Now that we can tick at a constant interval, we can add rhythm and pitch into the mix. To make interesting melodies, harmonies, and rhythmic parts, let’s make a step sequencer. This lesson will go into the details of creating a reusable step sequencer that we can use to control our samplers. … [Read more...]
Making a Music System – Part 3
Now that the sampler’s making noise, let’s make it make noise in time! In order to get the music ticking away, we’ll need a clock. So let’s make a metronome! … [Read more...]
Making a Music System – Part 2
Playing samples straight through will get us there, but it sounds so much nicer if we have options to shape the sounds. A good first step is volume envelopes. In this lesson, we’ll make an attack-sustain-release (ASR) envelope and modify our sampler to use it to modulate the volume. … [Read more...]
Making a Music System – Part 1
Games and other interactive media put us in faraway worlds with unique characters, let us touch them, and delight us by showing us they know we’re there. In addition to visuals, sound effects, and gameplay, we have the unique opportunity to let people interact with the music. In this five-part, weekly tutorial series, we'll go step by step through the process of making an … [Read more...]
Reaper Tutorial Series – An Interview with David Farmer
Tutorials. We all watch them, we all know that at some point in time, we will be reaching for that search bar when we are trying to overcome a particular hurdle, and you can guarantee that there is an answer to be found in the darkest corners of the Internet. Although the resulting content and indeed source of the result can be, let’s say, questionable at times. So when you … [Read more...]
Michel Chion’s analog tape techniques
Guest Contribution by Michel Chion For this month's theme, french composer and researcher Michel Chion very kindly allowed me to translate a tutorial he wrote about analog tape techniques. This tutorial is actually an appendix of a book on the much larger subject of concrete music, La musique concrète, art des sons fixés (the examples given by Chion are also from music … [Read more...]
Learning VR Audio: First Steps and DesigningSound.org VR Audio Resources
As many of the writers that contribute to DesigningSound have explored, there is a huge benefit gained by the community when tutorials and learning materials are freely shared. Well established tools and pipelines have a multitude of learning resources available, including video and written tutorials, making it relatively easy to learn new techniques outside of a school or … [Read more...]