Monthly Archives: March 2022

ALAN AZTEC Donk Machine 2 VST [WIN]

By | March 26, 2022

ALAN AZTEC Donk Machine 2 WIN

ALAN AZTEC Donk Machine 2 VST [WIN]

FM bass synthesizer VSTi plugin specialized for creating bass sounds which can be used in various sub genres of house music.

Donk Machine 2 is an FM synthesizer featuring four main oscillators and one sub oscillator with variable modulation amounts and decay/sustain envelopes per oscillator.

The plugin also features a global amplitude envelope and a useful FX section consisting of a distortion module, reverb, bitcrusher, a tilt equalizer and a handy master compressor for shaping the sound on the output.

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Unity Game Audio Implementation: A Practical Guide for Beginners

By | March 26, 2022

Unity Game Audio Implementation: A Practical Guide for Beginners

Unity Game Audio Implementation: A Practical Guide for Beginners PDF

Unity Game Audio Implementation offers a unique, practical, project-based approach to learning about aspects of Interactive Game Audio for those who have never used a game engine before and don’t want to learn computer programming right now.

The book offers insight into the skills needed to design game-ready sounds in current Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) and shows how to implement these sounds within the Unity game engine. The reader will also learn about interactive music and how to set this up to respond to a variety of events in the game, with the option of adding in their own story and dialogue.

All the information is presented in a practical working context from an established Game Audio Sound Designer with AAA games experience. The chapters are accompanied by several game levels teaching all about the techniques and theories before offering instructive steps for how to put them into action. After completing the practical tasks in this book, not only will the reader create an interactive soundscape for a multilevel playable game featuring all their own audio, they will also receive tips on how to use their finished project in support of an application for Video Game Sound Designer jobs.

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SoundFingers Heritage Organ v1.0.0 [VST3 AU

By | March 26, 2022

SoundFingers Heritage Organ v1.0.0 [VST3 AU

SoundFingers Heritage Organ v1.0.0 [VST3 AU [WIN & MacOS]

A brand new instrument by SoundFingers, Heritage Organ is a unique instrument. Made for modern productions, it features a new way of designing your sound. For Reggae, Dub, Funk, Soul, Blues, Rock… All genres where you’ll need a great organ sound.

A UNIQUE INSTRUMENT

HERITAGE

Heritage is what is transmitted by our predecessors, handled down from the past generations to the new. But Heritage is much more than preserving, displaying, or restoring a collection of all things. It’s the range of contemporary activities, meanings, and behaviors that we draw from them.

ANOTHER APPROACH

Therefore, Heritage Organ is a modern approach inspired by the spirits of the Ancients but it’s not another emulation or recreation of a past model.

It is a complete synthetic organ, which intends to take the good from the old to cover a wide range of tones, from huge church organ to classic Tonewheels and transistors, to something that can be more… weird.

SIMPLICITY

Its controls are kept to a minimum to let you spend more time playing it than tweaking it. But don’t be fooled : you still can go deep and transform your sound to something you’d never get with another organ !

It features:

  • Custom Tone Shiter Engine
  • 3 controls for Bass, High and Odd partials
  • 7 selectable waveforms
  • Voice stacking and detuning controls
  • 12 Custom Cab Impulse Responses
  • Custom Rotary effect
  • 10 different Filters with LFO linked to rotary rate
  • Static or modulated Phaser effect
  • EQ, Delay & Reverb
  • 100 presets

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Heat Up 3 v3.3 + Factory Content VST VST2 AU STANDALONE

By | March 25, 2022

Heat Up 3 v3.3 + Factory Content VST VST2 AU STANDALONE

Heat Up 3 v3.3 + Factory Content VST VST2 AU STANDALONE

We proudly presents Heat Up 3. A major update to our hugely successful Heat Up 2 virtual instrument loved by music producers across the globe! The focus of Heat Up 3 is even better sound quality and much more expression to really bring out the best of each instrument. Heat Up 3 comes with over 860 instruments including a brand new expansion pack Studio Essentials. With it´s focus on genres such as Hiphop, Trap and RnB Heatup3 is the perfect go-to solution for modern Beatmakers and Producers looking for a high-quality sound source.

Heat Up 3 comes as a VST plugin for Windows and a VST and Audio Unit for Mac. Also included is a standalone app for both Windows and Mac so HeatUp 3 can be played without a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation).

Why Heat Up 3

There are many choices out there today for music producers when it comes to audio plugins. We are sure you already have many plugins that you love so why buy Heat Up 3? The simple answer is quality, value and a massive range of sounds that every producer needs, all in one simple to use plugin.

The main advantage of Heat Up 3 is that it uses high quality multi samples recorded from many different sources, we have real recorded instruments such as pianos and brasses as well samples from a multitude of analog and digital hardware. Heat Up 3 captures the unique sound of lots of different types of instruments, all rolled into one easy to use plugin.

