And if you already own Hyperion Micro, it's even cheaper. Soundiron has one of the most generous upgrade policies - allowing you to deduct the cost of the lesser library from the more advanced one.

Long ago, after a few years of high school and college theory, and failed attempts at writing from that angle, I decided to instead work on my feel. I knew I was going to take one step back, but hoped for two steps forward in return. Within a few years I was signed to MCA/Master Series - not saying...

Knowledge of music theory is definitely not a requirement for making music, especially if your focus is on creating original works. However, there are situations where theory comes in very handy. For instance, if you're composing on spec, it can save you lots of time and wasted effort to know which ...

Made with Reason 9, just prior to VST support - so all devices within the Reason ecosystem. https://soundcloud.com/nekujak/drive-it INSTRUMENTS: - Propellerhead: Kong (Reason) - Propellerhead: Thor (Reason) - Propellerhead: Subtractor (Reason) - Propellerhead: Reason Electric Bass (Refill) - Låtskaf...

The DAW that sounds the best is the one used by the best musicians, best producers, and best engineers. Pro Tools? That's it. I give up. Who wants to buy my license? Nope, that's just it - any DAW qualifies. The only thing that matters is the talent using it. To look at it another way... let's say ...

The DAW that sounds the best is the one used by the best musicians, best producers, and best engineers.

In other words, how good a DAW sounds is all up to you.

When tracking on an SSL E/G most engineers patched around the console where possible, and ran things "cold" where not possible (to avoid the "extra crispy" artifacts of overdriving the modules). .. ...The "sound" (of the E especially) was heavily criticized by many the "golden ears" engineers of th...

Lots of fun playing around with this... and I'm barely scratching the surface. It's devices like this that make me wish the rack was scalable or that RE's could break out into a window like VST's. The limitations imposed on device size make it cumbersome to work with large and complex designs. Not t...

Reason's SSL mixer emulates the SSL EQ curves and compression behavior, which is fine. But it doesn't try to impart any of the character or analog sound of an actual SSL console. So in that regard, it's not a full and complete emulation of anything SSL. That's not to say, it's a bad mixer - quite t...

Nothing wrong with Reason's mixer, but I use a third party SSL channel strip and console emulation because I want an 'as close as possible to a real SSL' experience. I want the analog circuit emulation - the saturation, the noise and distortion, the clipping. Reason's "SSL" does not model that. Jim...

For a car chase scene...



INSTRUMENTS:
- Propellerhead: Kong (Reason)
- Spectrasonics: Omnisphere (VST)
- Plugin Alliance: DS Thorn (VST)
- Plugin Alliance: bx_Oberhausen (VST)
- Native Instruments: Absynth (VST)
- SampleTraxx: Custom Tools (WAV)

One word... Game Changer!

I like to use good console emulations. For me, it's more about the sound and character they impart rather than the convenience of having gate/comp/EQ in a single plugin. On some tracks, I'll even throw on a channel strip just to get the console saturation, but will perform any compression and EQ wit...

Double tracking is the way to go, but failing that... if you have the Polar RE, it has some nice presets for vocal doubling and spreading. Polar is actually a very versatile and useful RE. I love it on vocals and guitars.

Lots of positive comments on Gearslutz:

https://www.gearslutz.com/board/new-pro ... -plug.html

INSTRUMENTS:
- Spectrasonics: Omnisphere (VST)
- UVI: World Suite (VST)
- Sonivox: Big Bang Cinematic Percussion (VST)
- Output: Exhale (Kontakt)

If you plug a microphone into your audio interface, do you still get static? If so, check all the cabling - both going into the audio interface and between the interface and your computer. Is it a crackling type of static or is it more of a hum? If it's a hum and you're using single coil pickups, li...

I posted the following on another forum where a bunch of folks were expressing anxiety over their GAS... I'll share my own personal insights in the hopes that it might help take away some of the stress and hand-wringing associated with GAS... I used to constantly fret about obsessively buying plugin...

The developer of Magic AB went on to create this, and is now published through Plugin Alliance: https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/products/adptr_metricab.html Currently on sale for $49. It's an excellent tool with lots of helpful analysis features that go way beyond just switching between tracks. M...

A basic mastering chain consists of: EQ -> Compressor -> Limiter This is often augmented with a Stereo Imager, Enhancer/Saturator , and/or maybe a gentle Reverb , usually inserted somewhere after the EQ and before the Limiter. Besides imparting loudness to a track, mastering should also address over...

Libraries that require full Kontakt can be loaded into Kontakt Player just fine. The only caveat is they can only operate for 15 minutes at a time. So you should be able to load Shreddage 3 into Kontakt Player. Use the File tab in Kontakt Player to navigate to the Shreddage 3 installation directory ...

Yeah, Omnisphere did it for me. Now, whenever I check out a new synth or sound library, I ask myself, "Can I do this in Omnisphere?", and the answer is usually "yes". Next. But still, occasionally it's just fun to get a new toy anyway.

https://soundcloud.com/nekujak/a-slow-procession-to-nowhere INSTRUMENTS - Exode/Blamsoft: Viking 2 (RE) - Soundiron: Humana (RE) - Sonuscore: The Orchestra (Kontakt) - XLN: Addictive Keys Studio Grand (VST) - Spectrasonics: Omnisphere (VST) - IK Multimedia: Syntronic (VST) - Drums & Percussion (WAV)

I'm a big fan of Hyperion Strings. And the Micro-> to -> Elements discount bonus is a great way to invest gradually. In terms of bang for the buck, Hyperion is an amazing deal. I also like Hyperion because of its raw dry sound, which makes it very flexible in terms of processing. Stringwerk is prett...

INSTRUMENTS:
- Propellerhead: Kong (Reason)
- Spitfire Audio: eDNA Earth (Kontakt)
- Output: Exhale (Kontakt)
- Spoken Word Samples (WAV)
- Various Vocal-Based SFX (WAV)