Category: Music Production
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Exploring Ed Sheeran’s ‘Afterglow’: A Deep Dive into Theme and Lyrics
Introduction to ‘Afterglow’ Ed Sheeran's single 'Afterglow' stands as a soothing yet profound track that beautifully encapsulates themes of love and reminiscence. Released as a surprise in December 2020, the song quickly resonated with fans around the world, showcasing a softer, more reflective side of Sheeran's songwriting. 'Afterglow' is not part of any album but…
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Exploring the Multi-Voice Chorus Nyquist Plugin for Audacity
Introduction to Nyquist Plugins Nyquist plugins are custom scripts written in Nyquist, a programming language specially designed for sound synthesis and analysis, which can be freely added to Audacity, an open source digital audio editor. These plugins extend the software's built in effects and provide the users with more versatile editing capabilities. Nyquist is based…
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Max4Live News for June 21th 2024
The Kick Bass 3.0 by Akihiko Matsumoto is a monophonic synthesizer Max4Live device for Ableton Live. Developed for kick and bass production, it offers three wave processing modes for expanded harmonic outputs and low-end sound moulding. It integrates a user-friendly interface, enabling easy navigation through its features. This device uses a unique synthesis method, producing…
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Eurorack News for June 21th 2024
The DE-7 Sleeper Awakes is a 12HP dual-channel lo-fi sampler eurorack module designed by Djupviks Elektronik. Built on the ISD1820 IC technology previously used in answering machines, the device produces a unique sound signature. It includes a mixer for combining dry inputs and sampler outputs and offers cross-modulation between its two channels, which can be…
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Max4Live News for June 20th 2024
Decalage 0.1 is a MIDI effect device created by lucijan. It functions within the Ableton Live DAW and requires Max4Live to operate, thus it is solely software-based. Its purpose is to subtly slow down MIDI events, creating a phasing effect. The slowdown range is fractional, from 0% to 1%, and the current beats per minute…
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Eurorack News for June 20th 2024
The Dual Channel Quantizer qTone by dnipro-modular is a Eurorack module designed to convert voltages into melodically robust notes. This 6 hp device can process outputs from various sources like sequencers, LFOs, or random sources with high precision. The device offers 16 user-defined scales which can be saved into memory, therefore facilitating effortless modification of…
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Max4Live News for June 19th 2024
The CamelPhat Wrapper 0.9, developed by Passoni, is a unique tool for Ableton Live users that revitalizes the highly esteemed CamelPhat plugin. This device offers a full graphical user interface similar to a native Ableton Live plugin and allows complete performance and functionality of the original CamelPhat plugin within Ableton Live. This wrapper supports multiple…
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Eurorack News for June 19th 2024
The Kaona Skippy Live is a Eurorack Expander Module designed to enhance the capabilities of the Skippy module through various additional features. The hardware includes CV gate or trig input capabilities which allow altering of gate or trigger signals for effects like step skipping and Retrig. For sequence management, it features a reset button and…
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Eurorack News for June 17th 2024
The ‘beers-vca-4qmx2’ is a Eurorack module designed for creative voltage control in electronic music production. It features a dual VCA and four-quadrant multiplier functionality, offering a myriad of sound modification capabilities. The module allows voltage-controlled panning, crossfading, ring modulation, and versatile stereo VCA setups. It employs toggle switches for precise manipulation, enabling it to act…
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Max4Live News for June 16th 2024
The OSC MIDI Mapping Tool 1.07 developed by UnaVisionAgradable is a Max4Live MIDI Effect designed primarily for Ableton Live users with Push 3 SA. This utility functions as a solution to solve MIDI and OSC mapping hurdles, offering ultra-fast mapping of CC or OSC values within hardware control. Users can store the mapped files within…