So last week we looked at some of those fantastic ready-made instruments available in the Reaktor library. You ready to build one of your own? We’ll be taking it step by step and by the end of the session you’ll have built your very...
1. Introducing Reaktor So this week we move on to Reaktor, possibly one of the most complex tools for music making you can come across. Reaktor is like a Lego box, full of blocks that you can use to build anything you want, whether it’s...
1. Introduction The last few lessons have provided you with the techniques to create new and interesting sounds for your sound library. Whether it’s creating sounds from scratch through synthesis or manipulating audio in a sampler, further processing can be the ‘icing on the cake’...
1. Modulation in KontaktAs we’ve already seen, modulation is the key to creating expressive and dynamic sounds and no synth worth it’s salt would be found without them. This is also true for samplers and Kontakt comes fully loaded with a massive range, from...
Kontakt 5 is the most amazing sampler I’ve ever come across without a doubt. It’s an absolute powerhouse for sound creation and comes with a vast library of instruments covering everything from a full Classical Orchestra andauthentic sounding acoustic pianos to synthesisers, percussion and...
1. IntroductionFM has a bit of a bad reputation for being unnecessarily complicated, but we'regoing to see that it really isn't that bad. The major difficulty with FM is that although it appears to have similar controls to an analogue style synth, it is a...
Intro Before software instruments, a musician would save up a lot of cash to buy a particular synth/sound module (old classics like the Moog, TB303 or more recently Virus, Nord Lead, etc.). This meant that they would spend a lot of time exploring every single...
Demos What is a demo? A sales pitch Demos - Then and NOW (records) -Used to be able to do piano or guitar and vocal -NOW - records, no room for anyone to listen -Most of time aren’t listening, just reading When to pitch piano / vocal...
TIPS AND TECHNIQUES What is alliteration, anaphora, and other “ear worm” secrets to lyric and melody writing? Anaphora EXAMPLES (Because You Loved Me) (For You I Will) (How Do I Live) (Have You Ever) (If You’re Not The One) (How Can We Be Lovers) (How Can...
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