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AudioTutsPlus on 9/20/11
It’s quite likely that most of you have read plenty of tutorials on dynamics processing. Most them tell us that we can use dynamics processors to tame our mixes and create a more balanced sound. Although this is true, if we push things a little we can also use them as creative effects. In this tutorial we’ll take a look at using various dynamics processors as effects and how we can transform these everyday workhorses into interesting creative tools. To learn more about what you get as part of Audio Premium, read this. To take a peek inside this tutorial, hit the jump! Tutorial Contents Step 1 – Super Heavy Compression Step 2 – Pushing Your Transient Designer Step 3 – Getting Clever With Your Gates Step 4 – Multi-Band Magic Step 5 – Super Hot Limiters Step 6 – Using Parallel Processing Effect Examples Here are a few examples of the type of effects covered in the tutorial: Super Hot Limiters: Download audio file (5.mp3) Getting Clever With Your Gates: Download audio file... Relative News
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Computer Music on 1/25/11
Get 13 issues of Computer Music per year – including a DVD-ROM every issue and a sample pack worth £59.95 – when you subscribe here from only £29.99 every six months! (This offer is open to all readers - whether based in the UK or overseas - simply select your region when subscribing for prices where you are.) The downloadable sample pack from UK distributors Time+Space comprises a wide variety of pro-quality sounds. It's full of dancefloor inspiration, from Disco Gold by Zero-G right through to Progressive House from Sample Magic! Further details of which titles the samples are taken from can be found here(the pack is also available in WAV and REX format - though Dark Skies, Urban Legend and Vocal Factory are not included in the REX pack). Simply click here and subscribe today to claim your sample pack and get every issue of cm delivered to your door for up to 20% less than the cover price! Please specify an email address when subscribing in order to receive your download... Relative News
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AudioTutsPlus on 1/14/11
// From the bottom of our creative little hearts, we want to thank you all for making the Tuts+ Quiz so much fun! We had over 1,500 entries, and 27 prizes. We’re sorry you can’t all win a prize, but we hope you had a lot of fun and got to know Tuts+ a little bit better! We certainly got to know you better, and we learned that Tuts+ readers are clever and good-looking. Read on to see who won! Yay! Winners Adobe CS5 (courtesy of Adobe Business Catalyst) – Pavol Bigos. Wacom Tablet – Elena Poleacova, Erin Goh. Rockable Library – Andres Hernandez. Smashing Library – Daniel Tan, Branden Schaffer, Jason Anello. Magic Bullet Looks 1.4 – Owen Conti. Trapcode Form – Romain Capelle. Billings 3 – Lisianne Marzani, Amit Kumar, Lucian Ciortan. Pixelmator – Pablo Lara H, Serina Brown, Ed Werdyl. Little Snapper – Philo Hermans, George Elias, Gram Riisgaard, Andrew George, Michelle Boule. Courier – Alex Cuncannon, Samuel Naki, Petra Horing, Javier Barrera, Irmantas Pocius. Symmetry Works... Relative News
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Computer Music on 12/22/10
If you use Reason, we recommend you pick up our brand-new Computer Music Special – Reason: The Expert Guide. Featuring 100% fresh new tutorials, this magazine/disc package is everything you need to make better tracks with Propellerhead's awesome software studio. The fun kicks off with in-depth guides showcasing the best new features in Reason 5. These will help you get to grips fast with Kong, Blocks, Dr. Octo Rex, live sampling and the new features for hardware control. Then there's a section of Masterclasses that'll get you working like a pro with ReGroove and Reason's routing features, designing your own drums in Kong, delving into the heart of Thor, and recording vocals entirely within Reason! Finally, a massive collection of Tips and Tricks shows you how to create today's hottest sounds step-by-step using Reason's instruments and devices. Make vocal pads, dubstep snares and wobbles, dirty, trancey, electrifying and talking synths… and more.You get all that, plus an... Relative News
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AudioTutsPlus on 6/10/11
Twice a month we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Audiotuts+. This tutorial was first published in August 2008. For the neophyte, the studio can be a place of myth and legend. It’s complicated and takes many years of learning and hands-on experience to become a talented studio engineer or producer. It’s not at all helped by the amount of misinformation that has been distributed about studio recording, unfortunately; let’s clear up a few of these myths. 1. There’s a “right way” to do things You can record your vocals through an SM58 or let clipping go unchecked if you want; there’s really no hard and fast right way to do things in the studio. There are guidelines and best practices, but at the end of the day you have to go with what your ear says sounds good, and more importantly, sounds right for the track. 2. Studio magic can fix a bad performance Studio magic can make a good performance great, or a great performance stunning. But... Relative News
