The latest episode of the SoundWorks Collection takes a look at the process of creating the soundtrack and the sound design of The Dark Knight Rises. The video features the sound and music team for The Dark Knight Rises, including composer Hans Zimmer and Supervising Sound Editor and Sound Designer Richard King.
This tutorial video, via the guys at XSSR Academy, takes a look at using Compressor in Ableton Live. XSSR’s Alex Mars covers the topic of compression in music and how various Compressor controls affect the sound. While the demonstration focuses on Live, though, the concepts apply equally to using compressors in other DAWs and even hardware… Read More How To Use Compressor (Ableton Live Tutorial)
Dave Smith Instruments today introduced the Mopho x4 keyboard – a new polyphonic analog subtractive synthesizer. The Mopho x4 is built on the same voice architecture as the Mopho and Mopho Keyboard, but offers 4 voice polyphony.
http://vimeo.com/46660673 This is a sneak preview of the Mutable Instruments Anushri synthesizer, now under development. Features not demoed here: Arpeggiator VCA envelope and envelope modulation of VCO / PWM The 8 LFO shapes and LFO > tempo synchronization Here are the details on the Anushri synthesizer:
Mutable Instruments has announced MIDIpal – described as ‘a small and smart MIDI processor’.
Lowertone has released a free Mac filtering app, Freeq. Freeq is spectral filtering app, designed for easy and fast frequency manipulations. You can cut and manipulate single frequencies, transforming sounds however you like.
Cakewalk has announced that it’s going Mac with Z3TA+, its waveshaping synth. Z3TA+ offers a formidable sound synthesis generation engine, with unique per-oscillator waveshaping capability, vast filters, multi-stage envelope generators, morphing and advanced modulation matrix with powerful effects routing. Here’s what’s new in Z3TA+ 2.1: Completely redesigned user interface Quicker access to needed controls More parameters and… Read More Cakewalk Goes Mac With Z3TA+ Waveshaping Synthesizer
Blip Interactive has released a Mac OS X version of its popular iOS virtual studio, NanoStudio. Better yet – it’s free! Key Features: NanoStudio has virtual analogue synths, sample trigger pads, a comprehensive sequencer, a sample editor, a mixer and multiple effects all integrated into a single application. Record your ideas in real time, mix… Read More NanoStudio Now Available For Mac – For Free
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Music retailer HMV reports that Mike Oldfield, Underworld and Vangelis are among the artists getting a significant bump in sales because of their music’s use in the 2012 Summer Olympics. They report that Oldfield, who performed the title track to Tubular Bells, saw an overnight 757 per cent surge in sales of his classic 1973… Read More Mike Oldfield, Underworld & Vangelis Get New Fans From Olympics
