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[VIDEO] - Start to Finish: Jacquire King - Episode 6 - Reviewing The Programming

Dec 4, 2020, by Puremix

p>To make the production sound more like a finished record during the tracking process, Jacquire often calls on producers like Spencer Thomson to add programming and additional production to songs. Now that the band's sounds are dialed in, it's time to dissect and review the tracks sent from Spencer to see what compliments the band, what might work better with some editing, and what can go to give the band the right energy while they track. Watch Now More

DTM Japan – Dec 2020

Dec 3, 2020, by HIT'n'MIX

“Magic audio that overturns common sense that ordinary audio data such as 2 mixed CDs can be disassembled and displayed like MIDI data, and the contents of the constituent sounds can be freely edited.“ “Hit’n’Mix Infinity is a product that is classified as an audio editor, but it is quite different from the audio editors you usually imagine.“ “The great thing about Hit’n’Mix Infinity is that it automatically analyzes and distinguishes each sound source without specifying noise in detail.“ Read the full review (in Japanese) HERE. The post DTM Japan – Dec 2020 appeared first on Hit’n’Mix Infinity. More

Quick Reformer Pro Tips with Tzvi Sherman

Dec 2, 2020, by Krotos Audio

Vocal Layering, Foley Performance and Library Blending with Reformer Pro Tzvi Sherman is a sound designer and re-recording mixer who has worked on films and television shows for Netflix, Warner Bros, Paramount, ABC, and more. (Find him online everywhere.) Tzvi has taken some time to record three quick demonstrations of his favourite sound design processes with Reformer Pro, which cover vocal layering, Foley performance and library blending. Watch the videos below to learn new tips for making the most out of Reformer Pro! 1. Vocal Layering “Reformer Pro is a great way to quickly replace or layer in random permutations from your sound effect libraries to create new sounds and vocalisations based on live-input or pre-recorded files.” Watch how Tzvi layers dog recordings with a black leopard to give this chomper enemy character an alien feel. 2. Foley Performance “Besides vocal layering, Reformer Pro is a great way to quickly perform Foley... More

[VIDEO] - Start to Finish: Jacquire King - Episode 5 - Tweaking The Drums And Bass

Nov 27, 2020, by Puremix

The sounds are dialed in, and the band is ready to get some takes recorded live off of the floor Watch as Rich, Bryan, Paul, and Chris head into the Dangerous Room at Flux Studios to cut the live tracks for "Keep The Light On." Watch Now More

Derry’s Top Tips – How to extract drums from a music track

Nov 25, 2020, by AudioSourceRE

There are many reasons why you might want to extract drums from a music track. You might be a DJ... The post Derry's Top Tips - How to extract drums from a music track first appeared on AudioSourceRE. More

Krotos on the Immersive Audio Podcast

Nov 25, 2020, by Krotos Audio

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 43: Krotos in Conversation with Immersive Audio For the latest episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel invited members of the Krotos team as podcast guests to talk about our mission, our product development, and how it all started. Listen in to the episode to hear Krotos Founder and CEO – Orfeas Boteas and General Manager Matt Collings dive into the creation of the company and software development. Guest speakers Mark Lanza and Bjørn Jacobsen joined in, who share their unique perspective on how Krotos tools can enhance creativity when designing audio for films and games. Listen Now Browse the Krotos Black Friday Sale We’re offering 50% savings across our full range of plugins, bundles, upgrades and sound libraries in the biggest sale of the year. From the award-winning flagship sound design software to specialised sfx... More

[GIVEAWAY + CONTEST] Celebrate Christmas with music

Nov 25, 2020, by Arobas Music

Enter now to get a chance to win many cool prizes like Guitar Pro licences, Play Guitar Hits free codes, one-year subscription to mySongbook.com and many more! Download the scores of the top 5 Christmas songs for the Justin Guitar … Continue reading → More

Robert Dudzic explores Sound Design Bundle 2

Nov 24, 2020, by Krotos Audio

Robert Dudzic: How I Use What I Use Getting to know the Sound Design Bundle 2 in ‘How I Use What I Use’ Robert Dudzic Explores Sound Design Bundle 2 Renowned sound designer Robert Dudzic explores our flagship Sound Design Bundle 2 for his latest youtube video. Robert is known for his acclaimed trailer sound design work, with credits from Mad Max Fury Road, Mission Impossible, Terminator: Genesis, Fantastic 4, Need For Speed, and so many more. On his YouTube channel, Robert shares tips and tricks in his ‘How I Use What I Use’ series, and covers the Krotos Sound Design Bundle 2 in his latest episode. Join Robert in the studio to hear how Krotos software speeds up his workflow, and learn some quick tips for making the most out of Reformer Pro, Dehumaniser 2, Weaponiser and Igniter! Sound Design Bundle 2 Sound Design Bundle 2 £1,842 £920.40inc. VAT Sound Design... More

