Event Choice: Maximizing KONTACT for Composers, NYC, 3/27
Ready to make deeper contact with the KONTAKT soft synth – and two in-demand composers while you’re at it? Then join the Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) this Wednesday, March 27, from 7-9...
View Article“Sound Business”: Meet Pralaya Productions — Composing and Sound Design,...
There are a million things you can do. This is just a rough sketch of my thinking for one particular track. You shouldn’t be afraid to experiment. Just make sure it’s all very cohesive and natural....
View ArticleSample Logic Releases Thunder Springs – Hybrid Percussion Virtual Instrument
Sample Logic is a company who’s aims to develop “cutting-edge virtual instruments that ‘blur the line between music and sound design.'” They have clearly met their own expectations with the release of...
View ArticleComposer Jóhann Jóhannsson — On Scoring “The Theory of Everything,” Abbey...
Jóhann Jóhannsson is on a roll – of a different sort. The circular motion of the imagery in the brilliant film that he scored, The Theory of Everything, inspired the spherical structures of the...
View ArticleFilm Scoring and the Studio: Three Secrets to Outstanding Strings
“You’ll see that for the highest (G4) and lowest (G3) samples, I have dragged them two additional octaves. This transposes the samples drastically, and often times creates distinct and intriguing —...
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