X-ISM Plug-In - Available FREE for PC and MAC X-ISM is a state of the art VST/AU plug-in which can interpret
inter-sample peaks, allowing engineers to make informed judgements
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Digidesign Structure FREE
Free sample player for Pro Tools
If you’re looking to get a taste of what the world of Structure™, the
future of pro...
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Mopis Software Synth
what is mopis?
Mopis is a high-quality software synthesizer that combines traditional
subtractive synthesis with new technology w...
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FREE Plug-ins From DigitalFishPhones.com
The Fish Fillets channel insert package This freeware channel insert package was developed by Sascha Eversmeier who is a software developer for a German company called MAGIX. MAGIX are the people ...
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FREE Cheeze Machine Plug-in
String ensemble virtual synth This vst plugin emulates the classic string ensemble sound, made popular by such classic synths as the Crumar Performer or the Arp Solina. Cheeze Machine generates ...
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Significant Leaps in POD® X3 Functionality with GearBox™ 3.6
POD
X3 and POD X3 Live users can now join the legions of POD owners who
create, edit and store their tones on their computers, share tones on
CustomTone.com, and enjoy other great POD benefits!
With
GearBox 3.6, create, edit and store your tones using the intuitive,
easy-to-use interface. GearBox 3.6 displays your entire signal path
with great graphics making it easy to add effects, change models and
tweak your tone in an instant. And, since you’re already plugged into
your computer using a lightening-fast USB 2.0 connection, take
advantage of GuitarPort® Online and CustomTone.com!
Browse, download and share tones at CustomTone.com, the free public
tone exchange. Tons of players log into CustomTone.com every day to
share their own creations, download tones based on their favorite songs
and explore the most popular downloads. The Custom Tone library
features thousands of free tones!
X-ISM is a state of the art VST/AU plug-in which can interpret
inter-sample peaks, allowing engineers to make informed judgements
about the resultant sound quality of the mix.
There is currently a trend in the in the audio industry known
euphemistically as ‘The loudness war’ in which the engineering process
is driven to produce a product which is as loud as is technically
possible
within the constraints of the medium. Debate rages as to whether this
produces problems that degrade and distort the audio.
One reason for
this distortion is often blamed on the presence of ‘inter-sample
peaks’, where signals that are usually missed by the Fs sampling of DAW
meters, may actually exceed 0dBfs in reconstruction from digital to
analogue domain in some Digital to Analogue Converters (DACs).
The First Acoustic Room Correction System in a Plug-in
One
of the most critical factors influencing the quality of a music
production is the accuracy of the monitoring system. In fact, the
combination of speakers and room acoustics prove to be the weakest link
in the music production chain. When monitors are placed in a room, the
surrounding walls, ceiling, furniture and other objects reflect and
absorb their sounds; creating complex distortions specific to the room-
causing them to lose the accuracy they have been designed for, and you
end up hearing more of the sound of the room than the music actually
being produced.
IK Multimedia has teamed up with the leading
provider of sound equalization solutions, Audyssey, for the production
of an innovative, low-cost and mobile solution to correct the
distortion problems caused by room acoustics: ARC system.
ARC
System delivers the most advanced solution to acoustical problems for
any DAW-based studio. Combining a professionally calibrated microphone,
standalone software that captures sound information and calculates
proper room correction, and a multi-platform plug-in: this technology
will improve how your studio sounds forever.
ARC features
the revolutionary Audyssey MultEQ® technology, which measures
acoustical information throughout the listening area in your studio. It
then combines this information to provide an accurate representation of
the room’s acoustical problems. The equalization solution then corrects
for both time and frequency response problems more effectively and
efficiently than any other room correction EQ on the market. The result
is a clear and reliable representation of your mix. Regardless of the
acoustical issues in your studio, what you are recording, mixing or
mastering becomes immediately clear and reliable and your studio sound
will improve forever.
Free sample player for Pro Tools
If you’re looking to get a taste of what the world of Structure™, the
future of professional sampling, has to offer, Structure™ Free offers a
great introduction without paying a price — literally (it’s free!).