850 Presets

Each instrument in Heat Up has been recorded to the highest quality possible. Every instrument is multi sampled across the entire keyboard range ensuring the best audio quality from the lowest to the highest key. Add to this our high quality effects, crystal clear limiter and expressive capabilties and the result is one of the best quality virtual instruments on the market today.

Buy Heatup3 now and get the RnB Essentials and Studio Essentials expansion pack for free ! With over 850 instruments in 18 categories such as 808´s, Arps, Sequencies, Bells, Brasses, Choirs, Drums, Keys, Guitars, Flutes, Synths and many more Heatup3 is the perfect virtual instrument for beginners and professional music producers looking for the state of the art sound.

Details

  • Over 850 multi sampled instruments in categories such as Keys, Brass, Bass, Hits, Pads, Leads, Organs, Arps and Sequences, Plucks, Strings, Synths, Drum Kits, Bells, Choirs and much more! Basically every sound you could possibly need to make your next song.
  • Expression page making each instrument more natural sounding and expressive.
  • 12 High Quality effects in a reorderable effect rack, such as Reverb, Chorus, Compressor, Vibrato, Tremolo, Reverse and more.
  • Powerful sequencer with lots of presets to inspire your next song. With a Humanize mode for extra realism.
  • 2 ADSR envelopes and 2 LFOs with waveform editor routable to any parameter.
  • Crystal clear limiting algorithm to limit the output of Heat Up. Even if the output goes above 0 decibels (clipping) there will be zero distortion.
  • Atmosphere layer, add extra atmosphere to your instruments with sounds like tape hiss, vinyl sounds, wind, rain and much more. Drag and drop your own samples to use as an atmosphere layer.
  • On Release Sample. Select a sample to play on release either always or randomly. Drag and drop to use your own release samples.
  • Recommended system requirements:
    • 4 Core CPU
    • 8 GB Ram
    • 64Bit VST or AU compatible Digital Audio Workstation ( DAW )
    • Give the free demo a try to make sure the plugin performs well on your system before you purchase a license.

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Sound Ideas Ferrari Testarossa Sound Effects FLAC

By | March 25, 2022

Sound Ideas Ferrari Testarossa Sound Effects FLAC

Sound Ideas Ferrari Testarossa Sound Effects FLAC

Artist: Sound Ideas
Title : Ferrari Testarossa Sound Effects
Release Date: 07/11/2014
Format: Digital [Flac]
Label: Hot Ideas 2014
Team DjYOPMiX
Total Length: 1:08:02
Genres: Samples Movie Car Effects, Special Effects

Tracklist:

