This is a guest contribution by Seattle-based sound designer Chris Burgess. Chris has been working principally in game audio for the last several years to support his "healthy" addiction to synths. Recently he's worked on Guild Wars 2, Middle-earth: Shadow of War and République. I built my first modular system about seven months ago and dove in with an understanding … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought #75 – Transcend to the Physical
As much as I hate the word: I am a millennial. I have mostly grown up in the digital age; just old enough to remember beepers, dial-up modems, and cassettes. Professionally I have grown up solely in a digital medium "in-the-box" of computers, digital audio workstations, and VST's. Therefore: the concept of spending more money for less flexibility has always seemed a bit at odds … [Read more...]
Outside the Box – Audio Hardware in a DAW Workflow
Today’s sound world is dominated by the digital audio workstation, and within that domain, the plugin is king. Modern workstations and DSP offer an unmatched level of power and flexibility compared to what was available using physical audio processing hardware. However, a quick look at the burgeoning modular scene shows that there is a renewed interest in hardware for sonic … [Read more...]
Hard Patching: Modular Synths
The first time I saw a modular synth, I was taken aback by the massive nest of patching cables, seemingly flying off in all directions and connecting various devices with countless knobs and flashing lights, somehow creating all kinds of strange sounds. Coming up in a mostly digital world, such a mass of wiring was somewhat foreign to me. Sure, I had put together studios … [Read more...]
Review: Glitchmachines – Quadrant
A few months ago Glitchmachines released Quadrant a "modular sound generator and effects processing plugin geared toward experimental sound design and electronic music production." Quadrant also " includes a Eurorack modular synthesizer sample library comprised of over 1500 samples.". For $49 this sfx processor + library gives you a lot of content to learn and play … [Read more...]
Glitchmachines release Quadrant
Quadrant is a new modular sound generator and effects processing plugin geared towards experimental sound design. It features a broad selection of modules, connectable through a graphical patching system, allowing for a very wide and customizable range of sounds and effects. The plugin can be used to generate textures, or as an effects processor, providing a number of different … [Read more...]