Developed by the acclaimed Digidesign® Advanced Instrument Research
(A.I.R.) group, Structure Free is a free sample player for Pro Tools®
that provides some of the key features of its big brother, Structure,
allowing you to quickly and easily integrate a wide range of sounds
into your Pro Tools sessions and tweak them to make them your own.
Structure Free comes with a high quality 885+ MB sound library* from
A.I.R. to get you started, though it also plays nice with native
Structure samples and your unencrypted sound libraries. And like its
big brother, Structure Free delivers exceptional performance and
unprecedented reliability to keep your creativity flowing.
* The Structure Free plug-in and starter sound
library are available for free download from the Digidesign website.
Customers with slower Internet connections may choose to order the free
Structure Free installation disc online at the DigiStore (a $9.95
shipping/handling fee will be added).
Compressors are a type of signal processor and can be thought of as a kind of "automatic fader". They are used either to fix problems, for example, too great a dynamic...
Equalizers 101: Solutions from Mixing Mistakes - Application
Like everything else in music or recording, applying equalization (EQ) is an art. You have to rely on a person?s ear, and often trial and error.
Human beings generally can hear frequencies between 20 Hz (Hertz) ? 20 kHz). Music producers use different words to describe their perception of frequencies in certain ranges.
The DRM Manifesto For Musicians, Artists, Songwriters And Everyone Else Who Isn't Paying Attention
by Moses Avalon,
Or, It's Winner Take All in the Cage Match Between Music And The Net. Are You Watching From a Box Seat?
PROLOGUE: In March of 2007, EMI, facing serious strategic challenges, became the first Major label to issue DRM-free (no copy-protection) downloads on iTunes. To facilitate this, Apple's
CEO broke his promise to maintain uniform pricing of 99 cents: DRM-free
will cost about 30% more than other sales. Response from the other
three competing Major labels was shock and disappointment. Will they be
forced to also do DRM-free to compete?
Two weeks later, the U.S. Copyright Office
decided that Major labels will be allowed to charge higher rates to
webcasters for streaming music. Response from Tech Companies was shock
and disappointment. Will they have to pay labels more to provide the
public with a radio service they don't even charge for?
For the first time in the history of guitar technology, guitarists can have access to the authentic software reproduction of the complete Jimi Hendrix rig in a single product – AmpliTube Jimi Hendrix™.
Every now and again a piece of audio equipment comes along that defines the sound of an era. Back in 1979 Solid State Logic gave birth to a legendary recording console. The SSL SL 4000E Master Studio System forever changed how records would be recorded and mixed, heralding a new age in popular music. In less than three years, every major studio worldwide featured at a least one room with an SSL “E” Series console.
The SSL Listen Mic Compressor was the secret weapon in many producers sonic arsenal of recording techniques. Originally designed to prevent overloading the return feed from a studio communications mic, its fixed attack and release curves were eminently suitable for use on ambient drums mics. Of course, we’d like to take all the credit for this great sound, but as usual, it was the creativity of SSL users that led to the idea.
Steven M. Massey is a self proclaimed music & audio geek that's been involved in the pro audio industry for over 5 years. He is a former employee of digidesign and, more recently, was part of Trillium Lane Labs. Some of the products he’s developed or helped develop include: TL Aggro, TL Space, TL Drum Rehab.
In
this article, we'll talk about what sponsorships are and how to get
them. We'll also talk about how to identify what sponsorships may or
may not be right for your band and how to manage your sponsorships when
you get them.
First, lets start with what sponsorships are and what it means to
your band. Sponsorship is when a company or individual finances a
project or event carried out by another person, company, or group of
people, in exchange for advertising exposure. In short, a sponsor is
giving you money to finance your music project, "band," in hopes that
you have the power to influence your audience about their brand
awareness.
MEIJER SUPER STORES PROMOTES 'OUTSIDE THE MAINSTREAM'
Meijer, a Michigan-based chain of 176 superstores, is promoting a new program to sell homegrown music in its stores. Titled, "Outside the Mainstream", the program allows an unsigned singer, group or musician to have their previously recorded CD sold in Meijer stores chainwide. A new performer will be chosen each month. The CDs will cost $7.49 each and will be featured in the grocer's ad circulars, which are sent weekly to 7 million households in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky.
