P83 – A big studio phaser from the past – Instructions
P83 is based on a simple structure, with two independent channels controlled by a common LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator). It is modeled after a vintage studio effect, used from subtle enhancement to strong phasing and special effects. Controls and description. LFO...
P83 – A big studio phaser from the past
From a vintage studio effect, a stereo phaser with lots of versatility. From stereo widening to subtle enhancement to creative effects. A single low frequency oscillator (LFO) controls the modulation of two separate channels of phasing (left and right), with...
Roundtone v.4 – Description and tips
Roundtone v.4 is built as an extension of the original concept of Roundtone v.3. The sound is the same, the interface has been improved, some parameters have been grouped differently to better mimic the interface of a real tape machine. It includes several tape...
EchoTaps – a big set of presets.
Here is a big set of presets, all kinds of uses, for EchoTaps. It is the same set available for AAX format as a single file in EchoTaps page's download section. As usual, select the whole text for a preset (don't include the name), right-click "Copy", press the "Paste...
Roundtone 4 – Tape machines, from detailed control to abuse.
We expanded it. The great sound of Roundtone, with its tape saturation and natural smoothing of transients is untouched. We added lots of details and some great features on top of it: Speed control. From 30 inches per second (ips) down to almost zero. Several tape...
Master Tools – New “Tag Tempo” feature.
A little, big addition to Master Tools online mastering system: Tag Tempo in your discussion. Used to small notes on paper with tempo tags like "@ 02:15 it could sound louder" or "I think I can hear it distorting @2:55"? Now it is easy and effective: tag tempo in your...
Master Tools – Share and discuss your audio online with selected users: “Listening Room”.
Master Tools is a simple and effective online mastering system. A powerful feature is the ability to share and discuss your work online with selected users (bandmates, customers, etc.) with audio available there in a player. Share it, listen and discuss from anywhere...
Master Tools – Online mastering system.
Master Tools is an online mastering system available to all active SKnote users (owners of at least one active license of a SKnote product). It can be accessed HERE Probably we all agree that artistic activities cannot be left to robots but there are a lot of...
Disto-S – More Presets on Drums.
Some presets programmed on drums, a few of them on the dirty side. As usual, select the whole text for a preset (not including the title) and press "Preset Paste" on Disto-S. Remeber that the GR value in the title is the average gain reduction you need to set to get...
Marconi1 – Discrete “73” Preamplifier and Equaliser – Hands on components.
Marconi1 is a "component-level" model of one of the most famous and appreciated Preamplifier and Equaliser channels in the world. Every single component has been modeled while preservating original topologies and all the "non ideal" behaviours to offer the most...
SoundBrigade – A manual from a user
(Written by Andrew J Klimek) Concept SoundBrigade uses non-linear phase IIR (infinite impulse response) filters (Quinto prefers their sound). The filters are arranged and programmed in such a way a lot of them are working even if you see action only in one narrow...
Disto-S – Presets on Bass.
Use these with Disto-S. Copy the whole text for a preset, right-click "Copy", press "Preset Paste" on the effect. Set the input Gain to get a peak gain reduction similar to the amount written in parentheses for each preset (or do whatever you like). Bass - 10:1 Opto...
Disto-S – Presets on Piano.
Here is a set of specific presets for Disto-S programmed on piano. As always, select the whole preset, right-click "Copy", press "Preset Paste" on the effect. Set the input Gain knob to get gain reduction peaks similar to the values listed in parentheses for the...
Disto-S – Presets on Vocals.
Here we go with a set of presets programmed on vocals. Each title should give a tip about the use. The amount in parentheses is the max gain reduction. For a lighter effect, you can reduce the input gain a bit and/or increase the "Mix" parameter. The Auto-Gain feature...
Disto-S – Presets on Drums.
This is a list of presets for Disto-S programmed on a stereo drums loop. Auto-Gain feature has been kept active while programming the sounds, so all the presets are RMS-level-matched! To use one preset: select the whole text, right-click "Copy", press "Preset Paste"...
Disto-S – Instructions.
Disto-S is a simple and powerful version of Disto, and includes the new algorithm and an extremely powerful autogain feature for automated level matching (matches output level to input level, see a separate post for details). Disto-S emulates a Distressor hardware...
Disto-S – Using the Auto-Gain feature.
Disto-S includes the Auto-Gain feature. It matches RMS levels between input and output signals. The definition of "level-matching" can be a bit fuzzy, actually. While it is well defined on a steady signal (a tone), it is not on an audio track, like some drumming. When...
Ch5 Classic Console – A few presets
A few presets programmed for the Ch5 channel strip. To use a preset: select the whole text right-click "copy" on plugin's interface, press "preset paste" "Kick-Drum" preset. CH5 010000 Fader 0.6222910285 PreGain 0.7349999547 PreVol 0.3149999976 HiPass 0.0000000000...
Guitar/Bass Custom Shop – Going live online.
Going live with the first set of units. Virtual Amplifiers, Cabinets, Pedals, with optional sets of Tubes, Cones, Pickups, Transformers, fine tuning, customisation, demo rooms...
Ch5 – Emulation of a classic – Instructions.
