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Orchestral Theme Composition in Pro Tools 8 & EWQL Symphony Orchestra Gold Edition

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:44:49 +0000

This is the Orchestral Theme Music I composed using Pro Tools 8 & East West Quantum Leap Symphony Orchestra Gold Edition. East West Quantum Leap Symphony Orchestra Gold Edition can also be played by Kompakt player of Native Instruments. The music involves a small theme with 9 basses I recorded and looped. I played the drums using the XPand2 plugin of digidesign and had some harmonies going to give the theme some vocals. The music was sequenced & mixed on Pro Tools 8, the digital audio workstation (DAW). Hope you will like the music.

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How to Loop & Midi Merge in Pro Tools 8

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:57:41 +0000

How to Loop & Midi Merge in Pro Tools 8

In this video, you will be seeing “How to Loop & Midi Merge in Pro Tools 8″.

Pro Tools for Music Production, Second Edition: Recording, Editing and Mixing

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:58:14 +0000

Download eBook – Pro Tools for Music Production, Second Edition: Recording, Editing and Mixing

Pro Tools for Music Production, Second Edition: Recording, Editing and Mixing
Publisher: Focal Press | Pages: 400 | 2004-08-14 | ISBN 0240519434 | PDF | 12 MB

Pro Tools for Music Production is a fantastic music production guide for both new and professional users. The book is illustrated in great detail with colours and has excellent tips/hints that would save a lot of time in the Music creation process. It would serve as a great source of information for all your Music Production needs.

The book deals with detailed chapters on recording, editing and mixing. There are also some tutorials and practical examples from actual recordings.

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End Credit Theme Music Composition on Reason 4

admin — Fri, 07 May 2010 15:18:13 +0000

End Credit Theme Music Composition on Reason 4

Composed & Arranged by : Swamay aka Kitcha

Instruments used : Bass, Pads, Strings, Brass

Program used : Reason 4

When it comes to Theme Music, I’m a huge huge fan of John Williams and Hans zimmer. I don’t know how many times I would have heard the theme music of Jurassic Park, ET, Gladiator, Schindlers list, Star wars, The Lion King, Sherlock Holmes etc., I think they have also inspired directors like Spielberg, James cameroon to conceive visuals for Theme music in most of their movies. Truly, their music has always been Classical, Royal and Theatrical.

So here is just a small tune that came to my mind and I tried to arrange it in a way that it would sound like a theme and theatrical . Think like this theme music comes during the end credits of a movie, where a huge ship is shown sailing in a big ocean from a top wide angle shot . haha Well, the imagination is up to you but I only hope you would like it .

Please do pass on your comments folks. Thanks.

iPhone Music Creation App Review – Intua’s Beatmaker

admin — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:02:24 +0000

When iPod struck the market, it was a reveleation. As every home carried a TV and a computer, it was the same with iPod. It was such a blessing and disguise to the music lovers all over the world. Now with iPhones, apple has gone a step ahead and it has grown up to almost close enough to be called a mini pc. Now you can download apps of every single category you can think, buy music from iTunes and what not. But still, there was not really an app that satisfied the creators of Music. Well, not any more. There are already a few apps that are available through the app store that allows you to create music but the one i’m going to discuss here is a monster of an app. Yes, Beatmaker from Intua is a complete Music creation software that allows you to sample, record, mix, loop and what not. It is as good as a modern day desktop DAW application in the market. Of course with such a small device capable of doing this is simply majical. Music makers will love to take advantage of this mind blowing iPhone app for sure. Not to forget, all of this is done from
an affordable price of $19.99.

Now, check out all the features available from Intua’s BeatMaker.

BeatMaker stands out from the rest of the music creation applications. It is not for an amateur or a fun to play around with kind of product. It is actually a portable Music Production Center (MPC) right on your iPhone, with drum kits, sequencer and sampler features that you would find only in a desktop based DAW or MPC platform.

Click here to check out the complete User Manual of BeatMaker from Intua.

