4th June 2010: Sonic Sidekick has updated Extreme Drumsynth to version 1.6.1. Changes: Added a step sequencer with many ways to randomly vary patterns. Added mute/solo controls for each pad. Added sound blending – …
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Sonic Sidekick updates Extreme Drumsynth to v1.6.1
Propellerhead product specialist James Bernard has already showed you how to create a basic dubstep wobble bass sound – now he’s back with some advanced wobble trickery.
Specifically, in the third of his 52 tutorials, he’ll show you how to use the Thor synth’s step sequencer to control the LFO in a Combinator patch.
For more Reason/Record tutorials, check out the Substance page of the Propellerhead website.
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How to make an advanced dubstep wobble bass in Record/Reason
This is the first of a series of tutorials for flstudio. In this video learn how to get started using FL Studio, along with a overview of how to use the step sequencer, mixer and Playlist. This is a 30 minute HD video.
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FL Studio Tutorials Beginner to Pro Video 01
Progress Audio has announced it has reduced the price for ShapeShifter, a multi-effects plug-in for Windows.
ShapeShifter is a multi-effect VST plug-in which gives you a number of tools for changing your sounds, ranging from subtle effects through to extreme mangling of your audio.
ShapeShifter features
ShapeShifter is available as a VST effect plug-in for Windows PC, now priced at $25 USD / 17 EUR /
It’s going to be a busy Xmax period for MaxforLive users. Lots of new (and free) stuff in these days: Matthew Davidson, the polycreative gentleman known as Stretta, has released his monome suite of apps (be sure to check his blog often, he’s also adding new apps almost on a daily basis!).
I agree with him in seeing MaxforLive as a big improvement, compared to using the single apps under Max runtime and/or having to create complicated routing to/from our DAW: “..now with maxforlive, monome apps can be simpler and you can pipe together the functions you need. So, instead of on application being a clip launcher, floor wax and a desert topping, it can do _one_ thing, like a plug in, and the user can select which functions are needed for the task. It is a level of functionality granularity I think the hardware is well suited for. If the apps are simpler, then the need for function rows and pages is reduced (now shifted to Live) and the applications themselves become easier to adapt for all sizes of monomes”.
Novation has just released a beta version of Step SEQ, guess what, yes, a step sequencer to be used with their Launchpad controller.
In their words: it’s “a free Max For Live Patch that turns Launchpad into a fully fledged melodic step sequencer. Conceived as a cool but powerful sequencer to enable Launchpad users to programme melodies, leads and basslines quickly in Live, the buttons are configured diatonically (as opposed to chromatically, as with a traditional step sequencer). The degree of the scale and its tonal centre can be set by the user, meaning that, once set up, any note you trigger in your sequence will fit in harmonically with your track, making it really easy to keep within the context of the song.
StepSeq is a MIDI effect that generates a sequence of notes, which can be used to play any instrument compatible with Ableton Live (including those from third-party developers). Once inserted, StepSeq communicates directly with Launchpad, transforming its ‘User 2′ mode into the interface for a step sequencer, so you can programme patterns quickly and simply on the fly, while retaining control over Live from the same control surface”. The application can be downloaded from Novation’s Support area.
And this is just the tip of the iceberg. More stuff is already available, or it’s going to be released soon. Check also these two community-based sites: max4live.info and maxforlive.com.
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A busy Xmas for MaxForLive users
The tricky thing about introducing a new feature is that you almost immediately hear from users about other features that would go well with that feature. (There’s a children’s story that goes this way.) The folks at Cakewalk have done what I think is a pretty amazing job of working through a big feature list, and throwing in additional goodies users get without even asking. They’ve also listened to users and been thorough in fixing issues – some quite particular – in 8.5. The result is that SONAR 8.5.2 brings a mature version of some significantly-changed features, and an unusually significant amount of stuff for a “point” release. If 8.5 was beginning to feel like 9.0, 8.5.2 definitely does.
Flash back for a moment to SONAR 8.5 and updates, which made enough of an impact among die-hard Cakewalk lovers that we started to see bizarre fan videos about it. As previewed back in September, 8.5’s banner features were a step sequencer, an arpeggiator, a Matrix View grid for triggering MIDI and audio clips (yes, reminiscent of a program that rhymes with Sable Bun Drive), a new sampled drum instrument, AudioSnap for tuning the timing of audio, and nice new effects strips.
Matrix View, an ambitious new feature, was admittedly not entirely baked when it shipped, and saw a set of performance and functionality fixes with 8.5.1. But with 8.5.2, nearly all of those banner features get improved, with additional bonuses, to boot. Some of my favorites:
The full list of enhancements, tweaks, and fixes is utterly enormous. Now, of course, it would have been nice to see 8.5 ship with some of these issues, but I will say Cakewalk has shown some attention to detail and gotten quite a lot right. I’m finishing up a review of 8.5x based on the 8.5.2 version now. So, as I polish that off – any remaining questions you’d like answered?
Rather than just review the tool, as well, I’ve been working in my own material and with the folks at Cakewalk to share some tips, so stay tuned.
SONAR 8.5.2 Update Changelog
SONAR 8.5.1 Matrix View Update
8.5.2 Update on the Cakewalk Blog
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Cakewalk’s SONAR 8.5.2 Update Packs a Lot in a Point
13th November 2009: Expert Sleepers has announced the release of Silent Way v1.5.0, which adds a new plug-in to the suite – Silent Way Step LFO. Silent Way Step LFO is a combination step sequencer and LFO generator. It …
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Expert Sleepers releases Silent Way v1.5.0 (adds Step LFO plug-in)