Pounding trance bass with STA-limit

Pounding trance bass with STA-limit

STA-limit is one of those compressors that you can always reach for if your sound lacks this little bit of character and strength. Thanks to its clean and easy design you’ll also be able to get a terrific result within just a few minutes. Let us show you what we mean...
Synth shaping with Mattertone

Synth shaping with Mattertone

Today we’re going to have a look at the Mattertone plugin. Mattertone is a multiband envelope shaper, and thus it’s a great tool for emphasizing (or taming) transient-heavy material like drums, for instance. However, we will do something a little unusual and apply the...
Drum loop enhancement with PolyJam

Drum loop enhancement with PolyJam

Programming realistic sounding drums, i.e. setting up different velocity values for most of the notes, can be fairly tedious. Likewise, if you’re working with a ready-made drum loop and repeat it a couple of times the overall sound might be rather static and boring...
SDC – A simple tutorial

SDC – A simple tutorial

SDC has a huge interface full of controls. The placement of knobs, switches, leds and meters can be confusing at first. It is extremely clear once you get used to look at it as regions. 1 – Optical Compressor. SDC is built around two compressors per channel....
Rocking bass with C165a VCA compressor

Rocking bass with C165a VCA compressor

Today, we will use the C165a VCA compressor to improve the sound of a fairly simple bass guitar. We will not only work on the dynamics, but also explore the tone shaping capabilities of the plugin by making use of its limiter and saturation circuit. So, without...