001 Ferrari Testarossa Accelerates Quickly to a High Speed with Tire Squeal 0:14
002 Ferrari Testarossa Accelerates Quickly to a High Speed with Tire Squeal, From Exhaust 0:14
003 Ferrari Testarossa, Internal Perspective_ Accelerates Quickly to a High Speed with Tire Squeal 0:14
004 Ferrari Testarossa Accelerates Quickly to a High Speed with Tire Squeal, From Rear Tires 0:14
005 Ferrari Testarossa Door Opens 0:07
006 Ferrari Testarossa Door Closes 0:07
007 Ferrari Testarossa, Internal Perspective_ Door Opens 0:07
008 Ferrari Testarossa, Internal Perspective_ Door Closes 0:07
009 Ferrari Testarossa Front Luggage Compartment Opens 0:06
010 Ferrari Testarossa Front Luggage Compartment Closes 0:06
011 Ferrari Testarossa Engine Compartment Opens 0:10
012 Ferrari Testarossa Engine Compartment Closes 0:07
013 Ferrari Testarossa, Internal Perspective_ Parking Brake Engaged 0:07
014 Ferrari Testarossa, Internal Perspective_ Parking Brake Disengaged 0:07
015 Ferrari Testarossa Gas Cap Opened 0:07
016 Ferrari Testarossa Gas Cap Closed 0:06
017 Ferrari Testarossa Headlights Open Up 0:07
018 Ferrari Testarossa Headlights Close Down 0:07
019 Ferrari Testarossa Window Rolls Down 0:10
020 Ferrari Testarossa Window Rolls Up 0:12
021 Ferrari Testarossa, Internal Perspective_ Window Rolls Down 0:09
022 Ferrari Testarossa, Internal Perspective_ Window Rolls Up 0:09
023 Ferrari Testarossa Windshield Wipers Starts, Swipes Once & Stops 0:08
024 Ferrari Testarossa Windshield Wipers Starts, Runs Slow & Stops 0:11
025 Ferrari Testarossa Windshield Wipers Starts, Runs Fast & Stops 0:08
026 Ferrari Testarossa, Internal Perspective_ Windshield Wipers Starts, Swipes Once & Stops 0:08
027 Ferrari Testarossa, Internal Perspective_ Windshield Wipers Starts, Runs Slow & Stops 0:10
028 Ferrari Testarossa, Internal Perspective_ Windshield Wipers Starts, Runs Fast & Stops 0:08
029 Ferrari Testarossa Short Horn Blast 0:07
030 Ferrari Testarossa Medium Horn Blast 0:07
031 Ferrari Testarossa Long Horn Blast 0:07
032 Ferrari Testarossa Starts, Idles, Revs & Shuts off, From Rear 1:03
033 Ferrari Testarossa Starts, Idles & Shuts off, From Side 0:45
034 Ferrari Testarossa False Starts, Starts, Idles & Shuts off, From Front 0:58
035 Ferrari Testarossa Starts, Revs & Shuts off, From Rear 1:03
036 Ferrari Testarossa Starts, Revs & Shuts off, From Side 0:38
037 Ferrari Testarossa Starts, Revs & Shuts off, From Rear 2 0:40
038 Ferrari Testarossa Starts, Revs & Shuts off, From Side 2 0:52
039 Ferrari Testarossa Starts, Revs & Shuts off, From Side 3 0:59
040 Ferrari Testarossa Starts, Revs & Shuts off, From Side 4 0:52
041 Ferrari Testarossa Engine False Starts, Starts, Idles & Accelerates Normally to a Slow Speed from Right 0:18
042 Ferrari Testarossa Starts, Idles & Accelerates Normally to a Slow Speed from Right 0:15
043 Ferrari Testarossa False Starts, Starts, Idles & Accelerates Normally to a Slow Speed from Right 0:18
044 Ferrari Testarossa Starts, Idles & Accelerates Normally to a Medium Speed from Right 0:13
045 Ferrari Testarossa Starts, Idles & Accelerates Normally to a Slow Speed from Left 0:17
046 Ferrari Testarossa Idles & Accelerates Quickly to a High Speed from Right with Tire Squeal 0:11
047 Ferrari Testarossa Idles & Accelerates Quickly to a High Speed from Left with Tire Squeal 0:13
048 Ferrari Testarossa Approaches Slow from Right, Stops, Idles & Shuts Off 0:15
049 Ferrari Testarossa Approaches at a High Speed from Left & Skids By 0:11
050 Ferrari Testarossa Approaches at a High Speed from Left & Skids by 2 0:12
051 Ferrari Testarossa Forward Parking Sequence 0:16
052 Ferrari Testarossa Reverse Parking Sequence 0:29
053 Ferrari Testarossa Approaches & Passes by Right to Left at a Slow Speed 0:13
054 Ferrari Testarossa Approaches & Passes by Left to Right at a Slow Speed 0:14
055 Ferrari Testarossa Approaches & Passes by Right to Left at a Medium Speed 0:11
056 Ferrari Testarossa Approaches & Passes by Left to Right at a Medium Speed 0:12
057 Ferrari Testarossa Approaches & Passes by Right to Left at a High Speed 0:12
058 Ferrari Testarossa Approaches & Passes by Right to Left at a High Speed 2 0:12
059 Ferrari Testarossa Approaches at a High Speed from Right & Skids into 180 Degree Turn 0:11
060 Ferrari Testarossa Approaches at a High Speed from Left & Skids into 180 Degree Turn 0:09
061 Ferrari Testarossa Approaches at a High Speed from Left & Skids into 180 Degree Turn 2 0:11
062 Ferrari Testarossa Approaches in Reverse at a High Speed from Centre & Skids into 180 Degree Turn 0:08
063 Ferrari Testarossa Approaches in Reverse at a High Speed from Centre & Skids into 180 Degree Turn 2 0:13
064 Ferrari Testarossa Starts, Idles & Shuts Off 1:01
065 Ferrari Testarossa Starts, Idles & Shuts off, From Exhaust 1:01
066 Ferrari Testarossa, Internal Perspective_ Starts, Idles & Shuts Off 1:01
