Music Production Show London 2011. If you’re into recording music (and we know you are!) you’ll want to visit the Music Production Show this year between 11th-12th November at the Emirates Stadium in London. The Music Production Show is the UK’s premier event for all those involved in making and recording music. Moving to the capital for the first time this November, MPS London – spons... »
Hello producers and musicians, I hope it’s been a good week filled with creativity, innovation and great accomplishment. Ok, on this post we’re going to demonstrate how to use VST’s, or soft synths, in an Acid Pro sound design project. First, let’s get a fresh, pristine workspace: Now we need to insert a MIDI track in order to use a VST plugin, So, the first thing we need to do is, well, insert th... »
What does “color profile” mean? What a color profile does is describe what the colors will look like on a particular device whether it be a computer monitor, an ink-jet printer, or a commercial printing press. The color profile contains information that tells each particular device how to adjust its output so it may accurately (in theory) resemble your original intention. What about ... »
Well all has been eventful in the third live show of The X Factor 2011. After ‘rockin’out to the contestants performances of some rock classics and some not so rock classics it was down to eccentric contestant Kitty and bubbly girl Sami to sing their chosen songs and fight for survival after the public votes left them in the bottom two. After Kitty performed Lady Gaga’s ‘Ed... »
iPhone 4S Video Quality Test 1080p Footage: Hey this isn’t so much of a blog, but more of a vlog. We’ve been getting loads of emails from our faithful video editors and film guys asking us what the quality of the iPhone 4S video is like. At lunch time, I popped outside our office and made a little video for you. Just make sure to change to 1080p to watch the iPhone 4S video quality in ... »
Pro Tools 10. It’s one our favourite music programs and is world renowned as one of the most professional. It’s been a while coming but Avid Pro Tools 10 is finally here. (Lets hope they haven’t changed the keyboard shortcuts!) Avid claim that Pro Tools 10 features some big increases in speed, which is always desirable, when your spending half your life in front of it! What’s new... »
Siri for iPhone 4 and 3GS… nearly! Not lucky enough to pick a shiny new iPhone 4S, or don’t want to spend £499 on a voice feature? Well we’ve discovered a new app which gives you a Siri-esq style UI for your iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4. It’s called Vlingo. If you’re looking for a way to send email and SMS with your voice, map search (which is something even Siri doesnR... »
This is a question that I have been asking myself recently due to my current laptop’s decision to stop working. I currently have a 3 year old Dell XPS M1530 which was great for probably the first fortnight I had it, but since then it has caused me nothing short of misery. You know you’re in a bad situation when you find joy in the fact that you have managed to reach the Windows login s... »
“In the ’70s, no one was really told what to do. Artists were free, whether it was Polanski making ‘Chinatown’ or David Bowie going into a studio and coming out with ‘Ziggy Stardust’ a month later. If art is controlled too much by commerce, like it is now, it’s going to always go the safe way, which is to redo what has been done before.” – director Matthijs Van Heijningen I read this quote i... »
Hey all, back again, but this time we are going to give you some effects examples, how to adjust the dynamic to alter your sound that best suits you. First, we’ll start out with a blank workspace: As you can see, there are no clips in the track pane, so we’re only limited by our imagination. If you look at the above graphic, at the bottom you can see quite a few guitar clips. I ‘ll drag clip numbe... »