Submissions ongoing.
Meet the 003 Family — the New Pro Tools LE Generation
If you’re looking to attain the same professional audio production
quality as commercial music and post production facilities in your own
personal studio, Digidesign’s new 003™ family provides everything you
need — and then some — to compose, perform, record, sequence, edit,
mix, master, and promote your audio creations.
Mopis is a high-quality software synthesizer that combines traditional
subtractive synthesis with new technology we call reconstructive
synthesis.
Mopis uses subtractive synthesis to create the same sounds
that analog synths have used for years. The oscillators generate basic
waveforms-- sawtooth, square, triangle, and sine waves-- which are
processed by Mopis's filters. The filter options include a warm,
non-linear, analog-style filter, so you can get your favorite analog
synth sounds out of Mopis.
Get extended use of Digidesign-distributed plug-ins for less
If
you’re looking to test drive a coveted Pro Tools® plug-in or need a
particular plug-in to complete a project at hand, Digidesign allows you
to rent many Digidesign-distributed plug-ins through the online
DigiStore for extended periods of time. And now renting is even more
appealing than ever — Digidesign has lowered plug-in rental prices.
You’ll find many Digidesign®, Bomb Factory®, Trillium Lane Labs®, and
Digidesign A.I.R. (Advanced Instrument Research) plug-ins available for
as little as a 2-day rental up to a 31-day rental for a mere fraction
of the plug-in purchase price.
To find out if a Digidesign-distributed plug-in is available for rent, visit the Pro Tools Plug-ins DigiStore
and select the drop-down menu of a plug-in you’re interested in. If the
plug-in is available for rent, the menu will display your rental
options and pricing.
FREE Plug-ins From DigitalFishPhones.com
The Fish Fillets channel insert package
This freeware channel insert package was developed by Sascha Eversmeier who is a software developer for a German company called MAGIX. MAGIX are the people behind programs such as MusicMaker and Samplitude / Sequoia. The Fish Fillets are just a few of Sascha’s plugins offered on his site so be sure to check out his other offerings like THD, endorphin, dominion, and normalizer.
BLOCKFISH is a versatile compressor with countless ways to shape the incoming audio. Unlike many other digital compressors, BLOCKFISH has 'soul'. It likes to bite, but it can be tamed easily once you've learned how to use its potential.
Inspector is a compact, but powerful, analysis tool. From spectral analysis to extensive metering, Inspector gives you a full picture of your audio. Use the spectrum analyzer to get a clear and accurate representation of your mix. The peak and RMS meters, with customizable caution and warning zones, allow you to visualize and quantify the levels of your audio. The balance meter provides a visual indication of the balance relationship between channels.
Ardour is a digital audio workstation. You can use it to record, edit
and mix multi-track audio. Produce your own CD's. Mix video
soundtracks. Experiment with new ideas about music and sound. Generate
sound installations for 12 speaker gallery shows. Have Fun.
Ardour capabilities include: multichannel recording, non-linear,
non-destructive region based editing with unlimited undo/redo, full
automation support, a mixer whose capabilities rival high end hardware
consoles, lots of plugins to warp, shift and shape your music, and
controllable from hardware control surfaces at the same time as it
syncs to timecode. If you've been looking for a tool similar to
ProTools, Nuendo, Cubase SX, Digital Performer, Samplitude or Sequoia,
you might have found it.
Here at TheMusicLair.com we are committed to helping musicians find the tools that can help them get ahead and make their life a bit easier. I am starting a new series of articles that will highlight FREE software, websites, and other useful tools for my fellow musicians. This month I am starting with a great little program called Audacity. It's basically the poor mans SoundForge so to speak and has some great features and plug-ins to get you on your way. Below is the information taken from the Audacity site outlining the features of this powerful program. Also at the bottom of the page I have provided links to the download pages for the program
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