067 Ferrari Testarossa Starts, Idles & Shuts off, From Rear Tires 1:01
068 Ferrari Testarossa Starts, Revs & Shuts Off 0:53
069 Ferrari Testarossa Starts, Revs & Shuts off, From Exhaust 0:53
070 Ferrari Testarossa, Internal Perspective_ Starts, Revs & Shuts Off 0:53
071 Ferrari Testarossa Starts, Revs & Shuts off, From Rear Tires 0:53
072 Ferrari Testarossa Engine Starts, Idles, Accelerates Slow Continuously, Idles & Shuts Off 0:12
073 Ferrari Testarossa Engine Starts, Idles, Accelerates Slow Continuously, Idles & Shuts off, From Exhaust 0:12
074 Ferrari Testarossa, Interior Perspective_ Engine Starts, Idles, Accelerates Slow Continuously, Idles & Shuts Off 0:12
075 Ferrari Testarossa Engine Starts, Idles, Accelerates Slow Continuously, Idles & Shuts off, From Rear Tires 0:12
076 Ferrari Testarossa Starts, Idles, Accelerates Slow Continuously, Engine Idles & Shuts Off 0:38
077 Ferrari Testarossa Starts, Idles, Accelerates Slow Continuously, Engine Idles & Shuts off, From Exhaust 0:38
078 Ferrari Testarossa, Internal Perspective_ Starts, Idles, Accelerates Slow Continuously, Engine Idles & Shuts Off 0:38
079 Ferrari Testarossa Starts, Idles, Accelerates Slow Continuously, Engine Idles & Shuts off, From Rear Tires 0:38
080 Ferrari Testarossa Starts, Accelerates Normally to Slow Speed & Slows to a Stop 1:17
081 Ferrari Testarossa Starts, Accelerates Normally to Slow Speed & Slows to a Stop 2 1:17
082 Ferrari Testarossa, Internal Perspective_ Starts, Accelerates Normally to a Slow Speed, Slows to a Stop & Accelerates Slowly to Sl 1:17
083 Ferrari Testarossa Starts, Accelerates Normally to a Slow Speed, Slows to a Stop & Accelerates Slowly to Slow Speed, From Rear Tir 1:17
084 Ferrari Testarossa Drives Slow, Slows to a Stop, Idles & Shuts Off 1:25
085 Ferrari Testarossa Drives Slow, Slows to a Stop, Idles & Shuts off, From Exhaust 1:25
086 Ferrari Testarossa, Internal Perspective_ Drives Slow, Slows to a Stop, Idles & Shuts Off 1:25
087 Ferrari Testarossa Drives Slow, Slows to a Stop, Idles & Shuts off, From Rear Tires 1:25
088 Ferrari Testarossa Starts, Accelerates Quickly to a Medium Speed, Slows to a Stop & Accelerates Normally to a Medium Speed 1:35
089 Ferrari Testarossa Starts, Accelerates Quickly to a Medium Speed, Slows to a Stop & Accelerates Normally to a Medium Speed, From E 1:35
090 Ferrari Testarossa, Internal Perspective_ Starts, Accelerates Quickly to a Medium Speed, Slows to a Stop & Accelerates Normally to 1:35
091 Ferrari Testarossa Starts, Accelerates Quickly to a Medium Speed, Slows to a Stop & Accelerates Normally to a Medium Speed, From R 1:35
092 Ferrari Testarossa Drives at a Medium Speed, Slows to a Stop, Idles & Shuts Off 1:19
093 Ferrari Testarossa Drives at a Medium Speed, Slows to a Stop, Idles & Shuts off, From Exhaust 1:19
094 Ferrari Testarossa, Internal Perspective_ Drives at a Medium Speed, Slows to a Stop, Idles & Shuts Off 1:19
095 Ferrari Testarossa Drives at a Medium Speed, Slows to a Stop, Idles & Shuts off, From Rear Tires 1:19
096 Ferrari Testarossa Starts & Accelerates Quickly to a High Speed 1:38
097 Ferrari Testarossa Starts & Accelerates Quickly to a High Speed, From Exhaust 1:38
098 Ferrari Testarossa, Internal Perspective_ Starts & Accelerates Quickly to a High Speed 1:38
099 Ferrari Testarossa Starts & Accelerates Quickly to a High Speed, From Rear Tires 1:38
100 Ferrari Testarossa Drives at a High Speed, Slows to a Stop, Idles & Shuts Off 1:37
101 Ferrari Testarossa Drives at a High Speed, Slows to a Stop, Idles & Shuts off, From Exhaust 1:37
102 Ferrari Testarossa, Internal Perspective_ Drives at a High Speed, Slows to a Stop, Idles & Shuts Off 1:37
103 Ferrari Testarossa Drives at a High Speed, Slows to a Stop, Idles & Shuts off, From Rear Tires 1:37
104 Ferrari Testarossa Accelerates Quickly to a High Speed & Skids into 180 Degree Turn 0:29
105 Ferrari Testarossa Accelerates Quickly to a High Speed & Skids into 180 Degree Turn, From Exhaust 0:29
106 Ferrari Testarossa, Internal Perspective_ Accelerates Quickly to a High Speed & Skids into 180 Degree Turn 0:29
107 Ferrari Testarossa Accelerates Quickly to a High Speed & Skids into 180 Degree Turn, From Rear Tires 0:29
108 Ferrari Testarossa Drives at a High Speed in Reverse & Skids into 180 Degree Turn 0:09
109 Ferrari Testarossa Drives at a High Speed in Reverse & Skids into 180 Degree Turn, From Exhaust 0:09
110 Ferrari Testarossa, Internal Perspective_ Drives at High Speed in Reverse & Skids into 180 Degree Turn 0:09
111 Ferrari Testarossa Drives at a High Speed in Reverse & Skids into 180 Degree Turn, From Rear Tires 0:09
112 Ferrari Testarossa High Speed Maneuvering 1 0:22
113 Ferrari Testarossa High Speed Maneuvering 2 0:22
114 Ferrari Testarossa, Internal Perspective_ High Speed Maneuvering 0:22
115 Ferrari Testarossa High Speed Maneuvering 3 0:22
116 Ferrari Testarossa, Internal Perspective_ Dry Shifting Gears 0:10

