Archives for April 2019

In every genre of music, beats are relied upon. They are fundamental to the making of music. That is why there is a demand for beat making software as well as a demand for beat makers. To start with creating a beat on a computer, one needs a digital audio workstation or DAW. This is where one records, plays back, edits, mixes, and arranges his musical projects and tracks. There are plenty of good DAW software in the market and they are affordable. The only differences between DAWs are small and not major variances. While the DAW is the host for making the beat, other software are also required to go along with it. They basically come as plugins that can run with the DAW. Some DAWs have these plugins preinstalled. One can usually find these DAWs and plugins for both Mac and PC.

Key Takeaways:

• There is a great need for software to make music on a computer and to start with one needs to have a DAW.
• Ableton Live is a DAW software that enthusiasts can find useful because it can be used to record, playback, mix and edit music.
• FL Studio 20 is ideal for a Mac Workstation and although it can be used on PCs. It is easy to use and very intuitive.

“From old-school hip-hop to progressive house, there’s not an electronic genre where creating a solid, rhythmic framework isn’t an essential skill.”

Read more: https://www.loopmasters.com/articles/4197

Until March 20th, 2019, many persons who were into podcasting wouldn’t have though that using an SSL to do podcasting was a viable option. But SSL’s Oxford headquarters announcement of a new affordable SSL changed all that. On that day, they launched the smallest and the most affordable analogue SSL in the market. It’s very compact enough that it can enter into a rucksack but manages to have a lot of features that an ideal podcaster would wish for which cannot be found even in expensive mixers. The analogue SSL is called the SSL SiX. As a desktop format mixer, it has inbuilt six channels, of which two are fitted with the company’s respected SuperAnalogue mic preamp. When in mixtown mode, one has access to a 12-channel summing bus and the well-known SSL bus compressor comes in two versions. It will retail for 1,198.80 pounds, which makes it very affordable.

Key Takeaways:

• Until March 20th, 2019, many persons would have thought that using an SSL to do podcasting would not be a viable option.
• The SSL Oxford headquarters have launched the smallest and the most affordable analogue SSL that could ever be found in the market.
• The analogue SSL comes with a super-simplified version with one knob of the SSL Channel Compressor along with new two-band EQ.

“In summary, the new SSL SiX (as it’s called) is a desktop-format mixer with (naturally…) six input channels, two of which are fitted with the company’s respected SuperAnalogue mic preamps.”

Read more: https://www.soundonsound.com/news/ssl-launch-their-most-affordable-mixer-ever