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Professional Sound - February 2017

Soaring to New Heights
A Successful Union at Calgary’s Propeller Studios
By Andrew King

In 2013, two of Calgary’s best-known post studios united to become Propeller Studios. Now, they’re soaring to success & bringing the local industry with them.

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Toontrack Fusion Grooves MIDI WiN

THE SOLUTION FOR YOUR FUSION TUNES.
For songs where groove, technicality and that “session drummer” finesse is front and center.

Fusion. “The process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity”. The general dictionary definition of the word applies perfectly to the music genre as well – it’s a mix of disparate elements from several genres that, put together, make perfect sense. In a seamless merge, it combines the complexity of jazz, the groove of funk and the raw power of rock, particularly when it comes to the drums.

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Toontrack Hip-Hop EZkeys MIDI WiN

BEAT IDEAS.
Three decades worth of hip-hop hooks for you to hone, mold and shape into your own music.

Regardless of whether it’s new school, boom bap or trap – strip any hip-hop track of the vocal and you’ll notice that what often plays a central role is a keyboard part. Sampled or not, a basic chord structure with a repetitive and melodic hook is undeniably one of the most significant traits of a hip-hop beat.

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Audials One 2017.1.40.3900 Multilingual

Audials One is the best at massive, rapid, legal and free music retrieval! Only Audials One can simultaneously search the Internet’s best music sources and monitor thousands upon thousands of radio stations.

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Homespun Learn to Play Blues Piano TUTORiAL

Get started playing authentic blues piano by ear! No music reading or previous piano experience is necessary. Within minutes youll be playing a shuffle rhythm on the bass notes with your left hand and riffing on the treble notes with your right.

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Toontrack Fusion EZkeys MIDI WiN

YOU TOO CAN WRITE FUSION.
Ever wanted that awesome fusion keyboard player, just lining up song ideas for you to build on? Here you go.

The Fusion EZkeys MIDI pack presents a diverse collection of keyboard MIDI, all inspired by fusion music from then and now. Expect a seamless blend of rock, jazz and funk that takes technicality, tonality and context to a new level.

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Homespun Blues and Rock Techniques for Hammond Organ TUTORiAL

In this Homespun series, youll learn to get the thrilling organ sounds that have enhanced blues, jazz, gospel, and rock n roll throughout the history of popular music. David Cohen shows you how to create those sounds, and how to play the licks and grooves that have made this instrument world famous!

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Homespun Arpeggio Power! TUTORiAL

Arpeggios (chords played as individual notes) are an indispensable component of music and can become an invaluable tool in your musical bag of tricks. Paul Mehling has methodically created a program of drills and exercises that connect the dots, offering a disciplined approach to practicing for guaranteed results.

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Homespun Blues Guitar Arrangements for the Intermediate Player TUTORiAL

In this Homespun video series, youll learn five classic blues songs, especially arranged for intermediate-level guitarists who want to explore exciting new styles and repertoire!

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Toontrack Disco EZkeys MIDI WiN

A TREK TO THE DISCOTHEQUE.
A collection of truly funky playing variations for any classic or modern disco track!

The drums and the bass may be the backbone of any typical disco track, but stripped of the funky twang or rhythmic pulse of the keys, something obvious would be missing. This collection of EZkeys MIDI takes you on a disco journey starting in the wake of the 1970s funk movement and stopping right where we are today.

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Toontrack Seventies Prog EZkeys MIDI WiN

THE ROCK PIANO EXPERIMENT KIT.
Unconventional chord progressions, off-kilter harmonic ideas and inspirational melodic work.

By continuously adding new dimensions of experimentation with harmonic voicing, odd meters and ambitious conceptual narratives, bands like Rush, Yes and Pink Floyd made sure that progressive rock steadily rose as a new and exciting alternative to the more mainstream-friendly rock format predominant during the 1970s. Suddenly, there was nothing odd about a ten-minute rock opus that progressed, moved and took on new shapes as it went. Very often in these compositions, keyboards played a central part.

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Udemy Fun Ukulele Strumming Course TUTORiAL

Learn to play 12 MUST KNOW strumming patterns that will work on one million songs in less than an hour.

This course begins with an explanation of how to make best use out of the course.

You´ll realize that most of the top hit songs use simple strumming patterns that are at your access right now.

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The Cycle Kit Masada cycle kit Vol 1 NATiVE iNSTRUMENTS MASCHiNE MPC

Masada Cycle Kit vol. 1 Popularized the Cycle triggering method .Giving users an organic “real ” Drummer feel to their production.as you hit a pad you get a different variation .Add Live drummer articulation to your production.

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Ask Video Performing with Live 202 From Studio to Stage TUTORiAL

Ableton Live is so much more than a studio tool… it’s the perfect software for live music performers. In this course, DJ Kiva reveals everything you need to know to to bring your music from the studio to the stage!

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The Cycle Kit Masada Cycle Percussion Kit WAV MPC

You Like the Masada Cycle Kit vol series but wish it had more percussions?Well want no more! Masada Cycle kit Percussions adds 8 new banks of cycled percussions such as High hats, Bongos,Toms,Drum Rolls,Shakers,Bells,Triangles etc,etc….”Masada Cycle kit Percussions” Is a great companion to the Masada Cycle kit vol series.

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MAGIX SpectraLayers Pro 4.0.85 WiN

SpectraLayers Pro transforms sound into a unique visual world of multidimensional audio data. Outstanding program design, a high performance audio engine and seamless integration with other DAWs make SpectraLayers Pro one of the world’s most revolutionary spectral editing platforms.

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Ueberschall Synth Phunk ELASTIK

Synth Phunk delivers radio and chart-ready pop song construction kits. Ten fully-stocked construction kits are included all perfectly prepared for use with the powerful Elastik sample loop front-end. Focussed on pure pop combining French-influenced electro with funky retro elements. Modern synths sounds are combined with real bass, drums, funk guitar and some talkbox vocal samples for instant ear-candy.

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Bunker 8 Zeroes and Ones ACiD WAV AiFF

Sci-fi, technology and distrust of everything around you…are they loops or prophecy?

Zeroes and Ones may have the answer.

Inspired by shows like Black Mirror, Mr Robot, Synth, Stranger Things, Sense 8, etc. comes Zeroes and Ones.

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Cymatics Pro Drum Bundle WAV

The HOLY GRAIL of sample packs has arrived!

We understand that every genre of production uses different types of resources. For example, a slamming Dubstep snare might not be the best for a trap song or a huge Trap 808 might not fit to well with a chill Future Bass track.

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KARZ Lush Beats WAV

This large collection of sonic delights offers hundreds of rich, inspiring loops and one shots that will supercharge your studio. Once the seal is broken, a truly breathtaking amount of inspiration awaits to be discovered - such as killer beats, alluring basslines, ethereal guitars, glissening mallets, ready-made landscapes, and so much more - all waiting to unleash your creativity!
The possibilities are truly endless! And to help keep the flow, this pack comes nicely organized into folders with names like Ambient Landscapes, Synth Cascades, Phrases, Chords, Beats, Percussion, and many more. Building up and designing your very own custom grooves is now easier than ever with this all-inclusive creative lifesaver!

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