engadget.com in partnership with The Wirecutter recently released the top wireless earbuds under $50, after an extensive research and hours of testing by expert panellists, Anker Sounbuds tops the list with its Sport IE20 Bluetooth in-ear headphones.
Passing all the criteria’s given for the IE20 may not be the perfect earbuds but it gets the job done. It comes very cheaply at under $50 but comes with a decent sound, is able to handle phone calls very well and pretty much fits good for an in-ear. For the price, it also comes with 3 sets of different size silicone stabilizing wings and 5 sets of tips.
Read more here: https://www.engadget.com/2017/07/28/the-best-wireless-earbuds-under-50/
Archives for July 2017
Sound Design Tutorial By Point Blank
Point Blank recently released its new tutorial video in line with its courses offered that includes the comprehensive BA (Hons) Music Production and Sound Engineering degree, also available online. This tutorial gives you a preview of the depth of this course and other things offered by Point Blank.
In this tutorial developer and instructor, Chris Carter gives out a few tips and techniques for sound design. In this video, Chris discusses in particular Reaktor by Native Instrument and how you can use it as an effect plugin. Using different effects such as reverb and delay Chris shows us chain Reaktor effects.
Read more here: http://www.musictech.net/2017/07/point-blank-reaktor-as-a-plugin/
Not Your Typical Studio Enhancements
Having a studio is not all about your gear, synths, or even the best computer if you want to maintain a good production environment here are some things you would also like to consider. From microphones, software and all the gear you can think of those are things to enhance the quality of your mix although most of these are quite costly there a few cheap things that you can do to improve your overall mixing environment.
Books and magazines, not just collecting them but actually reading them may help you look at your studio from a different point of view.
Read more here: http://www.musictech.net/2017/07/6-unusual-ways-enhance-studio/
sE X1 S Studio Bundle
Being known for giving high quality studio gear at an affordable price, SE Electronics comes up with yet another great deal. Bundling together an X1 S microphone, RF-X Reflexion Filter, an sE Isolation Pack (with pop shield) and a three-metre mic cable, what more can one ask for?
Music enthusiasts are already raving about this steal, giving it a 9 out of 10.
Read more about this review here: http://www.musictech.net/2017/07/se-x1-s-studio-bundle-review/
How To Use Envelope Parameters
Envelopes are often used in synthesis to modulate just about anything, but did you know that there are more ways you can use your envelopes? Before getting into complexity let us first understand the basics, like what actually is an envelope and how can we use it in everyday mixes.
Envelope by definition is a table of data points that is output over a specified period of time. Triggered by a new note or key press the output usually has a sustain stage dictating the overall duration depending on how long one presses the key.
The Stages of an envelope:
Find out here: https://theproaudiofiles.com/synthesis-101-envelope-parameters-uses/