Makerspace Sound and Music Projects for All Ages

Dream up and build your own sound and music projects―no experience necessary! This easy-to-follow guide shows, step-by-step, how to work with sound generation, recording, editing, and distribution tools. Co-written by a professional audio engineer and a dedicated maker-librarian, Makerspace Sound and Music Projects for All Ages gets you started designing, programming, and assembling fun music and audio creations right away. The book features dozens of DIY projects complete with parts lists, start-to-finish instructions, and full-color illustrations that guarantee success. You will explore the latest inexpensive―or free!―audio software for Windows, Apple, iOS, and Android devices.

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Academy.fm How To Make Trap Drums in FL Studio TUTORiAL

Drums, and the grooves they create, are what drive the entire track. They provide a foundation for the song and give the listener a point of reference. In this tutorial, Eliminate will offer his expertise on creating comprehensive Trap drum grooves in FL Studio. He will outline the fundamentals of creating a proper drum beat, as well as delve into sample selection. He will also cover production and arrangement tips to ensure your drums are unique and compelling.

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Academy.fm How To Make a Trap Drop Loop in FL Studio TUTORiAL

In many cases, the most daunting part of creating a Trap song is the drop. This is the meat of the track where the energy is at its peak and tension finally releases. In this tutorial, Eliminate will discuss the fundamentals of creating a Trap drop loop in FL Studio. He will showcase the techniques he uses when creating an impactful drop groove, as well as outline general production tips. He will also discuss how to export the loop for ease of use in the future. By the end of this video you should have a deeper understanding of how a cohesive Trap drop loop is created.

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Academy.fm How To Make Trap Vocal Chops in FL Studio TUTORiAL

Creating effective vocal chops for Trap music can be tricky. It requires proper processing and tasteful writing to really make these chops stand out and have an impact. In this tutorial, Eliminate will outline the fundamentals of creating Trap vocal chops in FL Studio. He will show you how to create catchy grooves with your chops, as well as production techniques to ensure they sound as polished and professional as possible.

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MusicTech July 2018

He’s the man who revolutionised modern film scores with a creative approach to music-making, sonic experimentation and sound utilisation that helps some of the biggest directors to tell their stories. This month we’re overwhelmingly honoured to speak to one of the greatest composers on the planet: Hans Zimmer. In our ten-page interview we talk to Hans about his recent work with Spitfire Audio (read our review) – co-creating a remarkable assortment of production and studio tools – as well as his incredible career in soundtracking. Elsewhere this issue, Dave Gale takes us through the legacy of the vocoder, we report on this year’s Superbooth show in Berlin and speak to its progenitor Andreas Schneider about his views on modular synthesis and its integral place in the music technology world. We’ve also got our usual tutorials, tips and reviews. Enjoy the issue!

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Native Instruments Maschine Expansion Global Shake v1.0.0 WiN MacOSX

AFRICA IS NOW Celebrating the vitality and excitement of contemporary African music, GLOBAL SHAKE throws off the cliches and blazes a trail across continents to Lisbon, London, New York, and beyond. From the rise of Afro bashment in the UK, to club styles like Afrobeats, gqom, kuduro, kizomba, and Afro house, to the influence on world-conquering artists like Drake and Major Lazer, one thing is clear: Africa is the sound of now. Bursting with infectious melodies, radio-ready vocals, and convention-defying rhythms, GLOBAL SHAKE captures the diverse creativity of contemporary Africa as it overflows onto the international stage.

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Ask Video The Orchestral Sessions 102 Prep Notation and Parts TUTORiAL

So you recorded your MIDI score and can’t wait to hear it played by a live orchestra. What’s the next step? Join music composer Olajide Paris in this new updated course, and learn how to transform your MIDI data into a full score.

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discoDSP George Reales Essentials Synth Presets

Download 64 essential new sounds for discoDSP’s mammoth of a synth ‘Discovery Pro’. Each of these presets has been designed with maximum precision for creating a variety of modern electronic styles from laid-back styles such as Ambient and Chillout, Pop, Breaks, Trap, D&B, Dubstep, House & Progressive and Trance. This sound bank has something for everyone!

