So if my post a couple months back (“Solar Sampling”) doesn’t make it clear enough, I’m fascinated by astronomy and physics… so when I have the chance to kill two birds with one stone I leap on board. This is one of those instances, and when I saw that there was a remix contest being held using sounds taken from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), I knew that if this was... »
Ever the renaissance man, multi-faceted artist Moby is back at it with his 10th studio album Destroyed (and an exhibit of Moby’s own photography to go with it). Having been released in the US on May 16, 2011, Destroyed is the product of a life spent on tour as expressed by a man suffering from an impressive case of insomnia… a fact which would likely be made apparent by the music itsel... »
Now, I know what you’re thinking… The Amazon Kindle has been out for nearly a year now, so what’s with this review? Well like many of you, I’ve had my doubts about buying an Amazon Kindle for a very long time, but this week my gadget addiction needed a fix and the idea of having a Kindle got the better of me! After tweeting about buying it, it appears loads of you would like to k... »
As a sound designer I’ve always been impressed by the crazy things to be heard in Amon Tobin’s work, but it was not until the epic journey of sampling found of 2007′s ”Foley Room” that I really started following and regularly listening to his studio work. Having produced all of his work for the same label (Ninja Tune), its not surprising that while his style has cha... »
Whether it was the lack of accessibility on iPhones, the clunky performance, or perhaps just time for a change, a new HTML5 version of the industry-favorite Beatport.com should be upon us (publically) in no time. While Beatport Beta will offer relief to those of us who have grown weary of dealing with a site written ENTIRELY in flash, there will not doubt be some amount of bugs left in what will u... »
So it’s finally here the Blackberry Playbook! If you’re looking to get your mits on the new 7-inch device from Blackberry there’s just 30 days to wait. The new Playbook will start at £400 for 16GB, £480 for 32GB and £560 for 64GB which keeps it in the same price range as Apple iPad 2. The Playbook which features a ‘WebOS style’ UI comes with a dual core 1Ghz processor... »
At Editors Keys, we love Final Cut, so it’s great to hear this years UKFCUG is being held in Manchester, featuring our friend Rick Young (MacVideo.TV) Tickets are still available now so get yours below: Headline Sponsor Sponsor UKFCUG: Manchester – Thursday 19th May Hot off the back of NAB we bring you a full round up of the latest announcements and how these will impact on the... »
To be perfectly honest, I began the hunt for this week’s “Album of the Week” by looking for full releases from a name I’ve been hearing a whole lot, “Mord Fustang” (if you haven’t heard any of his stuff, than do so ASAP). That being said, he only has 4 tracks available (with a remix or two as well) and if at all possible I like to avoid using single-track ... »
All of us in the industry knew it was coming, but Google have just launched their new Google Music Beta Service. The company has jut unleashed the Beta service which is currently set to invite only, but will soon be available on all browsers and Android platforms (no word on iPhone, Pre 3 or Windows Phones) Here’s what we are being told about Google Music, which looks and feels exactly like an iTu... »
*This tutorial has been done using the virtual instrument Thor in Propellerhead’s Reason (version 4.0 or later), but really can be applied to any software instrument capable of similar features, such as Logic Pro’s ES2. Designing the Sound: (1) After the obvious steps of opening Propellerhead’s Reason and creating a new project (Cmnd + N), you will first need to add a 14:2... »