Black Friday, Cyber Monday, End-Of-Year 2020 Sale/Discount

Nov 21, 2020, by Voxengo

Dear Voxengo users, Until 1st of January, 2021 you can purchase individual Voxengo plugins and Premium Membership, at 25% discount. By purchasing 2 or more individual plugins you will get an additional discount. This year we have decided to combine all three discount periods into one. Happy shopping, Voxengo. More

Exploring Drum Racks In Ableton Live

Nov 20, 2020, by Touch Loops

Drum Racks in Ableton live have endless power and functionality that allow you to programme amazing (more…) The post Exploring Drum Racks In Ableton Live appeared first on Touch Loops. More

[VIDEO] - Start to Finish: Jacquire King - Episode 4 - Chris's Guitar And Bass Setup

Nov 20, 2020, by Puremix

With singer/Guitarist Rich Tuorto and drummer Bryan Garbe are ready to go, it's onto the rhythm guitar and bass sounds to finish getting the band ready for tracking. Watch Now More

Introducing: Robotic Lifeforms & Energy Libraries

Nov 19, 2020, by Krotos Audio

New: SoundMorph Robotic Lifeforms & Energy Libraries We’re excited to introduce two fantastic new library collections to our new line of hybrid libraries. Robotic Lifeforms and Energy were adapted in collaboration with Soundmorph, and built for use with both the cutting-edge workflows of Reformer Pro and Weaponiser. Hybrid Libraries for a Powerful New Workflow Energy & Robotic Lifeforms are delivered in two parts; one especially designed for Reformer Pro and one for Weaponiser. Both are included in the same price and make use of the entire collection of original designed and source material. In Reformer Pro, the libraries are carefully optimised to interact seamlessly with input from a live mic or pre-recorded audio file in your DAW. Load the library in the software and start designing, automating and performing all your unique sounds in real-time. In Weaponiser, we’ve designed a number of Presets for instant power and... More

Krotos in the Studio with Alessandro Mastroianni

Nov 19, 2020, by Krotos Audio

In the Studio with Alessandro Mastroianni Composing a track using Concept Composer & Sound Designer Alessandro Mastroianni has some amazing composition work for films, advertising and TV shows with credits including Prodigal, Gone Nine Months, Travestía, BBC, Netflix, and Animal Planet. As a Concept power-user from the start, Alessandro now brings this soft-synth into his composition work on a daily basis. We wanted to get a closer look into his creative process with Concept, so we asked him to compose a track just for us. The result is a full masterclass, during which Alessandro walks you through creative process with Concept for a composition. Join Alessandro in the studio for a track break-down walkthrough, and get a first-hand look into his techniques! Take a listen to the final composition ‘Ceci N’est Pas Un Synth’ here: Alessandro Mastroianni – Sonora Cinematic · Ceci N’est Pas Un Synth... More

Black Friday Sale! Get 30% OFF Hit’n’Mix Infinity

Nov 19, 2020, by HIT'n'MIX

Until 20th December, we are excited to be offering 30% OFF our Award-Winning Deep-Audio Editor, Hit’n’Mix Infinity. Whether you are a music producer, remixer, composer, DJ, engineer, sound designer, video editor or audio post professional, Hit’n’Mix Infinity 4.7 enables you to Re-Create & Re-Fix Any Track with Note-Level Source Separation. New to Hit’n’Mix Infinity 4.7? Upgrade for FREE or Get a FREE 1-Month Trial HERE. Offer ends 20th December 2020 (midnight GMT). BUY The post Black Friday Sale! Get 30% OFF Hit’n’Mix Infinity appeared first on Hit’n’Mix Infinity. More

Travel between Jamaica & Florida

Nov 18, 2020, by Mixvibes

TRAP DANCEHALL Originated in the 70s in Jamaica, Dancehall has evolved through the years, moving from hardcore clubbing music to inspiring mainstream artists such as Drake & Beyoncé among others. Today, newcomers like Baker Steez have taken the genre and made it their own by adding hooks & Trap elements to the mix. Trap Dancehall was born! Discover killer Trap hat rolls, massive kicks & bass loops, sneaky melodies, classic Dancehall vocals and an array of FX one-shots including sirens & risers. Moreover, take advantage of a 48 drum & note one-shot samples to create your very own Trap Dancehall beats with the sequencer! Try this pack! Available on Remixlive!... More

