This is a follow-up to my first article on songwriting theory. To be honest I wasn’t really going to write another of these as there are far better qualified people than me in these matters but it seems I got … Continue reading
Propellerheads Reason was launched in 2000 off the back of the ReBirth studio. Reason gained a strong following and has built on that over the years. While some rant about lack of VST integration, many die-hard users (like myself) have … Continue reading
I was going to make my next article on stereo-widening in my mixing series but this came up and I think it is a more fundamental issue. Conversation in Forum: Me: “For a first piece it seems complex and that … Continue reading
In my my last post in this series I talked about how mixing bass isn’t always the way you think it should be at first. Tricky stuff physics. BUT never fear because Physics is actually a very logical and predictable … Continue reading
I got four records (yep vinyl) for Xmas but I won’t cover them now; too early, esp seeing I am only just recording the first couple now. It has been quite a long time since I went through the CDs … Continue reading
The New Space Album was released almost ten years ago and it seemed fitting to give it a new lease on life at this milestone. Yes I am jumping the gun by at least a few months but it wasn’t … Continue reading
OSC + Filter ReFill OSC + Filter is the result of 25 years of making electronic music. Some of the 2,000+ sounds were featured in my former elektro 3-57 & StellaR collections, many are new to this release. Every sound has been opened, … Continue reading
I haven’t done an album review for a while. Partly as I rarely bother to bring anything home from the library as I now have sooo much music on my phone, 6,904 songs and counting, that aren’t getting a fair … Continue reading
Much as I liked the sound, the hassles I had with the Slim Phatty’s supplier just put me off owning it. That and I had to be honest and say I wasn’t in love with it as a usable instrument … Continue reading
Super Mono-Synth ReFill requires Reason 6.5 and above along with Propellerheads Pulsar RE & Quadelectrica’s CV Suite Line Processor RE. Welcome to the Super Mono-Synth ReFill. This ReFill is really more an instrument than a sound collection. There are a few sounds to get you … Continue reading
How do I get Bass to sit in the mix? Why won’t the Sub-Bass sit properly in my mix? Why is the Bass swallowing the rest of my mix? Question, question, question. Over and over in every music software forum. What … Continue reading
So you read the first of these twin posts and wondered why I extolled the virtues of, and even had you making, Small Drums when the tile was BIG Drums. Am I mad? Well that is possible but my approach is … Continue reading
and how to win with Small Drums instead Yup, making big sounding drums is difficult. But you say “listen up Lisa, listen up” (as Bart Simpson claps with one hand) but I bet you are about to show me a … Continue reading
Korg have just released their MonoPoly as a Rack Entension (RE) for Reason. After being so excited over the MS-20 and reading so much good press on how good the MonoPoly VSTi sounds I was pretty interested. The Poly6 RE … Continue reading
