Category: Gear

Sonic Touch 18 – Liine and Touchable – Ableton Control

Gaz focusses on controling Ableton’s Live software using Liine’s Griid and Touchable, Nick takes a look at Caustic 2 for Android.


Waves at NAMM 2013: Manny Marroquin

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV15qpshRHw] Hitmaker Manny Marroquin (Rihanna, Bruno Mars, Alicia Keys) talks about his upcoming Waves Signature Series plugins, live from NAMM 2013.


Into The Lair #52 – DBX 160 + Pultec Kick and Snare Parallel Compression Trick

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=impZpF8qgrk] Dave Pensado discusses his parallel compression method for kicks and snares using the DBX 160 and Pultec EQ in the 52nd Into The Lair series from Pensado’s Place!


PPG WaveMapper Now Available

Wolfgang Palm has announced that his second software synthesizer for iOS, PPG WaveMapper, is now available. PPG WaveMapper features a new synthesis system which maps the waveforms of a sound into a new kind of wavetable which preserves the sound characteristics better than classic Wavetable synthesis and at the same time allows for the manipulations which make WT…


Pensado’s Place 100th Episode Special from NAMM 2013

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhsJ-JHhIzo] We celebrate our 100th episode at the Avid booth at NAMM 2013! Guests (in order of appearance): Anthony Gordon, Mark Lowentrout, Joe Barrera, Chris Kantrowitz, Tricky Stewart, Chris Lord-Alge, John Nettlesby, Jaycen Joshua, Bill Gibson, John Cerullo, Will Thompson, Cliff Maag


Into The Lair #51 – Mixing Multiple Synthesizers (Similar Frequency Ranges)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpQqOajHtT4] In the 51st Into The Lair, Dave Pensado how he tackles mixing multiple elements in a mix that are fighting for the same frequency space. In the example, Dave shows how he mixes 3 similar sounding synthesizes together while leaving space for each one to exist happily in the mix!


Logic Pro Masterclass with Kate Simko

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6Y-Ed6rCmA] Kate Simko popped in to Point Blank’s studios to present a brilliant masterclass. For more info on our courses, click here ::http://www.pointblankonline.net/courses/


Sonic TALK 299 – Post NAMM 2013 Wrap

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Open Mic: Is The Prophet 12 The Best Polyphonic Synth Of All Time?

One fo the biggest surprises of the 2013 NAMM Show, was the new Prophet 12, which Dave Smith calls “my best synth yet.” Some of the key features: Twelve voice polyphony – the greatest polyphony of any instrument Dave Smith has designed. Powerful voice architecture features four oscillators, capable of generating classic and complex waveforms, a sub-oscillator, resonant…


Into The Lair #50 – Mixing Pro Lead Vocal Tracks

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snSVt5qJU1E] In the 50th Into The Lair, Dave Pensado goes over some of his favorite techniques for getting a professional lead vocal sound!