Fantastic (stock) plugins and how to use them: Logic Pro Compressor
This hugely powerful tool, included with one of the world's most popular DAWs as standard, packs several vintage-modelled, great-sounding compressors into one plugin
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This hugely powerful tool, included with one of the world's most popular DAWs as standard, packs several vintage-modelled, great-sounding compressors into one plugin
Find out how to tune your vocals 'that' way with this free plugin
We walk you through a powerful multi-effects plugin that you can download for free
Get your fifths and ninths in order as we explore one of the most identifiable pad sounds around
Mixing might be mostly about using our ears, but there are other senses we can bring in too, specifically our eyes
This bumper pack of free effects processors from MeldaProductions is so good, it probably shouldn't be free (but don't tell them that)
Yet over half of those surveyed are considering further investment in short-form visuals for future releases
Logic is one of the most versatile DAWs when it comes to composing music and sound for video content. Here's how to get started
Whether you teach, tour or own loads of gear, insurance expert John Woosey is here to help you find the right cover
Next up in our guide to making music with the internet's most capable freeware, we decode the mysteries of the vocoder
“It works, every single time,” says Streaky, as he reveals his winning formula
Humanize your hi-hats by applying multiple LFOs to modulate their pitch
"Everybody goes too far too soon. They turn up too loud and it sounds to me, a lot of times, like the emergency entrance to a veterinary hospital"
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Creating a bus channel allows you to process your drums or vocals as a whole, adding that all-important 'glue' to your mixes
A staple of dance music, these short, punchy bursts of sound can provide harmonic and percussive drive in one go
We give you the lowdown on some basic EQ techniques that can help get things moving with your mix
Next up in our guide to 15 synth patches every producer should know, we take on a defining sound in '90s house music
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