When you install BeatMaker app, it already provides you with several high quality sample sound banks from featured artists to get you started. Well, you can also create your own sample kits/banks and transfer them onto iPhone using their free BeatPack desktop application, which is available for both Mac OS X and Windows XP/Vista. All of these sample banks can be loaded directly into the application, and can be played back on a 16-pad screen layout. Plus it also allows up to five pads to be triggered simultaneously. That is simply awesome. I’ve tried that myself on my iPhone. It’s terrific and feels like playing on a physical drum machine .

Customization is also possible in the pad view. It allows you to adjust the pitch, volume, output channel and even start and stop points for every sample. A graphical waveform is also provided to assist with adjusting the start and stop points. Samples can also be chopped, scaled, muted or set to be played back in reverse. New samples can also be loaded from individual WAV/AIFF files either from the included BeatMaker kits or transferred from your computer using the free BeatPack companion application. MIND BLOWING !!! I think there is no better way to make music. You can now compose, arrange and make music from the train. Waalah !! What a technology surge this is.

From the pad screen, you can either simply play your sound bank live in real time, or record a pattern directly from the pad screen by selecting the record option and tapping on the iPhone screen to play back samples from each pad. BeatMaker also provides a song sequencer screen to lay out and place your triggering patterns along a graphical timeline, and a step sequencer to graphically adjust and the triggers for each sample track. It supports 16 samples per pattern, and an unlimited number of patterns within the song sequencer.

Within the step sequencer, screens are also provided for adjusting the velocity (or volume) of each pattern on a per-step basis, as well as a groove editor to allow more “humanization” of the patterns by setting earlier or delayed pattern triggers for each step.

BeatMaker also provides the ability to assign each pad to effects channel. Channels include a main (“dry”) channel which has no effects, and two independent FX channels that both include Bit-Crusher, 3-Band EQ and Synchronized Delay effects.

Your sequences and sound bank settings can be saved and retrieved, or even transferred to your desktop computer using the free companion BeatPack app from Intua. once you are done laying out the tracks, you can export them to either WAV format for playback or export to MIDI for further processing in a desktop music production application such as Pro Tools, Cubase or Logic Express/Pro etc.,

BeatMaker takes up about close to 180MB on your iPhone even before you start creating new stuff like samples and tracks on it. Of course it is a very large application but its good that it is large. Only a bigger product will carry the best features and this being a Music production software, it is totally worth to give your iPhone space for it.

With all that is said above, BeatMaker is easily the most sophisticated iPhone music application, offering a full-featured electronic music creation platform. I know it costs $20 but i’m sure that every single penny is worth, considering all its features in a tiny sized device such as an iPhone or iPad.

Enjoy your Music from Beatmaker and please do share your Music if you’ve made from it .

Download Propellerhead’s Record

admin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:06:12 +0000

Here is one of the massive product from Propellerhead called Record. Record is a spectacular product and is a true all-in-one recording solution that will cover a wide spectrum of users of varying skill levels. Its creative design that target many areas (recording, mixing, mastering) of music production will certainly give it an edge, in a field that is already bombarded with choices.

Talk about Record with Reason 4 integration, you may see people moving from other DAWs to this very soon. Waalah, Music production has never been so easy. Don’t wait !!! Download Propellerhead’s Record for free and bring out all your dreams to make music from home studio to reality.

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Download Electronic Musician Magazine Jan 2010 ebook

admin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:20:50 +0000

Download Free Electronic Musician Magazine Jan 2010 ebook – PDF – 77 pages.

Electronic Musician is the #1 magazine in the U.S. for musicians who want to record and produce music from the comfort of their home studio. Electronic Musician monthly issues focuses on music-production technology for musicians. It includes coverage of recording, mixing, mastering, live performances, electronic musical instruments, and music production hardware and software.

Electronic Musician’s 20-year commitment to editorial excellence has provided the leading source of information for musicians who record at home. With a total circulation of 61,102, Electronic Musician delivers more qualified customers than any other consumer music technology publication.

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Free Download Reason 4

admin — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:19:53 +0000

Reason 4

Downlaod Reason 4 for free. Reason 4 from Propellerhead Software can best be described as an infinitely expandable studio – a native-based set of virtual devices that include synthesizers, sampler, drum machine, effects and a pattern sequencer. In short, the software acts as an expandable, all-in-one music production environment.