Concept is Nominated for MusicTech ‘Best Soft-Synth of 2020’

Nov 18, 2020, by Krotos Audio

Concept is nominated for best software synth of 2020. Vote Now! MusicTech have nominated Concept for the ‘Best Software Synth‘ category for their 2020 end of the year list. Concept is the first soft-synth from Krotos, released at the beginning of the year. It was a vision brought to life by our fantastic team here in Scotland with the aim to introduce our creative approach developed for our sound design product-line to music-production for the first time. We’re incredibly honoured to have made it onto the list among nine other fantastic candidates, but we need your help to win this award. Help us win by casting your vote for Concept! Voting closes on Thursday 19 November. Vote now Concept: a unique new workflow for synthesis Push the boundaries of synthesis and modulation and build your own unique synth patches with Concept. Dive deep into... More

Get in the mood for deep Future Bass

Nov 17, 2020, by Mixvibes

MOODY BASS Pioneered by producers such as Flume, Cashmere Cat or Lido, Future Bass is an EDM subgenre with many faces! You might already be familiar with our previous packs dedicated to this genre (if not, you’re missing out), well this one is another beast! After releasing his Remixlive Artist Signature Pack, Orkid is back to offer you the best of Moody Future Bass. Dive into a universe of soulful vocals, heavy drums, mind-bending basslines, uplifting melodies & massive FX! The pack also comes with 48 unique one-shot samples to finger-drum & create your own beats using the step-sequencer. Feelin’ moody yet? Wait ’til you hear these beats! Try this pack! Available on Remixlive!... More

Derry’s Top Tips – Get the best results when removing vocals and extracting STEMS

Nov 17, 2020, by AudioSourceRE

Vocal removal and stem extraction software has come a long way. Recent advances using artificial intelligence have improved the quality... The post Derry’s Top Tips - Get the best results when removing vocals and extracting STEMS first appeared on AudioSourceRE. More

Voxengo Elephant 4.13 mastering limiter plugin released

Nov 16, 2020, by Voxengo

Voxengo Elephant version 4.13 is now available for download. Voxengo Elephant is a mastering limiter plugin for professional audio and sound production applications, available in AAX, AudioUnit, VST, and VST3 plug-in formats, for macOS and Windows computers. Changes in version 4.13: IMPORTANT: This version has changed its product key format. If you already purchased this plug-in, to use this version, please visit the Voxengo web site and get a new key at the User Area (if you obtained a product key from a reseller, you will need to add your existing product key there first), or use the Automatic key download feature of the plug-in itself. A new white-noise generator for dithering implemented, with a lot better sound, based on Aleksey Vaneev's PRVHASH research. Improved the quality of oversampling filters. This may change (improve) the sound of previously created projects where plug-in was used. Internal channel letters were changed to numbers. Level meters can now display input channel names instead of... More

MacOS 11 – Big Sur

Nov 16, 2020, by Krotos Audio

MacOS 11 – Big Sur Update As some of you may know, Apple will soon be releasing a new version of OSX; Big Sur. Apple are making a series of changes to the way the OS works, which will have a knock-on effect on some audio software. Like many developers, we will need some time to update our processes to meet their new standards for 3rd Party software. We strongly recommend that all Mac-based users of Krotos products wait to upgrade to this new OS for the time-being. On release, Krotos products will not support this version of OS X. We recommend you turn off automatic updates on your Mac to stay in control of your software as these changes are rolled out by Apple, to avoid disruption to your workflow. We will be in touch once we have updated our software to meet the new OS X guidelines. If you have any other technical questions or enquiries, please feel free to contact us. Contact... More

Resolution mag Interview – Nov 2020

Nov 13, 2020, by HIT'n'MIX

“Today, the most common method of transporting audio to a listener’s device is as a compressed waveform — the raw data that describes the air vibrations produced by an instrument or vocal cords. This is the simplest way to store audio in a computer, as little processing is required to pass sound from microphone to RAM to speaker. However, is it the best way?” Read the full interview HERE. The post Resolution mag Interview – Nov 2020 appeared first on Hit’n’Mix Infinity. More