Ch5 is an emulation of a set of three devices, tipically modules of one of the most classic consoles around. Characterful and interesting. The modules are: - Preamplifier and meters. - Equaliser (proportional Q). - Compressor/Limiter. Additional features are: - Fader....
DolA – Rules of thumb.
DolA is an extremely simple processor, apparently, it requires a good understanding of what is happening for the best results, though. It is based on a vintage trick: a noise reduction processor, used in its "encoding" or "rec" mode, is used as enhancer to open the...
Mastering Uplifting Trance with SDC and Mid/Side Compression
Mastering is all about making an already good mix sound even better. Using a mastering-grade compressor, then, is pretty much mandatory as it helps to glue all the different parts together, and make them sound more coherent. In many cases, a stereo (L-R) compressor...
Processing Industrial Drums with Grasso
So, we’ve been working on a little industrial tune lately. Everything is pretty much finished, except the drums sound a little dry and plain in their current state – time to change that! For this we reach for a real ‘Swiss Army Knife’ kind of plugin: the saturation...
Ch5 – Classic Channel. With DSP.
Ch5. A Channel Strip modeled after one of the most classic consoles around. Mic channel. Character. Smooth Hipass and Lowpass. Four bands of "discrete" EQ for classic sound. "Proportional Q". Vintage characterful compressor. Aggressive where needed. "All Buttons In"...
Microphones – Which is which test.
Which one is the best microphone in this comparison. Hitting drums and cymbals. Microphone comparison, which one is better, why. Track1 Track2
Clean Rock Guitars with Rev250
Today we’re going to use the Rev250 reverb plugin to turn a dry and sterile clean rock guitar riff into an atmospheric, deep melody. As you might already know, the Rev250 is modeled on the first digital reverb that was originally introduced way back in the 1970s. This...
Mastering EDM with GTS39
In this tutorial, we will use the GTS39 – Limiting Tube Compressor to finalize a modern EDM track. The song has already been mixed down, and is ready for mastering. The GTS39 plugin seems to be a very simple piece of software at first glance. But don’t let the clean...
Nu Metal Drums with Verbtone
In this tutorial, we’re going to use the Verbtone plate reverb plugin to lend some rather dry nu metal drums more depth and space. When mixing drums, a plate reverb is often a great choice: it generally sounds smooth and natural while also creating a three-dimensional...
Electro-esque Drum Beat with MotorTown, SoundBrigade, and Mattertone
Following the last tutorial, in today’s session we’re going to continue to explore the capabilities of the MotorTown virtual drum set. After some initial treatment inside the MotorTown plugin itself we will use SoundBrigade as well as Mattertone to turn the acoustic...
Crushing MotorTown Drums with Disto
In the last tutorial, we showed you how to use MotorTown’s built in effects to radically change the timbre of the original drum set. Today, we’re going to take this one step further with the help of Disto. As you might already know, Disto is a powerful compressor...
Transforming MotorTown Drums with Built in Effects
MotorTown is far more than a virtual drum plugin. It’s also a song building tool, and it even gives you all sorts of tools to shape the sound of the drums thanks to its suite of built in effects – compression, equalization, and more. In this tutorial, we will use...
Enhancing Cinematic Music with Presence
Today, we’re going to use Presence to enhance a short piece of cinematic music. Presence is a multimode and multiband exciter plugin with a few extra features up its sleeve that can help you refine mixes and even single tracks. We will use it to enhance the low end of...
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80s / Synthwave Bass with DDD & Bus
The sound of 80s pop never gets old, and it’s actually seeing a revival today in the shape of the Synthwave genre. Today we’re going to show you how to achieve that lush bass sound which many of the songs from back then and now are famous for. We’ll start with a...
Natural Drumsets – Instructions
"Natural Drumsets" is our new line of drum kits with a virtual drummer and a set of microphones, effects and rooms. "MotorTown" is the first plugin in this line, built around a custom mahogany kit. UPDATED 22 Dec 2016 - Updated to v.1.1.0 (improvements, tempo...
EchoTaps Delay – Instructions
EchoTaps is a multi-mode delay. Includes several sound models to cover the history of delay effects and provide a wide palette of effects. STRUCTURE EchoTaps is built around two sections: Long term delay (referred to as"Delay"). Short term delay (referred to as...
Natural Drumsets – A step by step guide to write your first track
This tutorial will show you the first steps for composing a track using Natural Drumset plugin. Cockos Reaper is used here but using other hosts is similar. The first thing to do is inserting a new track on the Reaper’s mainframe ( Ctrl + t ) associating it to our ND...
Thrash Metal with StripV3’s updated ‘G Character’ Console
When Strip V3 arrived a couple of months ago it meant nothing less a major overhaul of the popular channel strip plugin, including a completely new designed framework, among many other things. It also came with some brand new console models. Unfortunately, there was...
Mastering Modern Metal Drums with Mattertone
Today we’re going to look at how we can use Mattertone in a mastering scenario. Let’s say we’ve just received a final mixdown or pre-master of a modern metal song, and we want to give it the final touch. After listening to it a couple of times we can say that the mix...
Big Electro House Basses with GTS-39
Modern electronic music, such as electro house, would be more or less nothing without its bold and earth shaking bass sounds. In today’s session, we’ll show you how the GTS-39 plugin can help you to get your synths to thunder! At its core, the GTS-39 is a limiting...