Each unit in the virtual rack is edited from its own front panel and multiple instances of all the modules can be opened, limited only by the host computer’s processing capacity. Choosing an item from the “Create” menu places the module in the rack, logically patched into the signal chain. A single key-press will turn Reason’s rack around to reveal patch points for every port on every module, allowing the user to make custom patch configurations.

New in version 4 is “thor”, a multi-synthesis synthesizer with six oscillator types, four different filters, a step sequencer and a modulation matrix. RPG-8 is a monophonic arpeggiator with multiple play modes, an insert function and a pattern section. The addition of a 32-channel groove mixer allows users to affect the feel and timing of loops, which are output to the sequencer, which itself has been enhanced with multiple track lanes, vector automation, dedicated device tracks, clips, count-in and more.

The software can function either stand-alone, or as a ReWire application. Full Integration with other manufacturer’s audio software via ReWire allows audio from Reason to be output to an external software workstation, for further processing and/or mixing with other audio tracks. When the overall project is ready to be saved, the whole studio setup is stored along with the music, including the associated sounds, samples, loops and drum kits.
Key Features:
* Virtual studio complete with virtual synthesizers, samplers, drum machine, pattern sequencers and effects
* Native performance, no special hardware needed
* Virtual mixer and patching system for any number of modules with endless routings possible
* Creates as many of each device as the host computer can handle
* Version 4 adds “thor”, a multi-synthesis synthesizer, the RPG-8 monophonic arpeggiator and a 32-channel groove mixer
* Full automation of all fader and control movements – infinite patching and routing possibilities
* Smooth, seamless, out-of-the-box communication with external MIDI controllers and hardware control surfaces
* The preset mappings link the controller’s knobs, buttons and faders to the parameters within Reason’s devices, providing instant, tactile control over any function in any Reason unit
* Browser allows for free-text searching of the entire library, “preview-playing” of sounds directly from the browser and increases the efficiency of patch management. The task of finding and loading sounds and patches is smooth and intuitive.
* Full synchronization with other MIDI equipment
* Audio export via ReWire to other audio software that supports the ReWire protocol
* Customizable editors for all devices
* Devices can be folded away to save screen space

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Download Free Reason 4 Refills – PinkNoise Analogue Monsters 10

admin — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:07:59 +0000

PinkNoise Analogue Monsters 10 Refills

Download free the Reason 4 Refills for Analogue Monster volume X is the final commercial version of the Analogue Monsters project. It offers 8 times more samples (in 24 bit quality) as the free versions contain altogether.

Analogue Monsters project is purely authentic for its analogue sounds. All the sounds are recorded from real analogue synthesizers.

The reason 4 refill contains best sounds of nine legendary analogue synthesizers:
- Korg Poly800 MKII
- Roland Jupiter 4
- Korg MS-20
- Waldorf Microwave XT
- Moog Prodigy
- Roland Juno-60
- Korg MonoPoly
- Studio Electronics SE-1X
- Alesis Andromeda A6

All the famous analogue synths have been sampled for these refills. Irrespective of the music you are involved in (like drum’n'bass, electronica, trance, hip-hop, rock, pop etc.,), having Analogue Monster Reason Refills is going to blow you away.

Following are all the links available for you to download PinkNoise Analogue Monsters 10 Refills.

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Kathiruppaen – Original Song Composition & Arrangement – Pro Tools 8 & Reason4

admin — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:56:42 +0000

This is a song that is very close to my heart, as it is my first ever full length song that I composed and arranged. I am basically a tamilian from Chennai in India. It was really a fabulous experience to compose and arrange a full length song .

I composed and arranged the song using Pro Tools 8 XPand Plugin. I used Reason4 for the percussion. I love Reason4 for its superb looping feature. Routing Reason4 tracks to Pro Tools is always a breeze through Rewire.

So please do check out the song and pass on your comments. The singer I’ve used is from a Music community called Muziboo. You can also check out all my music works from my music portfolio page.