Elaine Sy

Leapwing Audio DynOne Review – Compress and Impress

June 6, 2019 by Elaine Sy Leave a Comment

Multiband compression has been in existence for a while now. Whilst it can be very powerful, it can also entirely ruin a mix in the wrong hands. Parallel compression has also been around for a while, and the technique can be arguably more subtle and transparent as it leaves the original signal untouched.

Leapwing Audio’s new plug-in intends to merge the two in a powerful, yet transparent dynamics tool, which will be exceptionally good at bringing up low-level detail instead of squashing dynamics. DynOne has 5-bands with fixed crossovers at 160Hz, 800Hz, 4kHz & 11kHz and new low latency mode with optimized filters.

Nektar Pacer Review – A Very Well Built Unit

June 5, 2019 by Elaine Sy Leave a Comment

Nektar is a company known for its MIDI controllers and keyboards. However, you may have a rough patch on the first use of their products. But with persistence and continued usage, you will love it and stay with it forever. No wonder the brand has consistently score great reviews.

Since it offers versatility and empowerment in both the studio and the live arena, all guitarists absolutely need this hands-free DAW controller. It is a USB-powered footswitch controller with 24 presets. It also has 10 programmable footswitches with RGB LEDs and 6-step programmable MIDI messages for each switch per preset.

ROLI Blocks Songmaker/Beatmaker Kits Review

June 4, 2019 by Elaine Sy Leave a Comment

Roli is a company who is known for creating highly expressive hardware – Blocks – which connect five physical gestures to control over the sound. Instead of sending the usual MIDI messages, the Blocks sends MPE data which is similar to MIDI, but much more elaborate.

ROLI Blocks Kits are genuinely remarkable packages that make music technology far more expressive, tactile and human. This ethos is worth your time and money. The Blocks Kits look, sound and feel great. If you’re a software and hardware aficionado who prefers the latest toys to play with, then you absolutely need this.

How to Make Electronic Music: A Guide for the True Beginner

June 3, 2019 by Elaine Sy Leave a Comment

Let’s learn how to make music. This will be an overview of the key skills, equipment, and methods you’ll need. This is for musicians who would like to improve their existing songs or write some new electronic music from scratch.

Since this is a step by step process, I suggest you go through the whole guide on how to make electronic music in order first then just go back when needed. There are also some software recommendations as well as links to other resources for some complex topics. The tools provided will help you create something unique and beautiful.

Read more about this here: https://www.musicianonamission.com/make-electronic-music/

Review: Apogee MIC Plus

June 2, 2019 by Elaine Sy Leave a Comment

This product is so versatile. Thus, I wouldn’t be surprised if there will be a lot of potential users who will be interested in it. Its ad says that it is a USB microphone for iPad, iPhone, iPod, Mac and PC and that it is “professional studio quality”.

It serves more than a USB microphone. It is an audio interface with A/D conversion, 24-bit up to 96 Hz operation and a mic preamp with 46dB of gain, digitally controlled. Moreover, it has a headphone input with a “blend” feature that allows for zero-latency monitoring.

Read more about this here: https://ask.audio/articles/review-apogee-mic-plus