Kruder & Dorfmeister

Nov 13, 2020, by HIT'n'MIX

Time Travel with an Atari & an Akai Interview with legendary downtempo icons Kruder & Dorfmeister Downbeat pioneers Kruder & Dorfmeister consider themselves children of the early ‘90s home studio revolution, and forged a distinctive sound that fuses hip hop, rare groove, dub, new wave and experimental music. They grew up in Vienna, a city which historically has always been full of music, being home to the likes of Mozart and Haydn and more modern acts such as Mind.In.A.Box, Summoning, Fennesz and Bernhard Fleischmann. The pair first met when Peter Kruder sent Richard Dorfmeister a cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘Bookends’, mentioning obvious similarities. “It was a good joke that turned out to be serious, when we recreated the photo with the legendary photographer Gerhard Heller in Vienna in early 1993.” Music making ensued when a bunch of friends from the club scene started to get things together. “We both started in bands and later got the first samplers and Atari computers. That... More

Joe Chiccarelli

Nov 13, 2020, by HIT'n'MIX

Grammy Award-Winning Music Producer, Mixer & Engineer U2, Frank Zappa, Beck, Morrissey, The White Stripes & The Killers Photo: anagibert.com “Very Impressive! Separating notes inside a full mix or from an individual track; changing pitches, creating harmonies, fixing bad notes…all done very quickly & faithfully.“ “The Pro Tools AudioSuite integration is simple and renders right back in place on the original timestamp. Just a couple of clicks!“ “Creating instrument harmonies is quick and simple. Works well on vocal and horns, guitars and other instruments.” Find out more about Joe Chiccarelli HERE The post Joe Chiccarelli appeared first on Hit’n’Mix Infinity. More

[VIDEO] - Start to Finish: Jacquire King - Episode 3 - Setting Up The Vocal Chain And Rhythm Guitar

Nov 13, 2020, by Puremix

The drum sounds are locked in, it's time to set up the vocal chain and guitar tones. Watch Now More

[VIDEO] - Rich Keller Mixing Hip Hop Vocals

Nov 12, 2020, by Puremix

When it comes to mixing Hip Hop, vocals can be some of the most fun elements to work with. Other times, they can prove difficult with a broad dynamic range, problems with the original recording, and having to fit them into a two-track instrumental when you cannot get the multitrack. Watch Now More

Voxengo TEOTE 1.2 automatic spectral balancer plugin released

Nov 11, 2020, by Voxengo

Voxengo is happy to release TEOTE version 1.2, an automatic spectral balancer plugin for professional music production applications, available in AAX, AudioUnit, VST, and VST3 plugin formats, for macOS and Windows computers. TEOTE was designed to be a very useful tool for both mixing and mastering. It automatically performs such tasks like gentle resonances taming, de-essing, tilt equalizing, usually performed during mixing and mastering. In mixing, TEOTE sounds good on pretty much any material. The list of changes in this version: Fixed a possible crash when pasting a product key. Added additional spectral profile settings. Added "Mid-Side Linked" routing preset. The new “Flat/Eq.Loud/EQL+Rock” switch selects an additional profile setting, which may be useful during mastering. The “Eq.Loud” setting applies a 2-2.5dB, 0.8-1 octave wide, boosts to 60, 1.57k and 9.1kHz spectrum areas. The “EQL+Rock” additionally applies a boost to 3.4kHz spectral area, which is often used in rock and... More

Future Music – Nov 2020

Nov 9, 2020, by HIT'n'MIX

“A powerful, hugely well-equipped tool for getting creative with audio.“ “It’s neatly organised so it’s usually simple to find the tools you need.“ “In almost all cases, edits work well and sound clean and convincing. It’s handy for tidying up troublesome audio too.“ “I had a lot of fun creatively retooling sampled loops.“ “Export audio as MIDI and even create new chords and melodic audio.“ “Capable of performing the sort of tricks that would have been in the realm of fantasy plugins just a couple of decades ago.“ Read the full review HERE. The post Future Music – Nov 2020 appeared first on Hit’n’Mix Infinity. More

Classic 90s Hip-Hop beats

Nov 4, 2020, by Mixvibes

OLD SCHOOL HIP-HOP Remixlive is proud to present a brand new Classic Hip-Hop sample pack! Filled with old school beats, awesome scratch loops performed by our beloved sound designer Nicolas Pisani, classic melody samples, deep bass loops & one-shots to finger-drum or create your own 90s Hip-Hop sequences. It was time for us to pay tribute to the sound of the greats such as Mobb Deep, Dr Dre, 2Pac, Ice Cube, Jay Z, Notorious B.I.G and many others who paved the way for rappers & beatmakers from around the world. Time for you to produce some old school Hip-Hop beats! Follow the steps of incredible artists in this pack! Available on Remixlive!... More