2018 was a great year for synthesizers.
After attending the recent Synth Expo in LA, I realized that, though the world of software synthesizers is booming, there’s still a huge fan base for hardware synthesizers.
In addition to standalone units, the ongoing resurgence of the Eurorack seems to be getting Read more...
In 1981, Eventide released the SP2016 multi-effects rack processor, a unit that arguably helped coin the term plugin as we know it today.
The original SP2016 came with various algorithms, including both a Room and Plate reverb, and a little later, the Stereo Room algorithm was released as a “plug-in” Read more...
There are varying opinions about whether a strong knowledge of music theory helps or hinders the songwriting process.
Some songwriters, Paul McCartney notably among them, practically brag of their lack of theoretical training, while others consider their music theory foundations an essential part of their toolkit.
Technology has only provided Read more...
Our guest today is one of the hottest young mixer, producer, entrepreneur triple threats in the music world: GRAMMY-winning producer Jordan Young, known professionally as DJ Swivel. By age 26, Swivel had already engineered for legendary contemporary artists including Beyoncé, Fabolous, Jay-Z, Whitney Houston, Britney Spears, Kanye West, the list Read more...
Shortcuts make navigating, organizing, and effecting your sessions dramatically faster and easier, helping to increase your productivity and give you more time to focus on making creative choices.
Ableton Live 10, released earlier this year, added a host of new key commands to make working in Live even faster and Read more...
