new MPC Style Drum VST instrument plugin that has been built from scratch. You will find 10 drum sets in it, each containing 12 unconventional and iconic drums that you will use in your productions and which will increase your productivity. Drum Kingz has built-in functions such as a visualizer thanks to which YOU WILL see how drums sound. Compressor, which will allow you to bring out the unique nature of samples. Equalizer in which you will change the global sound of all samples in Drum Kingz. In addition, the built-in VELOCITY knob will allow you to adjust the force with which you need to hit the key to bring out the maximum volume, which will allow you to create more real percussion patterns.