Posts with tag sound-design

Tutorial | Mar 12, 2015 by Sara Simms

With an insight into the gear used to create his signature guitar sounds, Sara Simms delves deeper to demonstrate how you can re-create tones inspired by the one and only Jimi Hendrix.

Tutorial | Mar 11, 2015 by G.W. Childs IV

Looking to make a great sounding lead guitar from a synth? Bring on Reason, and more to the point, bring on Parsec. G. W. Childs shows how to twist this synth's sounds into convincing lead guitar.

News | Mar 10, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Skynet Prototype from Bluezone Corporation is a 900 MB sound effect library designed for movies and games with a futuristic, mechanical, robotic and military slant.

News | Feb 24, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Kyma was designed to be a hardware and software sound design environment for studio and live performance artists. And Kyma 7 promises some new inspiring features...

News | Feb 23, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Now here's something unique and cool. A 500 series modular format sound processor designed for sound designers to achieve 8 and 16-bit video game soundtracks. The video is worth watching too!

Review | Feb 19, 2015 by G.W. Childs IV

Casey Edwards, the creator of Oracle, is best known for composing music for games like Killer Instinct 1 and Killer Instinct 2. Now you can get hold of his epic sounds in Oracle.

Tutorial | Feb 18, 2015 by G.W. Childs IV

Image-Line's Sawer synth is a thick, analog-style synth with some serious attitude. In this tutorial, GW Childs shows how to create a Robin Schulz style ducking pad using it in FL Studio.

News | Feb 16, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

SoundScaper is an experimental iPad app sound lab for creating unusual soundscapes, atmospheric textures, drones and noises based on circuit bending ideas. But did you know the prototype is hardware?

Interview | Feb 15, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

DJ, Sound designer and producer Histibe has released his latest album, No Chain on the Moon, featuring some interesting collaborations. He talks to AskAudio about how it came about and his studio gear

Review | Feb 13, 2015 by Sara Simms

If you're looking for sounds for Sylenth, Massive, Spire, FM8, Serum and more synth, then Vandalism should be on your list. Sara Simms checks out their latest soundest for Sylenth and Massive.

Tutorial | Feb 06, 2015 by Hollin Jones

You may not think of Dr Octo REX as a sound design tool but it actually has some great features you can use to tweak your loops and slices and make your tracks sound more unique and interesting!

Tutorial | Jan 17, 2015 by Lynda Arnold

Having explored emerging areas of "healing" and "wellness" in her 'How Sound Affects Us' series, Lynda Arnold now explores how sound and vibration can be used to create pain with violent ends in mind.

News | Jan 15, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Since the year dot, human beings have enjoyed created visuals to compliment sonic landscapes. Now using an oscilloscope Jerobeam Fenderson is creating 3D animations generated by sound waves.

Review | Dec 24, 2014 by Bill Burgess

Is Sounds of Revolution Transformation a useful library for EDM producers and sound designers? Bill Burgess dives into the machine to find out.

Tutorial | Dec 21, 2014 by Peter Schwartz

We've all used samples. And when it comes to using a sample-based MIDI orchestra, there's a number of techniques and tricks we can use to make them sound more realistic. Peter Schwartz to the rescue.