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Elton John for Singers: with Piano Accompaniment PDF

By | March 25, 2022

Elton John for Singers: with Piano Accompaniment PDF

Elton John for Singers: with Piano Accompaniment PDF

(Vocal Piano). 20 classics from Sir Elton John are presented in this collection of vocal transcriptions in their original keys with piano accompaniment.

Includes: Bennie and the Jets * The Bitch Is Back * Candle in the Wind * Don’t Let the Sun Go down on Me * Goodbye Yellow Brick Road * Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds * Philadelphia Freedom * Rocket Man (I Think It’s Gonna Be a Long Long Time) * Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting) * and more.

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The Oxford Handbook of Interactive Audio PDF

By | March 25, 2022

The Oxford Handbook of Interactive Audio PDF

The Oxford Handbook of Interactive Audio PDF

As audiences are increasingly no longer solely listeners but also active producer-consumers, and as video games and other interactive systems increasingly permeate our daily lives, understanding interactivity and its impact on the audience has never been more important. A collection of newly commissioned chapters on interactivity in music and sound edited by preeminent scholars in the field, this book marks the beginning of a journey into understanding the ways in which we interact with sound, and offers a new set of analytical tools for the growing field of interactive audio.

What does it mean to interact with sound? How does interactivity alter our experience as creators and listeners? What makes interactive audio different from non-interactive audio? Where does interacting with audio fit into our understanding of sound and music? What does the future hold for interactive media when it comes to our musical and sonic experiences? And how do we begin to approach interactive audio from a theoretical perspective? The Oxford Handbook of Interactive Audio answers these questions by exploring the full range of interactive audio in video games, performance, education, environmental design, toys, and artistic practice. Examining these questions from a range of approaches — technological, emotional, psychological, and physical — the book provides a thorough overview of the fascinating experience of interactive sound.

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Groove3 Polyend Tracker Beginner’s Guide TUTORIAL

By | March 25, 2022

Groove3 Polyend Tracker Beginner's Guide TUTORIAL

Groove3 Polyend Tracker Beginner’s Guide TUTORIAL

Studio expert Josh Bess presents a comprehensive set of Polyend Tracker video tutorials! If you’re excited to get started with the Polyend Tracker’s impressive list of audio tools, but you’re a little intimidated with the unique approach of this instrument, this course is for you. Josh walks you through all the basics, so you’ll be well-versed in both functionality and workflow. He then covers a wide range of specific topics to get you more familiar with some of the wide-reaching applications of this piece of hardware. These videos are for new Polyend Tracker users.

Josh welcomes you and begins with an overview of everything that will be covered in the course followed by a tour of the interface, where you’ll learn how to open projects and work within the Master Mode, Song Mode, and Pattern Mode. Then learn how to navigate through Tracker’s various parameters, screens, and features.

Next, explore the process of tracking a song, including starting a new project, setting a pattern length, loading and renaming instruments, recording patterns in real-time and step mode, and more. Discover how to adjust the note cutoff modes, use effects, create arpeggios, and use other features to polish and perfect your patterns.

Throughout the rest of the course, you’ll learn many more useful features of Tracker, including how to mix your project, creating songs, adjusting project settings to customize your workflow, adjusting metronome settings, updating the firmware, and more!

To see exactly what these in-depth Polyend Tracker tutorials contain, and how they’ll help you start creating right away with this powerful instrument, check out the individual Polyend Tracker video tutorial descriptions on this page. Learn to harness the creative power that lies within Tracker… watch Polyend Tracker: Beginner’s Guide now!

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Groove3 Arturia Mellotron V Explained TUTORIAL

By | March 25, 2022

Groove3 Arturia Mellotron V Explained TUTORIAL

Groove3 Arturia Mellotron V Explained TUTORIAL

Virtual instrument wiz Tyler Coffin presents comprehensive Arturia Mellotron V video tutorials! If you’d like to add this instrument’s authentic collection of flutes, choirs, strings and other classic Mellotron tones to your tracks, you need to watch this course! Tyler guides you through the plugin’s basics and then works through the more advanced features and functions, providing lots of tips along the way on sound design and more. These videos are for new Mellotron V users.

