Archives for June 2018

Music production companies today know that in order to stay relevant in the increasingly digital era, it is crucial to have different types of software that provide various functionalities for producers. One of the more renowned companies, that of Roland Virtual Sonics, recently launched their software plugin that allows producers to store much of their necessities on their cloud, allowing music producers to focus on the seamlessness of their tracks instead of the hardware on their computers.

Key Takeaways:

• Composers would be honored to be involved in these kind of projects. You need to be able to find a great mixing team when you are working as a composer.
• Composers can benefit by learning the most they can about different plug ins. You have to work with your timing when it comes to the plug ins. A rhythm composer can certainly work in the jazz arena.
• Wall Street would benefit from investing in these different plug ins. It would make sense to have venture capital teams work on these projects.

“Roland Virtual Sonics proudly announces the release of the first-ever Roland TR-808 Software Rhythm Composer to the Roland Cloud service. For the first time in history, Roland has created an authentic software reproduction of the original TR-808 Rhythm Composer, and it is now available as both a VST and AU plugin for use in popular digital audio workstations.”

Read more: https://ask.audio/articles/roland-releases-their-first-official-tr808-software-plugin

Logic Pro X, version 10.4, is a powerful audio editing suite with a host of features. In fact, it's so loaded that a lot of its best aspects fly under the radar with many users. In order to help, we've highlighted a few of the best things you might not know about. These include MIDI automation, ARA support, proportional-Q, and enhancements to the key command window. Look into becoming proficient with these features, and take your tracks to a new level.

Key Takeaways:

• Logic ProC has a 10.4 update, that is up for review this March, online at Ask Audio.
• Ask Audio notes that this new version consolidates the handling of automation metadata and MIDI controller data.
• This type of consolidated access is in the Track area, the Audio Track area,
  the Piano Roll, and the Score Editor.

“Logic 10.4 brings a host of new features and bugfixes that have rightfully gotten a lot of press, but there are also a number of smaller additions and helpful workflow enhancements that may be flying under the radar”

Read more: https://ask.audio/articles/6-logic-pro-x-104-workflows-features-you-might-not-know

Every recording artist or producer is always looking for the next new thing in order to up their sound game, and the Axis from SoundSpot is a new plugin that's likely to do just that. This new offering is a combination of two existing plugins, which have been unified with an additional directional compressor capable of a wide range of outputs. This will give the producer maximum versatility and creative capacity when forming their desired sounds.

Key Takeaways:

• Looking for a new plugin to take your music to the next level? The SoundSpot Axis is probably exactly what you're looking for.
• This plugin combines two of their most popular and effective existing offerings, then adds some additional functionality on top.
• In particular, this product is heavy on compression capabilities, allowing you to add a lot of depth and power to your sounds.

“The Axis imager module is loaded with features that allow you to manipulate the audio positioning in ways that no other singular plugin can do.”

Read more: http://www.musictech.net/2018/03/soundspot-release-axis/

After a lot of hard work in the studio, it's during the editing process when everything really has to come together, producing finished tracks that reflect your vision. However, it's also during this part of the process when things can go wrong as a result of some common mistakes. For example, too much splicing, allowing waveform discontinuities, and cutting off transients can all result in discordant sounds – so keep an eye out for those rookie errors and make sure to avoid them.

Key Takeaways:

• Back in the analog days of audio, manual edits, meant punches on the fly and razor blade cuts, so no second chances.
• Fortunately, today's advanced, non-destructive editting techniques allow for a near to never-ending stream of second chances.
• Comping, which refers to creating a composite track by pulling together the best audio takes available, is not a time to slice and dice.

“But cutting at only at zero crossings can be a tedious, slow process when many edits need to be made.”

Read more: https://ask.audio/articles/5-mistakes-to-avoid-when-editing-audio