Featured, Software
Propellerhead Reason How To: MIDI & Audio Settings
Propellerhead Reason is one of the most powerful Virtual Studio-type music production software available today. By becoming proficient with Reason, you can produce elegant tracks with impressive sounds for various musical genres (though Reason is more geared towards electronic music, it is by no means limited to these genres only). But before we can control [...]
Featured, Programming
Understanding MIDI – MIDI Ports, Channels, and the General MIDI Standard
n a previous article I wrote the basic definition about MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) and how modern musicians can use it in their independent productions. This time I will write about the technical side of MIDI, including MIDI ports that are available, MIDI channels and how to use them, and the General MIDI Standard [...]
Featured, Production
Produce Your Own Songs Using 3 Simple Steps
Music is consistently becoming a more popular form of entertainment, both for professionals and hobbyists. With the current advances in music technology, the gap between the music enthusiast and the studio producer is becoming smaller. Using the right gear and practicing the right skills, a home based musician can make a modest recording of his [...]
Mixing
The Difference Between Insert, Send, and Master Effects
Posted on 25 March 2010
In music production, especially during the mixing stage, effects are used either to shape the sound from a technical point of view or an aesthetic point of view. After understanding the three types of audio effects (dynamic based, frequency based, and time based), now we will learn the difference between the three main applications of [...] Continue Reading
Production
Using Layering Techniques in Music Production
Posted on 19 March 2010
Sometimes when we are creating the music, the sounds of the virtual instruments we are using leave a lot to be desire; they are either too thin, too small, or just don’t have that extra oomph. Sometimes the sound maybe close to what we hear in our head, but it needs a little something else, [...] Continue Reading
Production
The 3 Types of Audio Effects
Posted on 11 March 2010
There are audio effects, and there are audio processors. The difference is: in audio processors, the audio signal gets changed entirely resulting in a new signal, while in audio effects the original signal is blended in with the new signal. Examples of audio processors are dynamics processors and frequency processors: these processors change the dynamic [...] Continue Reading
Programming
Propellerhead Reason – Using ReDrum
Posted on 05 March 2010
p {text-align:justify;} ReDrum is Reason’s virtual drum machine. Like its siblings in the Reason environment, ReDrum is a powerful instrument. Its main function is to be the beat provider for your composition, but you can create very unique sounds if you can experiment with the capabilities of ReDrum. To create good compositions in Reason, understanding and [...] Continue Reading
Signal Chain
Digital Music Production – What Is a Soundcard?
Posted on 25 February 2010
Many musicians beginning their independent music production have to travel down the path of understanding the signal chain: the equipment that gets your sound from the sound source into a recorded media. One of the main parts of the signal chain is the soundcard (when we talk digital music). It has come to my attention [...] Continue Reading
Software
Using Reason’s Transpose, Quantize, and Velocity Function
Posted on 20 February 2010
In the recent 4th edition of Propellerhead Reason there is a handy floating Tools window that pops up on the right hand side by default. This tools menu contains the transpose, quantize, and velocity function shortcuts so you can reach them within one click. Using these functions in our song compositions allow us more creative [...] Continue Reading
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