Tyler welcomes you and then begins with a broad overview of the plugin as well as some history on the original unit. After getting familiar with the layout and organization, you’ll discover the Control Panel, where you can access the overall parameters for controlling the instrument.

Next, explore the Advanced Control Panel, with which you can assign specific keyboard ranges, edit samples, and more. With these controls, you can even treat Mellotron V similarly to a more modern sample library, if you choose, for increased versatility.

Throughout the rest of the course, you’ll explore the remaining features of the instrument, including the effects (chorus, flanger, compressor, phaser, delay, distortion, reverb, and others!), the Preset Manager/Browser, and more. Tyler brings it to a close with some tips on sound design – including several specific examples – as well as some closing thoughts on everything covered.

To see exactly what’s contained in these video tutorials, and how they’ll make adding vintage Mellotron tones to your productions easy and fun, see the individual Arturia Mellotron V video tutorial descriptions on this page. Give your tracks a dose of vintage goodness… watch “Atruria Mellotron V Explained®” now!

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TTC How to Play the Violin TUTORIAL

By | March 25, 2022

TTC How to Play the Violin TUTORIAL

TTC How to Play the Violin TUTORIAL

Have you ever been to a wedding where a violinist plays the beautiful, well-known melody from Pachelbel’s “Canon” and thought to yourself, “I wish I could do that”? For most of us, learning to play an instrument from scratch feels out of reach and too intimidating to attempt. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

Now, in the comprehensive 24-lesson course How to Play the Violin, professional musician and instructor Jules Whelpton, from the Youth Arts Academy, will hold your hand step by step through everything you need to know to go from never having held a violin before to performing with confidence. This well-paced series not only covers the basics, but also sets you on the path to having the versatility to comfortably play both popular and classical music on the violin.

From the very first class, you will be picking up your bow and playing real music—some by ear and some by note-reading. Your instructor also utilizes fun exercises she has composed to teach proper technique. By the end of this course, you will be capable of playing musical scales, classical melodies, and even improvisational pieces based in Americana and folk music.

Building Your Basics
Begin by taking a close look at violin anatomy and learning how to pick the instrument that is the correct size for your age and arm length. You will also find out how to care for your violin and determine the proper tools and accessories you will need to do so, such as rosin for your bow, a tuner, and a shoulder rest.

Fundamental aspects of mastering the violin are knowing how to tune your instrument well and how to develop your listening skills to facilitate proper tuning. Jules will walk you through the core steps of using a fine tuner to get your strings ready to play with great sound. Some of the other beginner techniques covered in the first half of the series include

Pitches: Learn to play the musical alphabet by sight as well as by ear. Sight-reading the alphabet requires learning the lines and notations to decipher the music, while playing by ear involves matching and repeating back the pitches you hear. You will use finger tapes at first to memorize the hand and finger positions needed to play each note and then you will progress to playing without them.

Rhythm: Master reading, hearing, and playing note values, such as whole, half, quarter, and eighth notes, as well as how to incorporate the idea of musical rests or moments of silence in your music. Understanding rhythm well is crucial to prepare yourself to tackle the fine art of articulation and complex rhythms like syncopation.
Bowing Techniques: You will start by practicing essential techniques in first position, such as legato (smooth) and staccato (short) bowing. These early bowing styles will further lead to more advanced techniques, such as ornaments like trills and tremolo and chord-playing skills like double-stops and more.

Dynamics: The concept of musical volume changes. Mastery of this is what brings significant artistry to your playing, as dynamics can evoke a myriad of powerful emotions in a listener. One can tell a beginner violinist from a more advanced player due to the range of dynamics the player performs in a piece. Train yourself to recognize and execute the four main dynamics: forte (loud), piano (quiet), mezzo forte (medium loud), and mezzo piano (medium quiet.)

Fiddle Music: Dive into 10th century medieval Europe to educate yourself on the origins of the violin and the fiddle and grasp the difference between the two. You will then use the call and response method to learn the “Swallowtail Jig,” a famous old fiddle melody.
Filling Your Musical Toolbox

Even if you have never played a musical instrument prior to this course, you have probably heard musicians playing scales before.

Scales are not only a great warm-up and skill-building exercise for every musician from beginner to advanced, but they also help determine the key signatures that you play in. Scales are the foundation of Western styles of music with a set order and rules. With Jules’s help, you will accustom yourself to the fundamental major and minor key signatures in Western music.

In the beginning, you will play the scales very slowly for your ear to learn note pitches and to familiarize yourself with the finger positions for each note. As your ear and finger techniques improve, it is vital to increase the speed of your scales practice. Playing scales quickly will prepare your fingers for playing any combination of notes on your instrument at a moment’s notice.

This is why Jules calls scales your “musical toolbox,” as becoming well-versed in them in every aspect will provide the base for everything you will ever need to play in the Western style of music.