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AudioTutsPlus on 7/6/11
Plenty of experienced and capable performers, no strangers to the studio, still get the jitters when it comes time to record. For the relative novice, perhaps working with limited equipment in less than ideal spaces, any problems arising from the pressure of recording are compounded by the technical challenges. In this article, I’m going to offer you some simple tips that can help you to improve your recorded performances and make your life easier when it comes time to edit and mix your songs. Rehearse! An obvious one to start, but it’s all too easy to overlook. Many hobby musicians’ principle reason for recording is to make demos of their own compositions, and since many people write, or at least develop, their songs while recording, it can often be the case that you’ve never actually played the thing from beginning to end as a true performance. No matter how good a musician you are, an unrehearsed performance will disintegrate under pressure. Even if your songs are well... Relative News
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AudioTutsPlus on 12/20/10
It’s the holiday season. And to celebrate, we’re launching something special: the Tuts+ Holiday Quiz. Each day for 10 days we’ll publish a quiz question on a different Tuts+ site. Together, the answers will form a secret URL string that will give you access to an equally secret entry form. The prizes we’ve assembled will blow you away! Read on to learn how to take part in the Tuts+ Holiday Quiz (it’s going to be plenty of fun!) and earn the chance to win a copy of the Adobe CS5 Suite (courtesy of the competition’s lead sponsor, Business Catalyst), a Wacom Intuos 4 tablet, a library of Rockable Press books (13 eBooks) , a library of Smashing Magazine books (5 eBooks), licenses for several popular Mac Apps, and more! The prizes add up to thousands of dollars in value, and only dedicated participants will be able to win. img {margin: 0 auto} #quiz-question {position: relative} #quiz-question img {float: right; padding: 0 50px 0 0} #quiz-question h2 {position: absolute; top:... Relative News
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AudioTutsPlus on 3/26/11
Classical piano, KORG nanoKontrol, 3.5″ diskettes, and patience. Our sister site AudioJungle is a royalty-free stock audio site that helps musicians earn money. In this interview series you’ll learn about those musicians, their gear, and their AudioJungle experiences. Today we meet Rodrigo Noales (Sonicbyte). Tell us a bit about yourself. Where are you from, what do you do for a living? My name is Rodrigo Noales, and I’m from Mar del Plata, Argentina. My main job is being a web designer/multimedia at sonicbyte.com a design studio I founded 10 years ago along with Pablo Jimeno (project manager and designer) and Juan Pablo Vincent (Programmer/Developer), my parteners in this adventure. In fact sonicbyte.com was created as a Royalty Free Audio site. Ha ha. But just as a part-time project, until I found AudioJungle some years later, and fell in love with it. I then got some of my old tracks, created some new ones and the rest is history. Which marketplaces do you belong to?... Relative News
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AudioTutsPlus on 2/4/11
Twice a month we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Audiotuts+. This tutorial was first published in August 2008. Have you ever been listening to a song and realized “Hey, I’ve heard part of this before!”. What you discovered is called “sampling”, a process by which part of a song, or a sound, is captured and played back to create a new song. In this tutorial I will show you what you need in order to begin sampling, and some of the techniques the professionals use. Lastly, I will walk you through the creation of a famous Billboard Hot 100 song. We’ll be using Reason and ReCycle for this one, but the principles could be adapted to any DAW. Note: this tutorial contains embedded audio that will not display in a feed reader. Click back to the site to read the tutorial with audio or download the Play Pack at the end of the tut. Introduction So what constitutes a good sample? Well, most importantly, the sample should reflect your personal... Relative News
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AudioTutsPlus on 8/1/11
Each month, we bring together a selection of the best tutorials and articles from across the whole Tuts+ network. Whether you’d like to read the top posts from your favourite site, or would like to start learning something completely new, this is the best place to start! Psdtuts+ — Photoshop Tutorials Introduction to Digital Art Photoshop is an excellent tool for manipulating photographs but it can also be used as a means to create stunning digital art. This tutorial is part of a 25-part video tutorial series demonstrating everything you will need to know to start producing digital art in Photoshop. Digital Art for Beginners, by Adobe Certified Expert and Instructor, Martin Perhiniak will begin by teaching you how to draw in Photoshop. At the conclusion of this series you will know all you need to produce your own concept art and matte paintings in Photoshop. Visit Article The Making of the Nutty Boat Trip Most of you probably know how hard it can be to... Relative News
