Hollin Jones

Hollin Jones

Hollin Jones was classically trained as a piano player but found the lure of blues and jazz too much to resist. Graduating from bands to composition then production, he relishes the chance to play anything with keys. A sometime lecturer in videographics, music production and photography post production, Hollin has been a freelance writer on music technology and Apple topics for well over a decade, along the way publishing several books on audio software. He has been lead writer at a number of prominent music and technology publications. As well as consultancy, full-time journalism, video production and professional photography, he occasionally plays Hammond, Rhodes and other keys for people who ask nicely. Hollin is Contributing Editor at Ask.Audio.

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5 Ways To Warm Up Digital Recordings

Digital sound can sometimes be overly clean and clinical. Great for clarity, but not for vibe. Here are some ways you can reintroduce some character to your digitally recorded tracks.

New Cataclysmic Novation Circuit Sound Pack

Extend and expand your Novation Circuit with this brand new and very affordable sound pack that really packs a punch - Cataclysmic Impact.

Earn As You Learn With The New Ask.Audio Affiliates System

We've been working on something special and it's finally here - an amazing new affiliates system that lets you earn through links to Ask.Audio products that you share via your social media channels.

How Many Of These Logic Pro X 10.3 Workflow & Exporting Stems Tricks Did You Know?

Did you know you can now insert text-based tags into the file names of stems as you batch export them? This and many other up-to-the-minute tips can be found in this short video.

Diyagaskai: From Online Music Production Tutorials To Online Success

In just a couple of years, Toronto-based producer Diyagaskai has gone from being a novice to having hundreds of thousands of streams of her music and videos. She tells us how she did it.

Make Elektron's RYTM Drum Machine Unique By Importing Your Own Samples

It's not a conventional sampler, but this video shows you how to import and use any samples from your own collection to use as part of your kits and beats in RYTM.

Remarkable Wireless Speaker Made From Concrete - Here's How It Was Made

When high-end audio specialists Master & Dynamic got together with a leading architect to design a wireless speaker, the results were always going to be impressive.

Interview: Super Flu

Super Flu ply a unique mixture of electronica and a range of other styles to create hypnotic soundscapes as well as head-nodding house. We caught up with them to talk about their new album.

Explore The Buchla Easel Synth With Todd Barton

The Buchla Easel is a modular synthesizer quite unlike any other. In this short video, Buchla expert Todd Barton shows you around and explains how it works.

5 Tips For Avoiding Buyer's Remorse

We've all done it at some point '" gone ahead and bought something expensive that we've later regretted. Here are some ways to avoid doing it, and to cope with it if it has already happened.

Free iMPC Pro iPad Update Released, Plus Free And Discounted Expansion Packs For 2 Weeks

Great news for iPad users with a big, free update to iMPC Pro. And substantial discounts on iMPC for all platforms as well as expansion packs, and even some free content!

Watch How Arturia MatrixBrute Was Used To Score Valerian

Arturia has released a short documentary in which Alexandre Desplat shows how he used the MatrixBrute synth as well as live orchestral sessions to score blockbuster movie Valerian. Watch it here.

Sample Logic Unveils New Dynamic Rhythmic Sequencing Instrument & Loop Library

Sample Logic's latest mega-instrument looks like it could fulfil all your looping needs. Here are the details on what you get and a preview of its sounds.

Elastic Drums 2.1 Released: 4 New Futuristic Synths, Master EQ And More New Features

Elastic Drums looks to be expanding its already impressive horizons by adding four new synths, with more to follow. Plus there's a raft of other tweaks and improvements. Here's the detail.

Why Singers Need To Learn Harmony - Explained In 1 Minute.

Understanding some basics about harmony will help you to improve both your composition and improvisational skills while singing. This short video explains why.