This week’s interview heads back to the hotbed of the progressive scene Tele Aviv, where Chris catches up with Lost and Found’s Khen. Having just released his debut album on Guy J’s imprint ‘One Day of Independence’ here Khen chat to Chris about the album making process, his favourite bits in the studio and how working and collaborating with his label boss was a dream come true.
Here we proudly welcome back vintage synth royalty, King Unique. In this ‘How To Use’ tutorial, Matt shows us the intricate workings of three timeless organs modelled by Arturia – the Hammond B-3 , the Vox Continental, and the Farfisa Compact Deluxe. Firstly the B-3 – the most popular variety of Hammond, and the one still commonly in use today. If you’ve heard of the expression “Pulling out all the stops?” the drawbars on this organ are these very stops! It can all at once sound like a carnival, a big band, a horn section, a small jazz combo, a funk group, a percussion section, a flute, and/or countless other things. The Vox Continental is a transistor-based combo organ introduced in 1962. Used in many 1960’s hit singles, it still has a strong following to this day, and remains among the most sought-after of combo organs by enthusiasts. Here Matt shows us that it really does sound as good as it looks!
While making a lot of different compression styles possible, it’s general nature may be described as: clear, smooth, open, distinct.The main goal while designing DC8C was to get a very clean compressor action without unwanted and often almost unevitable artefacts/distortion. This way you can achieve almost invisible compression for your most demanding mastering sessions, when you want to avoid coloration. If you aim for colour you can choose between two saturation models. From opto style, peak compression, RMS compression, Feedback, Feedforward compression (and everything inbetween) to negative ratios, zero latency brickwall limiting, from snappy transient treatment to smooth transient rounding – everything is possible.
Taking on an absolute Trance Classic back with us this week to remix Coast 2 Coast’s ‘Home’ in an all-new epic 4-hour course! Not for the faint-hearted, this course moves along at a quick pace considering the huge sound achieved by the end. Nate gives us a valuable insight into his workflow techniques, and even though he only has a vocal sampled from the vinyl to work with, he recreates recognisable sections of the original track and putting his own stamp on the remix to build a club-ready euphoric classic from scratch. Packed full of pro tips and techniques from beat creation, vocal processing, driving bass lines, epic leads, ethereal breakdowns and mixing and mastering there’s something for all abilities in this tutorial, and even though Nate uses plenty of third party plugins from his extensive arsenal, similar results can be achieved with your own collection and DAW. You’re not going to want to miss this one!
This collection of sounds is generated using vintage synthesizers, live orchestral recordings and complex offline digital signal processing platforms such as Kyma, Csound and CDP. It is the first in a collection of lush, cinematic textures for film composition, electronic music and anything that requires, expensive, expansive textures and ambient sound beds.
Studio wiz brings you in-depth compression video tutorials! Once you know what a compressor is and how it works, it’s time to go deeper and learn how this vital processing tool can transform your tracks into fine, polished works of art, or ooze with vibe and character. To help you on your creative compression learning journey, this tutorial series includes the audio files used in the videos so you can follow along on your system. These videos are for those who already know what a compressor is and how it works. If you don’t, no worries! Check out Compression Explained® here, then come back here for some creative techniques. The videos are shot in Ableton Live, but the info appeals to any DAW, as the videos are about using compressors creatively, not the DAW.
Invasion is our most extreme drum library in every sense of the word. More drums, more cymbals, and even more features! Invasion is the ultimate metal drum library. Unapologetically ferocious, it combines outright impact with absolute precision to deliver drums that will cut through even the fastest and most chaotic music. In true metal form, Invasion is based around a gigantic drum kit, with devastatingly aggressive kicks and snares augmented by a perfectly tuned battery of toms and an onslaught of cymbals ranging from tiny bells and splashes all the way to monster chinas and crashes. Metal musicians need look no further to turn their sonic visions into reality.
