Roland Schmidt
Roland Schmidt is a professional programmer, sound designer and producer, who has worked in collaboration with a number of successful production teams over the last 25 years. He can also be found delivering regular and key-note lectures on the use of hardware/software synthesisers and production, at various higher educational institutions throughout the UK
Latest articles by Roland Schmidt

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This updated VSM continues to prove that strings are very much the thing! We swot up on our virtual string theory

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If you’re after a colourful new synth, Cherry Audio has something that covers the whole spectrum. We look through the prism

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LA’s finest is back for a long-awaited cinematic sequel. We audition EastWest’s new string-based nod to tinseltown

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Creating movement in your productions is a challenge, but it looks like multiple real-time EFX just got a whole lot easier

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Harnessing the power of a full symphony orchestra just became even more affordable. We consider our next magnum opus

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Take an award-winning synth, add a set of new MPE-controlled sounds, and the Expressive possibilities are endless

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Thought pitch correction was merely about tuning adjustment? Antares might force you to rethink your tactics

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Follow this step-by-step tutorial for Logic's new native saturation plugin, ChromaGlow

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Don’t stare into the Void… seek inspiration from a new Vista. We unfold the latest from the London-based pioneers

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As UVI brings us the audio equivalent of the greatest natural show on earth, we go north-bound

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Follow this step-by-step tutorial to dissect a stereo file

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Get the best out of the Keyboard Player with this step-by-step tutorial

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Want to add some vibes to your mix? UA has just the plugin to help. We turn up the heat with some toasty virtual tech

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The drum machine with one foot in the past makes a welcome return to the future. We show the CR-78 a glimpse of 2024

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Adding some analogue feel to your DAW-life could now be a reality, but is Softube’s latest controller really the one? We swipe left

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Looking for a synth patch that does all of the rhythmic heavy lifting? BazilleCM has got your back…

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Patching LFO into your life doesn’t have to make you feel wobbly with BazilleCM's bottom end

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We discover the new poly-plugin from SonicProjects, which pays homage to the big beasts from Oberheim

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Continuing our deep-dive into the standout tools in our CM Plugin Suite, we shed some light on drone-making using BazilleCM’s sequencer section

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Use the hard-tuning effect on vocals with this step-by-step tutorial

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From the makers of the infamous Auto-Tune comes a vocal reverb plugin with added AI. Do you believe in reverb love after love?

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Create the Prismizer vocal effect in your DAW with this step-by-step tutorial

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It’s hard to resist another seminal classic from Cherry Audio but at a bargain price of zero, are they selling themselves short?
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