Developing Yourself as Musician and Performer

In the latter half of this course, you will be exposed to these and other advanced violin techniques
Playing Arpeggios and Chords. These require bowing on two neighbor strings at once to create harmony.
Vibrato Basics. Learn to use wrist motion to cause a slight fluctuation in pitch to produce a rich and deep tone.
Second, Third, and Fourth Positions. Getting the knack of the higher notes requires your entire left hand to move up and down the board with ease.
Improvisation. Practice your improvisation skills using Americana ensemble music.
You will also be introduced to the concept of “resonant tuning,” which is the art of hearing your strings physically vibrate other strings of similar pitches. Resonant ringing will give you an indication of whether your instrument is in tune as you are playing it. Knowing how to utilize it is a mark of a more advanced violinist. Along with this, you will now take your finger tapes off as you sharpen your ability to play the correct pitches without needing a visual guide.

Using Your Musical Roadmap
With How to Play the Violin, Jules will ensure that you thoroughly grasp every basic concept you need to learn to play any violin piece you would like to on your own. Now, it is up to you to use the roadmap you’ve been given to continually review and practice each technique with patience and dedication so that you can achieve mastery of your instrument. By the end of this course, you will not only be playing Pachelbel’s “Canon” with ease, but you will also be well on your way to performing on any stage, whether solo or in an ensemble!

What Will You Learn?
Take a close look at violin anatomy and discover how to pick the instrument that is the correct size for your age and arm length

Find out how to care for your violin and determine the proper tools and accessories you will need to do so, such as rosin for your bow, a tuner, and a shoulder rest

Discover how to tune your instrument well and how to develop your listening skills to facilitate proper tuning

Learn to play the musical alphabet by sight as well as by ear

Master reading, hearing, and playing note values, such as whole, half, quarter, and eighth notes, as well as how to incorporate the idea of musical rests or moments of silence in your music

Dive into essential bowing techniques, such as legato (smooth) and staccato (short) bowing, then move on to more advanced techniques such as such as ornaments like trills and tremolo and chord-playing skills like double-stops and more

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FeelYourSound Sundog v3.8.0 [WIN & macOS]

By | March 25, 2022

FeelYourSound Sundog v3.8.0 [WIN & MacOS]

FeelYourSound Sundog v3.8.0 [WIN & macOS]

Get rid of writer’s block once and for all. Experiment with new scales, harmonies, and melodies easily.
Use Sundog to play around with chords and basenotes like a breeze. Go from calm, smooth, chill out styles to energetic upbeat tunes in a matter of seconds. Promised.

Every song needs a good harmonic base. Once you have the chords going, set up a bassline and added some nice background melodies you surely know whether it’s going to be great – or just meeeh.

Four things that can make songwriting painful

But here’s the catch…

Finding that song core is like digging for gold. It’s a lot of work and oftentimes needlessly repetitive and annoying. Does the following sound familiar to you?

  • You have all the instruments ready for a song, but cannot find good chord progressions.
  • You wrote all the chords and background melodies, but now want to try different chords with the same melodic patterns.
  • You always fall back to the same keys and scales that you already know.
  • You know exactly how a melody / arpeggio / bassline should be structured and are annoyed by entering it note by note to match the chords.

Wouldn’t it be great if you could skip the stuff that holds you back to experiment more? I know for sure that this was true for me. This is why I sat down to write a software that could help me reduce the friction – and that boosted my songwriting in more ways than I thought was possible.

Soo.. how can Sundog assist you?

Sundog is designed to work with all major DAWs. All note output happens via MIDI. As long as you set up a virtual MIDI cable between Sundog and your DAW you are ready to go.

But even without a virtual MIDI cable you can create new songs and phrases, as Sundog contains an own factory soundset with over 100 instruments. And it can export MIDI files directly to other programs.

The first thing you do is choosing a scale and a basenote. Take C Major for example if you want to compose a happy song, or E Minor if you write a sad ballad. Just choose a scale and play some notes. You will quickly get a feeling for the mood of the scale.

In a second step you switch over to a special chords view. You can listen to chords by just clicking buttons – and they will all fit your chosen scale!

Once you have found some nice chords you can create a chord progression. This will be the harmonic base of your song.

Move the mouse to trigger melodies

Back in the main view the real magic starts. You can use your mouse, your MIDI keyboard, or your computer keyboard to create new melodies. All your input can either be mapped to scale notes – great for leads! – or to the current chord notes.

This way your melodies will always sound harmonic! Now if you go back to the chords view and change some chords all your melodies will get updated at once.

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Podcast Audio: Make Your Show Sound As Good As Your Content PDF

By | March 25, 2022

Podcast Audio: Make Your Show Sound As Good As Your Content PDF

Podcast Audio: Make Your Show Sound As Good As Your Content PDF

Most podcasters are expert in lots of things other than audio. Creative warriors like yourself are on the front line churning out stories and other great content week after week, helping to build what’s become a serious industry.

