Music Production Information

Tech

Eyeballs, errors, and animal keys: Reed Ghazala’s wild circuit-bent electronics keep evolving

Peter Kirn February 10, 2022

Reed Ghazala's latest generation of instruments is here, gazing back at us with glass eyeballs and dubbed with names like...

Read More

Happy 90th birthday to Herb Deutsch, educator, composer, and Moog synth co-inventor

Peter Kirn February 9, 2022

It's Herb Deutsch's birthday today - and what better way to celebrate than listen to him talk about music, sound,...

Read More

Rift 2.0 arrives – here’s what to love about this deep distortion and multi-effects plug-in

Peter Kirn February 9, 2022

It's all about positive and negative distortion. Today Minimal's Rift 2.0 hits, with refreshed features, an updated look, and must-have...

Read More

OP-Z gets Momo’s plug-in treatment, pairs nicely with Teenage Engineering’s own apps

Peter Kirn February 9, 2022

Momo Müller continues a tear through our favorite music gear, with companion plug-ins to capture and recall automation and integrate...

Read More

Microhm aka Leslie García and Alyosha Barreiro explore sound in futuristic Mexican architecture

Peter Kirn February 8, 2022

This is a nice unexpected gift - some favorite adventurous sound artists and favorite futuristic Javier Senosiain architecture coming together...

Read More

Resolume 7.9 keeps clicking on all cylinders – powerful monitoring, way faster Wire patching

Peter Kirn February 8, 2022

Visual platform, VJ tool, and media server Resolume keeps adding cool stuff. 7.9 brings advanced monitoring right on your display,...

Read More

Free plug-ins: Finding beauty in the Emergence granular effect for Mac and Windows

Peter Kirn February 7, 2022

Real-time granulator Emergence spins incoming audio streams into rich textures - and it's a free download, with inexpensive Patreon options...

Read More

Artist uses AI to perfectly fake 70s science fiction pulp covers – artwork and titles

Peter Kirn February 7, 2022

It’s algorithmic, generative 70s sci-fi pulp, courtesy OpenAI. Artist Lewis tells us about how it was done. Meanwhile, see how...

Read More

Freequel plugins and Reason RE – distortion, synths from Noise Engineeering for free

Peter Kirn February 4, 2022

It's like ripping some of the delicious goodness out of the Noise Engineering modules and adding them to your DAW...

Read More

FFT magic explained with animations and smoothies, not equations

Peter Kirn February 4, 2022

Ah, the Fast Fourier Transform. You see it throughout audio and synthesis. And, of course, it's the thing that ......

Read More

Thick Sounds releases Chilled Jazz Hop sample pack

Thick Sounds releases Chilled Jazz Hop sample pack

Ronnie January 10, 2025

Donner Versa Yellow Fall 2, new budget-friendly stereo delay reverb combo pedal

Synth Anatomy January 10, 2025

How to create the perfect sample: 5 tips and techniques

How to create the perfect sample: 5 tips and techniques

Meredith Allen January 10, 2025

OneZero Samples releases Dark Void DnB sample pack

OneZero Samples releases Dark Void DnB sample pack

Ronnie January 10, 2025

Monster Sounds releases Smooth Archtop Jazz Guitar sample pack

Monster Sounds releases Smooth Archtop Jazz Guitar sample pack

Ronnie January 10, 2025