6 Analog Synth Companies You’re Probably Missing Out On
With the analog revival, dozens of companies are reissuing and reinventing the nostalgic sounds of analog synth modules. Here are six.
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What Is Audio Summing?
In today’s post, we’re exploring an audio engineering concept called “summing” – and how it differs in analog vs. digital production.
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How to Build The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” Synth Lead in Ableton’s Analog
In this video lesson, courtesy of Soundfly’s Advanced Synths & Patch Design course, we rebuild The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” synth lead.
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The 5 Best Affordable Synthesizers for Producers on a Budget
Whether you’re just getting started or looking to add power to your rig, these 5 synths will bring value to your production without the cost.
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Introducing Our 5 Favorite Synths from NAMM and Superbooth This Year
Let’s face it: It’s basically impossible to keep up with the pace of trade shows through the late winter and early spring. Between the flurry of announcements about monitors, synths, modules, mixing desks, and the endless stream of video demos pouring out, merely paying attention can feel overwhelming, let alone taking meticulous notes on what’s […]
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14 of the Most Commonly Confused Terms in Music and Audio
Once upon a time, remixing a song meant actually redoing the mix. Many vintage consoles (some Neve 80-series, for example) have a button labeled “remix” that changes a few functions on the desk to optimize it for mixing rather than recording. But sometime in the late 20th century, the word “remix” began to take on a new meaning: […]
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What Is the CV Input on My Synth? — Demystifying Control Voltage
If you have a synth, odds are it has a CV, or “control voltage” input. In more modern synthesizers, like those from Dave Smith Instruments, digging into menus will allow you to assign control voltage inputs to just about anything: pitch, filter, LFO, etc.; in older models, there might just be one CV input that’s hard-wired […]
