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jus.chrstn Sonible Smart:Chain Review: Is This the Future of AI Mixing? Mixing a song can quickly turn into a balancing act between dozens of plugins, individual track settings, gain levels, EQ decisions, compression settings, and constant adjustments. What if your channel strips could actually communicate with each other? That is the idea behind sonible smart:chain, an … Read more
How To Use Roland XV-5080 VST: A Complete Guide for Music Producers The Roland XV-5080 is one of those instruments that can easily become a go-to sound source once you understand what it can do. Originally released as a hardware sound module in 2000, the XV-5080 became popular for its huge collection of realistic instruments, … Read more
808s are one of the most important sounds in modern Hip Hop, Trap, R&B, and Trap Soul. But getting an 808 right isn’t always as simple as loading a sample and playing the root notes of your chord progression. Sometimes the 808 doesn’t hit hard enough. Sometimes it sounds great through studio monitors but disappears … Read more
How To Use Arturia Pure SUB: A Beginner’s Guide If you make Hip Hop, R&B, Trap, or Trap Soul, you already know how important the low end is. A great melody and drum pattern can quickly lose their impact if the bass doesn’t have enough weight, character, or movement. That’s where Arturia Pure SUB comes … Read more
If you make Hip Hop, R&B, Trap, or any other genre that depends heavily on powerful low end, finding the right bass sound can make or break a track. You can spend a surprising amount of time layering synths, shaping 808s, adding saturation, and trying to get a bass to hit properly without destroying the … Read more
Roland ZENOLOGY Pro Advanced Techniques: Take Your Sound Design to the Next Level Once you understand the basics of Roland ZENOLOGY Pro, the real fun begins. ZENOLOGY Pro is much more than a preset-based virtual instrument. Underneath its massive collection of sounds is a surprisingly deep synthesis engine that allows you to build, layer, shape, … Read more
How To Use Lunacy BEAM 2.0: A Beginner’s Guide to Creative Multi-Effects If your beats are starting to sound a little too clean, predictable, or familiar, a creative multi-effects plugin can completely change the way you approach sound design. Lunacy BEAM 2.0 is built for exactly that purpose. Rather than loading several separate effects and … Read more
Roland ZENOLOGY Pro Setup Guide for Musicians: How to Install, Configure, and Start Making Music Roland ZENOLOGY Pro gives musicians access to a huge collection of synthesizer sounds inspired by decades of Roland instruments. From warm analog-style pads and basses to digital keys, leads, plucks, bells, and modern synth textures, it can become an incredibly … Read more
Miroslav Philharmonik 2 Review: Is It Worth It for Music Producers? Building convincing orchestral arrangements inside a DAW can be challenging. You need realistic strings, expressive brass, detailed woodwinds, percussion, choirs, and enough articulations to make those instruments feel like they are actually being performed. IK Multimedia Miroslav Philharmonik 2 attempts to put all of … Read more
Roland ZENOLOGY Pro Sound Design Guide: Create Your Own Synth Sounds Roland ZENOLOGY Pro gives producers access to thousands of sounds, but browsing presets is only the beginning of what this synthesizer can do. Once you start digging beneath the presets, you’ll discover a powerful sound-design environment built around Roland’s ZEN-Core Synthesis System. And you … Read more