A friend recently asked me what three plug-ins I would take with me on to the proverbial "desert island." Assuming I also packed a Macbook, a copy of Logic and an iLok updater, I told him my three plug-ins would be: Serato Pitch 'n Time TL|Space The GRM Tools I recently picked up the complete GRM Tools version 3 "Evolution" bundle, and here's my experience, along with … [Read more...]
McDSP User Profile: Harry Cohen
McDSP has published a new user profile, featuring sound designer Harry Cohen talking about his favorite McDSP plugins. In college, Cohen studied computer science. "Mostly, I spent time banging around with different bands as a keyboard player though. I suppose you could call familiarity with synths and samplers kind of an education for what I am doing now." He continues, "I … [Read more...]
Inside the Waves Sound Design Suite [Pt 6] – Other Important Tools
Welcome to the sixth and last article in these series dedicated to explore the plugins included in the Waves Sound Design Suite. Finally I'm going to talk about some important tools included in the bundle: DeEsser LoAir PAZ Psychoacoustic Analyzer PS22 Stereo Maker S1 TransX DeEsser Although DeEsser is dynamics/frequency processor, I think it's more a special tool for … [Read more...]
Inside the Waves Sound Design Suite [Pt 5] – GTR, A Powerful Sound Design Tool
Fifth article in the series dedicated to explore all the tools included in the Sound Design Suite of Waves. (Remember that you still have enough time to design some great sounds and participate in the competition.) Today I'm going to talk about a very special suite of tools; a little box of toys included in the suite called GTR. It was originally created for guitar/bass … [Read more...]
Waves Interview with Ben Minto
Waves Audio has published a very cool interview with sound designer Ben Minto. Let's read: Ben Minto is an Audio Director/Sound Designer working out of EA DICE’s Stockholm studio. Over his 12 years working in the games audio industry, he has accumulated vast insight and knowledge into all aspects of field recording, sound design, and production. Ben’s credits include audio … [Read more...]
Inside the Waves Sound Design Suite [Pt 4] – Transformation Tools
Fourth article in this series dedicated to explore the plugins included in the Waves Sound Design Suite. Today's topic is transformation, featuring five effects: Doubler Doppler Morphoder SoundShifter UltraPitch Doubler, Morphoder and ShoundShifter are included in the Waves Transform bundle, so reading its description could give you a basic overview of the kind of … [Read more...]
Inside the Waves Sound Design Suite [Pt 3] – Modulation Effects
Welcome to the third part of this series of articles dedicated to explore the sound design suite of Waves. Today the turn is for five powerful modulation-featured plugins included in the bundle: Enigma H-Delay MetaFlanger MondoMod SuperTap "These plug-ins make up what I like to call my "Audio Mangler Gang of Toys." I use all of them because of their ability to modulate … [Read more...]