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Maestro Mariner Tremolo Pedal Review: A Fantastic Wobble For Synths and Guitars
With the ever-growing market of synth players and music producers using guitar pedals on their hardware synths and in their productions, more and more boutique companies are either breaking ground with new guitar pedals or revamping their timeless pedals to compete with the modern market. Gibson is one such larger company whose iconic maestro line […]
Sound Design With Serum by Xfer Records: Klur Shares How He Makes His Warm and Analog Sounds
Xfer Record’s Serum synth has been a favorite production tool in the music production community for years now and for good reason. Serum has the unique ability to pretty much make any sound that you want, and while it is primarily used for genres like dubstep and drum & bass, producers of genres like trance […]
Best Affordable Monosynths: 7 Cheap Hardware Synths For Great Leads And Basses
A Complex Patchbay Makes The Korg MS-20 A Truly-Unique Sounding Instrument Contents Korg MS-20 Mini Behringer Model D Korg Monologue Roland SE-02 Arturia MiniBrute 2 When it comes to producing rich warm basslines or speaking-shredding lead patches, analog monosynths will almost always be your best friend. And it’s because of this that most producers’ first […]
How To Write Catchy Vocals: Brando Shares His Secrets To Writing Hooks That Stay With You
Contents Why is writing a catchy hook so hard? How can you tell when you’ve written a catchy vocal? When in the creative process should you start writing vocal sections? Where do you start writing a vocal to get the catchiest results? What are your main four strategies for creating a catch vocal melody? Full […]
For Richard Devine, Eventide’s Misha Opens New Performance and Compositional Opportunities
As an artist, he has produced six albums and headlined international tours; as a developer or sound designer, he has worked with major brands such as Apple, Nike, Touchstone Pictures, and countless others. Devine is constantly evaluating new tools for both his live performance and studio and recently began working with Misha: Eventide’s inspiring new […]
Best Affordable Polysynths: 7 Hardware Synthesizers You Won’t Go Broke Over
Contents ASM Hydrasynth Explorer Portable Polyphonic Synthesizer BEHRINGER POLY D POLYPHONIC ANALOG SYNTHESIZER Behringer Deepmind 12 Roland JU-06A Korg Wavestate Korg Minilogue XD Dreadbox Nymphes Hardware synthesizers have become increasingly popular over the last few years, and many affluent producers want either the most advanced options for writing chord progressions or to reclaim lost nostalgia […]
JUNO-106 Alternatives: Four Hardware Polysynths That Won’t Break The Bank
Contents Roland JUNO-DS61 Behringer Poly D Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer Roland JU-06A Roland JD-Xi Analog/Digital Synthesizer Roland’s Juno-106 helped shape an entire decade of synth-based music, and its timeless sounds can be heard on some of the most significant records throughout the past few decades. But the original Juno-106 model can be damn hard to find, […]
How To Use The Korg Polysix: Rose Ringed Shares How He Uses His Favorite Hardware Synth
The resurgence of hardware synths has breathed wondrous life into the production community. More and more producers are utilizing the complex timbres of boutique hardware synths in new ways to make their modern-sounding records. Rose Ringed is one such producer who has relied heavily on the timeless and hard-to-find sounds of the Korg Polysix to […]
Syntakt Review: Elektron’s Premium Grooveboox Is A Studio Staple For A Single Reason
Contents What Is The Elektron Syntakt? My Favorite Features Of The Syntakt What I Wasn’t Crazy About… My Favorite YouTube Tutorials On The Syntakt Specs On The Syntakt Music producers love their gear, and there always seem to be new and innovative ways to get your kicks, claps, hats, and stabs recorded into Ableton. And while […]
How To Produce A Song Like Beyoncé: Ski Oakenfull Deconstructs ‘Break My Soul’
After a 10 year hiatus, Point Blank’s Head of Education and Curriculum, returns to the Dutch capital to deconstruct Beyoncé chart-topper, ‘Break My Soul’. As you should know by now, deconstruction is where we break down the key elements of a hit track and build it back up from scratch. ADVERTISEMENT Thanks for watching!Visit Website […]
Minimoog Alternatives: Five Affordable Hardware Synths That Sound Like The Model D
Contents Behringer Model D Bass Station II Moog Minitaur Arturia MiniBrute Moog Subsequent 37 Moog’s Minimoog hardware synth was recently announced. While many producers salivate the flagship synth, many others wish in vain, as the pricepoint makes it unreachable for all but the privileged few. With a price tag of $5,000, there must be a […]
How To Use The Minimoog: atDusk Shares How They Use Their Favorite Studio Weapon
Where most producers of modern trance rely on the bright and digital sounds of softsynths like Spire and Serum, some are breaking the mold and utilizing the warm timbres of analog gear in their uptempo, melodic releases. And no producer or group does with a more masterful hand than atDusk, whose recent performance at Insomniac’s […]