Mastering in Your Home Studio…

May 15, 2011

Mastering is just as important as creating the music.You want your music to sound as best as possible in a multitude of listening environments. I had no idea of what mastering involved in my beginning years as a young producer, with my shear lack of knowledge I relied on record labels to do the mastering for me. In the current state of the music industry musicians are self releasing music and need mastering solutions that suite their immediate needs.

I have just installed Wave Complete V8 and look forward to experiencing my own lil’ mastering session in the near future.
But remember Waves or any other plug-ins are just tools not mastering, mastering is the process of making your music sound the best as possible.

Below I have added a video from ?Home Recording Boot Camp TV? and this cat totally breaks down starting with the history of mastering. I also added another video that keeps things really showing you another side of the mastering coin…

?Mastering Music: Professional vs Amatuer?

Jaymz Nylon Back To Raw with NI Maschine…

April 23, 2011

Sometimes to much technology can take us away from the raw emotion and the instant need to be artistically feed. With that said I picked up Native Instruments Maschine a few days ago and love it!!! Years ago I sold my MPC and Roland SP-808 that was used on my first Album “Afrotech” on Irma records back in 2000 it’s now such a pleasure to to get back to raw with Maschine.
I am totally smitten with it’s power, grace and ease. So excited that I have started to record the sequel to “Afrotech”, “Afrotech 2.0″…

Create tight rhythms, harmonies and melodies in moments with MASCHINE – the highly enjoyable instrument that combines a pattern-based sequencer, professional sampler, multi-effect unit and VST/AU plug-in host. Everything is intuitively controllable via the fully integrated hardware – once you touch the tactile controller the fun and intuitive workflow takes over, allowing you to stay focused on what matters – the music.

MASCHINE integrates easily into your computer-based studio set-up. Use the hardware controller to find, load and play sounds, automate parameters and arrange patterns on the fly. Combine this with the ability to control and sequence all of your external hardware instruments, or switch to MIDI mode to control other software.

After quickly and intuitively developing your ideas, drag and drop your patterns as MIDI or audio files directly into your DAW to finalize and mix your production. You’ll soon realize MASCHINE is a powerhouse capable of revolutionizing the way you make music.

MASCHINE is fast becoming the ultimate performance tool for creative musicians. The MASCHINE controller is super-sturdy yet easily portable, the highly responsive pads and endless rotary knobs are addictively playable, while the two backlit displays keep you informed of what’s going on – perfect for any club or stage.

Use MASCHINE as an instrument for performing your own tracks, or sync it with other gear like TRAKTOR PRO 2 to add more dynamics to your live set.

MASCHINE comes with over 6 GB of ready-to-use, professional and inspiring sounds. Create rhythms and melodies right away with the included drum kits, one-shot samples, basses, synths and acoustic instruments – all fully tagged for easy browsing.

MASCHINE now also includes KOMPLETE ELEMENTS worth $59 / 49 €, providing more than 1,000 stunning sounds drawn from the flagship KOMPLETE 7, opening a world of styles and flavors ready for use in your productions.

NLog Synthesizer-Serious IPhone/IPod Touch APP

April 6, 2010

For those desperate times when the music hits you, may it be in the bank, grocery store, park, beach or PTA meeting etc

Satisfy Your Thrust For Vintage Sounds on the Cheap…

March 22, 2010

We producers have to watch our budgets these days so tools like the Kontakt($59.00 USD) can help satisfy our thrust for vintage sounds.
The sounds of KONTAKT RETRO MACHINES are based on 11 vintage analog synths, 5 digital FM synthesizers and 6 classic drum machines – all the much-loved but now rare instruments that defined electronic music in the 70s and 80s. At last, their warm vintage character is available for easy use with KORE 2 or the free KORE 2 PLAYER at an unbeatable price.

Based on sounds from the renowned KONTAKT 3 library, each of the 135 KoreSounds