It's been about 2 months since I ordered a Moog Subsequent 37 synthesizer. I was using Arturia's Minimoog emulation VST on a lot of my tracks and with my wedding approaching rapidly knew that I had to get it now or end up having to wait until after the wedding to buy any new gear. Since I received the Moog synthesizer, I have not written a song that doesn't feature it as the … [Read more...] about Synthesizer Love: Moog Subsequent 37
Sound Design
First Days with Kilohearts “Phase Plant”
I've been looking for a new synthesizer that combines my love of modular synthesis with my adoration for Xfer Record's Serum and the possibilities within it. Enter Phase Plant by Kilohearts. This so far has been my dream synth. The User Interface is a little weird at first to get use to but watching some Youtube videos and reading the manual clears up most questions. This thing … [Read more...] about First Days with Kilohearts “Phase Plant”
Free One Macro Ableton Effect Rack (Filter + Delay)
When DJing, sometimes I want to ride both the dub delay and the filter at the same time but on my Pioneer XDJ-RX2 that's a bit tricky. To add this effect into my music productions I created a one macro Ableton effect with a highpass filter and delay with settings mapped to Macro 1. You can download it for free here. … [Read more...] about Free One Macro Ableton Effect Rack (Filter + Delay)
Serum 1.293 Release
Steve Duda has uploaded a pre-release for the latest version of Xfer Records flagship synthesizer Serum. This is one of the top wavetable soft synthesizers on the market. We've copied the release notes below. One to really highlight is the LFO Point modulation feature! Changes: New: LFO Point modulationRight-click (ctrl-click MacOS) on a point in the LFO Graph, you will … [Read more...] about Serum 1.293 Release
Improving the Stereo Image on Basslines
I long struggled with with ensuring that my bass frequencies sat and sounded good in a mix, and for the most part it was alright however I always felt it could be better. I had made my bass sounds mono with splitting frequencies and then using the utility plugin from Ableton to make the bass frequencies mono, but I never felt like splitting frequencies like that made things … [Read more...] about Improving the Stereo Image on Basslines