AudioThing Releases Valve Exciter – Vintage Valve Emulation Plug-In
Dublin-based AudioThing is a multi-purpose developer specializing in sample libraries and plug-in development among other sonic exploration. Their latest plug-in, Valve Exciter, enhances harmonic...
View Article“The Mindful Musician”— Mindfulness Training for Better Recordings and...
Image by Flickr user Dierk SchaeferDuring a recent band practice, my mind began to wander, as it sometimes will when you’re playing the same song for the 100th time. I started thinking of future...
View ArticleSound Smack! by AfroDJMac — A Study in Resampling: Part 1
With these techniques, you can put a creative new spin on the sounds you already have.
View ArticleSound Smack! by AfroDJMac — Resampling Part II: Boosting Efficiency and...
Want even more good reasons to resample your tracks? Allow the Mac to enlighten you.
View ArticleSound Smack! By AfroDJMac – Resampling Part III: Deja Delay & Reversed Reverb
Straight from the Mac! Here are two fast, easy and fun paths to waking up your tracks.
View ArticleSound Smack! By AfroDJMac — How to Set up Wi-Fi MIDI for iPad
Going wireless opens up creative recording and performance possibilities -- AfroDJMac makes it easy.
View ArticleHow to Play External Instruments Inside Your DAW — by AfroDJMac
Here's the creative way to get what's outside the box inside, for Ableton Live and other DAWs.
View ArticleSound Smack! by AfroDJMac — A Study in Resampling: Part 1
If you are anything like me, you’ve probably spent the last couple of weeks wiping drool off your mouth as all the exciting new musical toys rolled out at this year’s Winter NAMM. Analog synths,...
View ArticleSound Smack! by AfroDJMac — Resampling Part II: Boosting Efficiency and...
As each day passes, it seems there is yet another cool piece of musical gear coming out. Since the release of the iPad, the constant flow of apps has made it hard to stop and just use the tools that...
View ArticleSound Smack! By AfroDJMac – Resampling Part III: Deja Delay & Reversed Reverb
Over the past few months we have discussed how resampling can rejuvenate your tracks and breathe new life into old gear (see Part 1 and Part 2in this series). Over the next few installments, I want...
View ArticleSound Smack! By AfroDJMac — How to Set up Wi-Fi MIDI for iPad
The iPad and iPhone offer musicians a plethora of tools on a single device. There are guitar tuners, ear trainers, chord charts, synthesizers, and the list goes on and on. While it can be great to...
View ArticleHow to Play External Instruments Inside Your DAW — by AfroDJMac
Think Outside The Box! In today’s modern Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs), we are fortunate to have just about every conceivable feature at our finger tips. Hardware gear like effects processors,...
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