http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDxTQYPyq4JTBYxgj2zgcb5MSXT2He-NP This extensive 12-part video series features Sydney, Australia producer Mr. Bill demonstrating how he writes a track in Ableton Live. “Essentially, it’s how I write a track from beginning to end in Ableton Live, with no corners cut,” he explains. The last video even covers working with a professional mastering engineer.
Developer Nikolozi Meladze has released Easy MIDI Free – a free app that turns your Mac keyboard into a MIDI controller. Easy MIDI Free sends MIDI notes messages to any soft synth or DAW such as GarageBand, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Cubase, Nuendo, Pro Tools and Digital Performer. This is useful if you want to jot down… Read More Easy MIDI Free Turns Your Mac Keyboard Into A MIDI Controller
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This set of videos, via Ableton, offers a basic introduction to working with Ableton Live 9.
Polyphone Software has released Polyphone, a free and open source SoundFont editor for Windows and Linux. Here’s what they have to say about it:
Propellerheads have announced Reason 7 – an update to their popular DAW app that adds new features and an enhanced Factory Sound Pack. With over 90 third party Rack Extensions already available, Propellerhead has focused its attention Reason’s mixer, the rack and the sequencer.
Native Instruments today announced Komplete 9 – a bundle that includes 33 instruments and effects with six new additions, including the brand-new Monark monosynth, plus the redesigned Battery 4 drum sampler. Komplete 9 Ultimate includes all 65 current Instruments and effects and over 370 GB of content. Each bundle now also features studio effects. Here… Read More Native Instruments Intros Komplete 9, Komplete 9 Ultimate
Ardour, the free and open source DAW for Linux, has been updated to version 3.0. A Mac version is also available, but has not been updated to V3 yet. Here’s what’s new in Ardour 3.0: MIDI recording, playback and editing, including plugin instrument support for LV2, VST and AudioUnits Parallelization of DSP operations to use… Read More Free Linux DAW, Ardour, Updated To Version 3
Software sampler & sequencer Loopseque has been updated with Audiobus support. Key Features: Easy to use sequencer. Sample editor, uploader & browser. Onboard Samples library. Audio effects. Live track recording & loop bouncing. SoundCloud sharing. Project sharing via e-mail. 22 professionally designed electronic sample sets. 14 original project presets. Loopseque Store with new projects and… Read More Loopseque Update Adds Audiobus
We tend to be early adopters at Synthtopia, so we followed the beta of Microsoft Windows 8 and upgraded one of our PCs as soon as the new OS was available. Overall, we’ve been impressed by its speed improvements, lack of cruft and the new options offered by its implementation of multitouch. Musicians have been… Read More Is Windows 8 The New Vista?
