On September 15, 2016, Spitfire Audio released Spitfire Symphonic Brass boasting to be the definitive collection of brass orchestral recording. After nearly fourteen years of sampling and capturing the best British brass players, Spitfire Audio is proud to announce the release of the London Air Studio recorded masterpiece Symphonic Brass.
Recorded at the renowned Air Studios locate at Hampstead London, Symphonic Brass is a collection of British’s finest brass players a compilation of trumpets, horns, and trombones. Going deeper with brass trombones and tubas to more sophisticated instruments such as cimbassi, contrabass trombones and the new contrbass tuba. These combinations truly make Symphonic Brass a must have for music enthusiasts.
You can find out more here: http://www.musictech.net/2016/09/spitfire-symphonic-brass/
Archives for September 2016
Substance Bass Engine By Output Sounds
Output Sounds recently released their version of a bass engine named Substance a combination of multiple bass platforms mixed with creative synthesisers to produce powerful bass sounds.
With Outputs goal of developing simple groundbreaking concepts for musicians, producers, composers, and sound designers of all levels they released Substance a bass engine capable of holding 300 presets in a powerful new 3 layer engine.
Substance, is not about emulating or recreating sounds but creating new sounds that push boundaries of bass to the limits. 3 layers of engines sources and blends the sounds with FX, filters, and modulations creating cleaner presets.
Listen to the sample here: http://www.musictech.net/2016/09/output-substance-released/
SOLO Alto Saxophone Library For Kontakt Available Now
Cmusic Production recently announced the release of SOLO Alto Saxophone Library. The Engineers from Cmusic used four microphones to record the library combining natural sound while maintaining sensitivity. The said library was created for Kontakt a ready to use musical toolset for producers, songwriters, musicians, and music enthusiasts.
Configuring the four microphones as two pairs enabled Cmusic to achieve the perfect recording for the said collection, it allowed balance adjustments between the two pairs. They combined it with technique and it enabled the impression of a realistic live performance. A wide variety of alto saxophone recordings available now for Kontakt.
You can find out more here: http://www.kvraudio.com/news/cmusic-production-releases-solo-alto-saxophone-for-kontakt-34482
Recording The Lead Vocal
The lead vocal is usually the central focal-point of a recording, especially when you’re talking about singer/songwriter type songs where the arrangement is pretty intimate. Besides the voice, you may have a piano or an acoustic guitar and nothing else. So it’s really important to get the best vocal sound you can.
Part of that equation is the microphone. For example, the most common advice is to use a large diaphragm condenser microphone like the Rode NT2-A or the Audio-Technica AT2035. But sometimes a mic that sounds good on one person’s voice will not sound great on someone else. You often have to find the right mic for the right person.
There are other considerations as well. This article addresses issues such as who will do the singing (if you’re a better songwriter than singer then it might not be you!), what recording space will be used to track the singer, and how to best monitor the session. Check it out here:
http://www.recordingmag.com/resources/resourceDetail/247.html
Roland Re-Creates Iconic T-909 Drum Machine
Roland recently announced an addition to its Boutique Line of Synthesisers and its not just one but they added three more to the said line. Among the trio is a remake of the iconic T-909 Drum Machine now called T-09.
The T-09 although modern and updated still is highly influenced by its predecessor thanks to Roland’s ACB (Analog Circuit Behaviour) technology. Keeping the experience nostalgic.
Roland boasts of the T-09 as being more flexible than the previous models. With its improved controls, you can now make adjustments without skipping a beat. Experience the feel of the old in a new and improved way, all of these for $399.
Read more here: https://www.engadget.com/2016/09/09/roland-tr-09-tb-03-vp-03-synth-drum-machine/