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Hans Zimmer Percussion : HZ01 : Behind The Scenes

November 4, 2013 by John Black

Spitfire Audio have released a YouTube Featurette for their upcoming Hans Zimmer Percussion library. Recorded at Air Studios via an unsurpassable signal chain. 96 rarefied microphones, into Neve Montserrat pre-amps, the world’s biggest Neve 88R desk (which was exhaustively re-gained at every dynamic layer for optimum signal quality), via a dual chain to HDX and Prism converters … [Read more...]

Soniccouture launch Geosonics ft. Chris Watson

August 5, 2013 by John Black

Geosonics is a colloboration between legendary field recordist Chris Watson and Soniccouture. Hundreds of hours of recording time, in some of the worlds most extreme and inhospitable environments, combine to form a library of rare sonic artefacts that cannot be found anywhere else. Intro offer : €20 / $30 Off MSRP Enter Code :YA6ARGHW ends Midnight 24th August 2013 6 … [Read more...]

Review: S-Layer, The New Sampling Creature of Twisted Tools

July 11, 2012 by Miguel Isaza

After several fantastic effects, sequencers and sound manglers, the crazy minds at Twisted Tools have released a new sampler called S-Layer. It's basically a sampler for Reaktor focused on the interaction and control between sound layers, allowing you to rapidly create all kinds of sonic combinations. S-Layer allows to add up to eight layers of sound and manipulate the way … [Read more...]

Short Film on Gun Recording, Plus Diego Stocco's New Custom Instrument

June 21, 2010 by Miguel Isaza

I want to share two short videos I found this weekend, ideal for this nice monday morning. The first one (at the top) is a short film form Radium Audio Ltd, featuring a cool behind the scenes of a gun recording session they had recently. Background: We wanted to capture a behind the scenes to demonstrate our approach at Radium Audio.
This film is was shot by us, music - sound … [Read more...]

GrainCube, a Free Reaktor Instrument for Granular Sound Manipulation

May 11, 2010 by Miguel Isaza

JazzMutant, Devine Sound, Rachmiel, Twisted Tools and ABSoundscapes announced the release of GrainCube, a new free instrument for Reaktor, specifically aimed towards sound designers looking for granular gestural sound manipulation. GrainCube is a four part granular processing instrument with numerous randomizing functions and modulation capabilities that allow for … [Read more...]

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