When I think of Ableton Live, it inhabits a different space in my mind to the more ‘standard’ DAWs for recording, arranging and mixing music. I consider Live as more of an instrument combined with DAW – somewhere that the process of recording is creatively applied to shape the music…
Tag: electronic music
Aphex Twin + ODDSound: Microtuning For The Masses?
Great news for sonic explorers! Microtonal music is certainly nothing new, yet its implementation in a modern electronic music production context is anything but easy or standardized. Fear not, Aphex Twin and a handful of brave UK developers are tackling the issue for us all. Here’s the news, in their…
Bright Sparks Documentary Is Now Free on Youtube
Gforce Software (M-Tron, anyone?) have released their previously paid-for feature documentary, Bright Sparks, on Youtube, for free. Eight Sound Pioneers Released to critical acclaim in December 2015 and created to compliment the I Monster album of the same name, Bright Sparks documents the stories of eight musical instrument pioneers, – Robert Moog (Moog),…
Pipa – A Singing Synth With A Twist
Yesterday Klevgrand released Pipa, in their words “a singing synth with a unique and different sound”, for Mac/PC and iOS. The Technicalities Behind PipaPipa’s special capabilities come from how it simulates the human voice. Instead of using ordinary samples or processing oscillators with formant filters, Pipa uses a large database…
Making a Record – How To Recreate Late ’70s/Early ’80s Sounds
A few months ago, I was asked to work as a producer/sound-designer on a low-budget indie record. The artist intended to recreate a certain late ’70s/early ’80s vibe (think new wave meets electropop). My job was to capture the ‘sonic essence’ of that era. I thought it would be interesting…
Puremagnetik Is Now Also An Experimental Music Label and Has Two Free Plugins For You!
We’ve recently featured Puremagnetik’s latest plugin, mentioning the clear musician-driven spirit that permeates the NY-based company. It doesn’t come as a surprise that the brand has just launched an experimental music label with 2 releases and some free plugins for music producers! Both releases are available digitally and on limited…