Category: Producers

The Top 5 Things To Do Every Mix – Into The Lair #69

Mix Engineer Dave Pensado goes over the top 5 things he does before and during every mix that he does.


DJ Mustard Joins Forces With Jay-Z

Roc Nation announced that DJ Mustard is the latest acquisition to their star studded roster. The 22 year old has inked a management deal with the label, which is sure to take his career to new heights. DJ Mustard is the mastermind behind mega hits such as Tyga’s “Rack City” and 2 Chainz infectious single “I’m Different”. DJ…


The Sound of Pain and Gain

Movie Studio Sound Studio Director Original Music Paramount Studios Sony Pictures Studios Michael Bay Steve Jablonsky In this exclusive SoundWorks Collection profile we talk with the sound team of Director Michael Bay’s new film “Pain and Gain” featuring supervising sound editor and sound designer Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn. Synopsis From acclaimed director…


MKSensation Digital Piano Library Review

Today I’m checking out the MKSensation library for Kontakt from Gospel Musicians. It’s based on the popular digital piano module from Roland the MKS-20. This is a Kontakt player library so you don’t need to own the full version of Kontakt to use it. Very popular sound in Gospel and RnB music.


Eminem, Big Sean, Royce Da 5’9″ & Mr. Porter In The Lab


Showtek – Pensado’s Place #112


Diplo Clears ‘Harlem Shake’ Samples

Diplo has cleared unlicensed samples that Baauer used in “Harlem Shake” in a bid to help his Mad Decent artist avoid legal entanglements. The producer and label head worked out an arrangement with Jayson Musson and Hector Delgado after the artists, who were sampled in the the viral hit, said they hadn’t been compensated. “We…


Big Fish Audio SWAGG Library Review

The new urban synth workstation SWAGG from Big Fish Audio and VIP Loops for Kontakt 5 player is out and I’m going through showing you what it sounds like. Also find out how you can win a free copy of the library.


Sonic TALK 310 – Analog Special

Bumper panel: Gaz WIlliams fresh from a Karl Hyde radio session and gets decorated by the rest of the band, Rich Hilton from Nile Rodgers studio, Mike Grieg from SSR, Dave Spiers Gforce software, and Mark Tinley from TVMania. Analog tape echo setup, Aurora AR57, Daves new Synthesizers.com modular and anlog in general, Nick plays…


The Electro-Music emSynth Promises To Make Modular Synthesizers Small & Cheap

emSynth, the electro-music synthesizer, is a compact miniature modular synthesizer system designed for ‘anyone with an interest in low cost modular synthesizers’. By low cost – they plan to sell the modules for about $15 each. Here’s the official description for the emSynth modules: Traditional modular synthesizers are large, wall-sized investments in sound. They are…