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MAGIX Samplitude Pro X3 Suite v14.3.0.460 WiN

Samplitude Pro X3 has been designed from the start as a DAW that answers to the highest quality standards. Carefully selected mastering plug-ins, efficient editing functions and extremely precise algorithms have continually set new benchmarks in the audio industry for more than 25 years.

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Truefire Richard Hallebeeks Creative Lick Phrasing Guidebook TUTORiAL

Musicians who improvise in jazz, rock, and blues need to be able to take any lick or phrase, in their vocabulary and modify it creatively to fit the groove that they’re playing over. Thanks to the unique characteristics of their instrument, guitar players have a very wide palette of harmonic, rhythmic, and positional options at their disposal.

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discoDSP George Reales Pad Love Synth Presets

Download 50 presets for discoDSP Discovery Pro exclusively focused on pad sounds. Most pads in this soundset feature multi-layer programming to give a full phat sound. Ranging from classic warm analogue tones to airy digital synth pads these patches will find a home in any electronic production. A perfect sound bank for any Discovery Pro user in need of a dose of fresh synth pads for their tracks!

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discoDSP George Reales Leading Synth Presets

Download 128 presets for discoDSP Discovery Pro featuring gated sounds, leads, pads, basses, keys and effects sounds. Ranging from classic warm analogue tones to airy digital patches will find a home in any electronic production. A perfect sound bank for any Discovery Pro user in need of a dose of fresh synth sounds for their tracks!

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Ronei Music discoDSP Discovery Pro House Presets Vol.2 Synth Presets

'Ronei Leite: Discovery Pro House Presets Vol 2' is the second in this successful presets series. You'll find 808 percussion, arpeggios, basses, keys, leads, organs, pads, plucked sounds, stabs and white noises designed by Brazilian engineer, Ronei Leite. Give your Discovery Pro the edge!

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discoDSP Mario Fest Reaching The Stars Synth Presets

Download 58 top presets for Discovery Pro designed by Mario Fest. Ranging from classic warm analogue tones to airy digital patches will find a home in any electronic production. A perfect sound bank for any Discovery Pro user in need of a dose of fresh synth sounds for their tracks!

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Empire Soundkits Code Red Drum Kit WAV MiDi

'Code Red: Drum Kit' by Empire SoundKits comes packed with sounds that will allow you to make beats in the styles of 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Araab Muzik, Scott Storch and many more.

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The Musical Artistry of Rap by Martin E. Connor

For years Rap artists have met with mixed reception–acclaimed by fans yet largely overlooked by scholars. Focusing on 135 tracks from 56 artists, this survey appraises the artistry of the genre with updates to the traditional methods and measures of musicology.

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Vin Sound Maniac Massive KONTAKT Synth Presets

The sounds of the maniac, by the maniac, for the maniac! 204 presets for NI Massive

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K-Devices Drumk 2 v2.4 Max for Live

Drumk is the smartest editor for your loops. From glitch and cuts intricate sequences to realistic drums variations, you will reach a world of different sounds and styles… with just one tool.

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K-Devices TATAT v1.0

TATAT is a lunatic device designed for three main purposes: to create always-changing sequences to quickly sketch and store melodic ideas

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Zero-G Ethera EVI KONTAKT

ETHERA EVI has been created to fit the needs of the most demanding of modern composers and sound designers. Produced by Award-Winning Sound Designer & Composer Stefano Maccarelli and featuring the critically acclaimed vocalist Clara Sorace, ETHERA EVI takes you into an amazing world of stunning vocals, synths, arps, textures, bass, horns, drums, acoustic instruments and ambient sounds for all your cinematic and electronic music productions. ETHERA EVI is a complete All-In-One tool for soundtrack, video gaming, multimedia, and sound design creation. It consists of 4 main instruments:

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