Synths & Sound Design

Tutorial | Apr 30, 2012 by Gary Hiebner

Melodyne is best known for its pitch correction tools and makes editing out of tune vocal performances simple! However, it can be used with creative results in mind too, as Gary Hiebner discovers.

Tutorial | Apr 25, 2012 by Gary Hiebner

Turn on the internet or radio (do people still use these?) and you'll likely, at some point, hear some Skrillex-inspired tunes. Gary Hiebner shows how to recreate his musical style in Ableton Live.

Tutorial | Apr 24, 2012 by G.W. Childs IV

Vocoders. You've got to love them! They seemingly never go out of fashion, and they have so much to offer across a wide range of genres. G.W. Childs creates better pads in Reason using the BV512.

Tutorial | Apr 19, 2012 by Rishabh Rajan

Different people approach learning synthesis in different ways. In this article, Rishabh Rajan shows how reverse engineering a patch in Animoog for iPad can improve your synth programming skills.

Tutorial | Apr 11, 2012 by Hollin Jones

Guitar effects aren't only for guitarists! Hollin Jones takes some of the best guitar effects that Reason has to offer and applies them to a synth bass. Read and listen to the results...

Tip | Apr 04, 2012 by G.W. Childs IV

Switch on the radio or TV and you'll hear the use of samples in music or foley. They're everywhere! G.W. Childs shares 3 tips for Propellerhead Reason users on making best use of our sample libraries.

Tutorial | Apr 02, 2012 by Darren Burgos

Want to learn how to create a sweet trance bass in Logic Pro? Darren Burgos, Logic guru and experienced mixing engineer and producer takes you step by step through the process in Logic's ES2 synth.

Tutorial | Mar 27, 2012 by Hollin Jones

Hollin Jones goes all out with the tips you need to know in Reason 6 to program and create Dubstep beats using the included Dubstep REX loops.

Tutorial | Mar 22, 2012 by Toby Pitman

Toby Pitman has created an entire cinematic-style loop construction kit exclusively for Hub members. Log-in/sign-up for a free account to download them now! Not to be missed!!

Tutorial | Mar 15, 2012 by Hollin Jones

Learn the essential process of sampling in Propellerhead Reason (in this case using ReDrum) with Hollin Jones.

Tutorial | Mar 12, 2012 by Darren Burgos

Darren Burgos gets his chops together in this step by step on how to quickly create Electro and Dubstep style stop/chop audio effects using Take Folders in Logic Pro.

Tip | Mar 08, 2012 by G.W. Childs IV

With so many instruments and effects to choose from, how do you go about improving your lead sounds in Reason? Simple. Read and follow along with this step-by-step article by G. W. Childs.

Tutorial | Mar 06, 2012 by Darren Burgos

Knowing how to make synced sweeps is useful for more than just EDM. Darren Burgos demonstrates how the Vector Envelope in Logic Pro's ES 2 can be used to achieve this and more.

Tutorial | Feb 14, 2012 by Gary Hiebner

If you've sat on the fence (sic) when it comes to gating, Gary Hiebner is the perfect Logic expert to talk to. In this article you'll learn how to get creative with gating and stuttering effects.

Tutorial | Feb 10, 2012 by Toby Pitman

Bring back the 80's - all is forgiven… well, almost everything. Toby Pitman travels back in time, using Logic Pro, to re-create the (in)famous 80's style drum effects.