But podcasts are about audio, after all, and not understanding the basics has its consequences. Too many shows are difficult to listen to and understand what’s going on. Others simply need a bit of polishing so they can hang with the big-time productions from NPR and the like. With just a little guidance and practice, you can learn how to properly record with a mic, make it sound good, and produce a final show file that will help your show sound better and more professional.

We’ll take a look at microphones, understanding room acoustics, recording setup and equipment, editing and mixing, common problems, and producing a master show file. Audio examples are available on the website so you can hear what we’re talking about. Most of this isn’t that hard once you’re aware of the issues, so let’s move the needle forward.

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FeelYourSound Chord Potion v2.2.1 VST AU

By | March 25, 2022

FeelYourSound ChordPotion v2 VST [WIN]

FeelYourSound Chord Potion v2.2.1 VST AU [WIN & macOS]

The ChordPotion MIDI sequencer and effect plug-in (VST + AU) is your quickest way to create powerful and impressive harmonic phrases within seconds.
Improve your songs and arrangements with authentic and professional patterns that react to your chords. You can mix and combine different playing styles with each other to create your own unique recipes.

Do you already have some nice chords for your song?
Great! Because this is all you need to create impressive, captivating melodies and phrases from here.

Simply throw your chords at ChordPotion and use the intuitive interface to combine different playing styles with each other.

ChordPotion will generate new melodic phrases for you and play them on your favourite synths. You can also export the generated notes as standard MIDI files and edit them later on.

ChordPotion was created to be as usable and efficient for producers as possible:

Perfect for your studio

  • Connects to any of your favourite synths.
  • Includes hundreds of time tested patterns that are used by many professionals around the globe.
  • Works for many styles and genres, including EDM, hip hop, rock, pop, lounge, synthwave, and others.
  • Immediately test out new playing techniques. Discover different styles easily and learn about powerful ways to transform your chords.
  • Edit existing patterns with the built-in sequencer and create your own variations.
  • Play your chords live from a MIDI keyboard or use the playback system of your DAW.
  • You can export the generated notes as standard MIDI files.
  • Use the integrated randomization engine to create endless pattern variations easily.
  • Dozens of presets to get you started quickly. Use the system clipboard to share your own presets with other users.
  • Switch between 12 different pages to experiment with your creations.
  • Two different swing modes and a “tripletize” function make everything “more human” if needed.

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PML Organic House Essentials – Samples & Presets by Felix Raphael

By | March 25, 2022

PML Organic House Essentials - Samples & Presets by Felix Raphael

PML x Felix Raphael – Organic House Essentials

This pack helps you make your tracks come to life! Organic recordings and inspiring loops ready to use in your productions.

About this Sound Pack

Felix Raphael is a Berlin based Live Act, Singer & Producer releasing on his own label YION, Stil vor Talent and many others.

Artists like Oliver Koletzki, Monolink or Armen Miran come to mind and are always a good inspiration for organic sounding and mesmerising festival tunes.

This pack is stuffed with ready to use Percussion Loops & One Shot (each in Mono & Stereo) that will instantly build the organic foundation of your production.

What You Are Getting

  • 160+ One Shots directly from Felix Studios in Berlin
  • 60 Percussive Loops
  • 50 Organic Sounding Diva Presets
  • 100% royalty-free
  • You can use this Pack with every DAW, no special software required

220+ Professional Samples & Loops

160+ One Shots (each Mono & Stereo)

  • 10 Kicks
  • 15 Glas Hats
  • 23 Percussion Shots
  • 22 Organic Layers
  • 10 Toms
  • 15 Stick Shots
  • 22 Shaker Shots
  • 20 Shaker Fills
  • 5 Percussive Textures
  • 10 Claps
  • 6 Snaps
  • 10 Bongo Shots

60 Organic Loops

  • 5 Glas Hat Loops
  • 15 Household Shaker Loops
  • 10 Percussive Loops
  • 15 Shaker Loops
  • 10 Stick Loops
  • 5 Snap Loops

Diva Presets

  • 10 Arps
  • 10 Bass
  • 4 Chords
  • 6 Pads
  • 10 Leads
  • 3 Plucks
  • 7 SFX
  • +
  • 50 Accompanying MIDI

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BFractal Music Techno Roots WAV

By | March 25, 2022

BFractal Music Techno Roots WAV

BFractal Music Techno Roots WAV

¨Techno Roots¨ is a complete sample pack for producers of dark underground techno, tech house, deep tech and other obscure club genres. Masterfully created, edited and produced using multiple textures and layers along with forward thinking sounds. Perfect for create club bangers.

57 Sounds

BFractal Music delivers only high quality sounds recorded exclusively with analog gear. Our samples are well processed with the top audio equipment to build professional tracks and deliver the best result on a big sound system.

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