Guest Contribution from Steven Smith Introduction In some ways it seems quite strange to find myself authoring a post on synthesis that has as its main topic: “Not everyone needs to be a synthesist”. But from another angle of practicality, it makes a great deal of sense. Many of us already have found ourselves naturally diving into certain areas of synthesis from within the … [Read more...]
Richard Devine Special: Experiments
One of the most active "fields" of Richard Devine is the experimentation with sound. He has a lot of really cool videos on his Vimeo account, with some experiments made on synths, virtual instruments, effects, controllers, etc. Let's see: The Ekdahl Moisturizer is a spring reverb where the springs are exposed so they can be played/hit/fiddled with. I was just playing around … [Read more...]
Mutator, Simple Sound Design with Absynth 5
Native Instruments has released Komplete 6, a new version of his amazing instrument collection. There is a new version of Absynth with new features and enhancements, among which is a new technology called Mutator, "an entirely fresh approach to sound design"allowing the intuitive combination of sound characteristics from several sounds of the factory library, without dealing … [Read more...]
Sound Design Tips for Getting the Most from your Synths
Electronic Musician has published a useful article called Going Beyond Presets, with five top Sound Designers offering tips for getting the most of your synths. In the late '60s and early '70s, there were probably fewer than 20 synthesizers on the market, all costing in the tens of thousands of dollars. Today, life is good: There are hundreds of electronic musical instruments … [Read more...]