A member of the string family, the upright bass, also known as the double bass is the lowest pitched string instrument going as low as B0 (31Hz) on its five string version.
Recording this instrument can be quite tricky because of its low tone, you begin by choosing the right microphone. Choose a mic that can capture these frequencies.
Once you have picked the right mic you need to understand its vibration points since it is capable of producing vibrations mainly transmitted by its bridge. Knowing these details, you can now place your chosen mic in the right position.
Read more here: http://en.audiofanzine.com/recording-mixing/editorial/articles/recording-a-bowed-upright-bass.html
Vintage Folk Rock Kit By Drum Drops
Drum Drops released its latest addition to its virtual drum instruments library, featuring a newly designed interface. Built from scratch by their new partner in development, Drum Drops announced its inclusion in their latest kit.
Also known as Version 2, this addition is far more integrated and refined than the previous Version 1. Adding color and a realistic render the developers believe that it doesn’t just look great but helps the user to connect with its interface.
Version 2 includes a big list of preset options with its two convolution reverbs, giving it a big boost when it comes to the effects.
Find out more here: http://www.loopmasters.com/articles/3735
Review: Accusonus Regroover
Accusonus developed Regroover, multi-band beat slicer virtual instrument for PC and Mac that is available in a Pro and Essential and you can try for free from their website.
Regroover can split an audio loop into a group of up to six layers, each consisting of a different rhythmic element unlike your typical beat slicing instruments that can only cut a loop into time based slices. The Essential version of Regroover can’t create and edit expansion kits or save edits for later use.
Read more about this here: http://bedroomproducersblog.com/2016/12/16/accusonus-regroover-review/
Kinetic Treats For Kontakt Player For FREE
Native Instruments has released a new Kontakt Library that features the sounds of children’s vintage toys called Kinetic Treats. The best part is that the library will be available as a free download from the Native Instruments website until January 4th, 2017, all you need to do is create an account.
Buttons, sliders and knobs are disguised as toy trains, robots, glowing space invaders, origami cranes, and a spinning ballerina so all you need is a little bit of exploring to get the full experience of the Kinetic Treats.
Read more about this here: http://bedroomproducersblog.com/2016/12/15/native-instruments-kinetic-treats/
Soundiron Apocalypse Percussion Elements
Although Apocalypse Percussion Elements by Soundiron is not aiming to be the best complete drum library, it does provide the most useful sounds. It targets someone who is not a full time producer with a high budget but its market is towards those who are looking for a complete set that is compact.
Apocalypse Percussion Elements by Soundiron is THE drum library for Native Instruments Kontakt and Kontakt Player virtual instruments.
Read more about this here: http://bedroomproducersblog.com/2016/12/16/soundiron-apocalypse-percussion-elements-review/