sound design

  1. Mpumelelo von Mumhanzi

    Sixty-six

    Sixty-six bpm in milliseconds. Musical note name Duration in milliseconds octuple note (8) 29538 quadruple note (4) 14769 breve (2) 7384 semibreve (1) 3636 minim (½) 1818.182 crochet (¼) 909.091 quaver (⅛) 454.545 semiquaver (¹⁄₁₆) 227.273 demisemiquaver (¹⁄₃₂)...
  2. Mpumelelo von Mumhanzi

    Sixty-five

    Sixty-five bpm in milliseconds. Musical note name Duration in milliseconds octuple note (8) 29538 quadruple note (4) 14769 breve (2) 7384 semibreve (1) 3692 minim (½) 1846.154 crochet (¼) 923.077 quaver (⅛) 461.538 semiquaver (¹⁄₁₆) 230.769 demisemiquaver (¹⁄₃₂)...
  3. Mpumelelo von Mumhanzi

    Sixty-four

    Sixty-four bpm in milliseconds. Musical note name Duration in milliseconds octuple note (8) 30000 quadruple note (4) 15000 breve (2) 7500 semibreve (1) 3750 minim (½) 1875 crochet (¼) 937.5 quaver (⅛) 468.75 semiquaver (¹⁄₁₆) 234.375 demisemiquaver (¹⁄₃₂) 117.188...
  4. Mpumelelo von Mumhanzi

    Sixty-three

    Sixty-three bpm in milliseconds. Musical note name Duration in milliseconds octuple note (8) 31474 quadruple note (4) 15737 breve (2) 7868 semibreve (1) 3809 minim (½) 1904.762 crochet (¼) 952.381 quaver (⅛) 476.19 semiquaver (¹⁄₁₆) 238.095 demisemiquaver (¹⁄₃₂) 119.048...
  5. Tanonoka

    discoDSP updated their virtual instrument Discovery to version 5.1

    discoDSP's Discovery, a virtual analog synthesizer modeled after Clavia's Nord Lead 2 — released in 1997 — has been updated to version 5.1, and the following changes have been made to the audio software plug-in: New features Fixed bank and preset recall. Fixed VST3 delay mix and pitch...
  6. Mpumelelo von Mumhanzi

    What is an algorithmic and a convolution reverb?

    The main difference between an algorithmic and convolution reverberation plug-in is that the former makes use of specified mathematic algorithms hence the name itself to generate a sense of space whilst a convolution reverb utilizes impulse response samples to do so. These impulse response...
  7. Tafadzwa Twabam

    What is the difference between Waves RBass and MaxxBass?

    I know both are bass enhancement plug-ins but what's the underlying difference between Waves Audio Renaissance Bass and MaxxBass? And which one is better, particularly for audio mastering?
  8. Tanonoka

    Kuassa has released a new plug-in Amplifikation Rectifor

    In an effort to meticulously emulate the high-gain Mesa Boogie guitar amp, Kuassa has now released a new digital audio dynamic effect, Amplifikation Rectifor, which makes it the company's fifth guitar amp simulator they have launched to date. And at the time of writing, there is a generous...
  9. Goldmidi

    Kugadzira Zimdancehall instrumental

    Hey all, in this easy-to-follow tutorial series, you will learn how to create a basic Zimdancehall instrumental from scratch or a blank canvas with stock and third-party VST plugins. Although I use Image-Line's FL Studio as my primary DAW, you can pretty much do the same thing in any music...
  10. Tanonoka

    Impact Soundworks updated Tokyo Scoring Strings to version 1.0.3

    Last year in December 2021, Impact Soundworks released Tokyo Scoring Strings, an NI Kontakt sample library containing the sounds of Koichiro Muroya. Now, fast forward to January 2022, Tokyo Scoring Strings, id est Impact Soundworks' flagship orchestral string library, has recently been updated...
  11. Mpumelelo von Mumhanzi

    What is RT60 reverberation time?

    RT60 is a standard measurement used to specify the time it takes for a reverb sound to decay by 60 dB. In general here is a common reference for RT60 times: Space Time Generic room 0.8 seconds (or 800 ms) Generic medium hall 1.2 seconds (or 1200 ms) Generic large hall 2.5 seconds (or...
  12. Mpumelelo von Mumhanzi

    How to get started with sound design basics for music production?

    One of the most important things to learn in contemporary computer music production is understanding sound design basics (i.e., sound synthesis or synthesizer programming). Hence, the best way to approach the basics of sound design is by picking a simple-to-use virtual software synthesizer...
  13. Goldmidi

    How to make wavy synth keys using LennarDigital Sylenth1

    This sound design tutorial shows how to make deep wavy synth keys using a virtual synthesizer — Lennar Digital Sylenth1. It's a synth preset that's perhaps suited for slow or mid-tempo music, but you can use it in whatever genre of music you are into. Follow the steps below to make this sound...
  14. Goldmidi

    How to make an electric piano using Native Instruments Massive

    This sound design tutorial shows how to make a basic electric piano using Native Instruments' Massive VST wavetable synthesizer. 1) Initialize Massive VST to its default preset. 2) For Oscillator 1 choose a "Sin-Squ" wavetable, and turn the wavetable position knob completely to the...
  15. Mpumelelo von Mumhanzi

    What is foldback distortion?

    Before you understand how foldback distortion works you may need to have a basic knowledge of audio distortion in general. Of course, there are several types of distortion but in this case, let's focus on hard-clipping distortion to keep things simple. Okay, so in the digital domain...
  16. Mpumelelo von Mumhanzi

    What is a 2-Pole and a 4-Pole filter?

    To understand what is meant by the terms 2-pole filter and 4-pole filter, you first need to know that the word "pole" in the context of filters refers to a 6 dB per octave roll-off. Well, a 2-pole filter = 12 dB/octave slope, and that's because 6 dB x 2 = 12 dB. Furthermore, a 4-pole filter =...
  17. Mpumelelo von Mumhanzi

    How to stop 808s from overlapping in Image-Line's FL Studio

    The muffled sound of overlapping 808s in Image-Line's FL Studio is often caused by a series of notes played consecutively. However, this issue can be resolved by using FL Studio's Cut itself channel rack menu option which forces previous notes to be automatically silenced. Eventually, this...
  18. Mpumelelo von Mumhanzi

    What are FL Studio Tutorials?

    FL Studio tutorials are educational video material about using Image-Line's digital audio workstation in the context of music production, sound design, sound engineering (recording/mixing), and finally audio mastering. Newbie music producers often start with beginner tutorials and later on...
  19. Mpumelelo von Mumhanzi

    Reverb Damping Explained

    "Reverb Damping" refers to how much "high frequency" absorption is going to be simulated by a reverb plugin or a reverb hardware unit. For example, a hall that has a multitude of people will produce a unique reverberation sound compared to an empty one. Therefore, we can deduce that a hall...
  20. Mpumelelo von Mumhanzi

    What's the Difference Between Reverb and Delay Effects in Music Production?

    The main difference between reverb and delay is that we can think of delay as a repeated signal that's held in the audio buffer for a few milliseconds and finally mixed with the original signal. On the other hand, reverb is an ambiance of a room made up of numerous echoes packed closely...
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