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The Beat-Making Station is an interactive system of three drum machines, one monophonic bass-oriented synthesizer, and one granular effects processing unit. All devices in the system are tempo-synced through the implementation of MIDI clock and have MIDI and audio running into an interface, making the system easily integrate with any DAW.
January 20th 2022
Maya Wagner
Visits to the CTC may be made as a walk-in or booked in advance via our website. We are located in the Library at 150 Mass Ave.
January 19th 2022
Blair Pershyn
Hi! My name is Michael MacDonald! I’m a 7th-semester Film Scoring Major/MP&E Minor at Berklee and today, I’m starting my series on my Most Used Waves Plug-Ins! This is Part 1 in a relatively short series. Today I’m going to show you 4 plug-ins I most recently used on a very short movie-like soundscape project!
November 18th 2021
Michael MacDonald
In the Creative Technology Center, the iMac stations are equipped with Komplete Kontrol MIDI keyboards. These are versatile and configurable to many different types of software instrument controls. Here is how you can set them up with the provided sustain pedal.
September 10th 2021
Eric Levine
Are you about to score for a video in Logic? Here you'll find a detailed guideline on how to prepare for your scoring session in the most effective way, making sure everything lines up with the movie, and with workflow, tricks to improve your speed in the session. Let's dive in!
May 18th 2021
Javi Lloret
Commonly referred to as “FPS”, Frames Per Second is an important unit to know about, especially if you’re in the Film Scoring or Sync industry. Click here to learn everything about them!
April 26th 2021
Javi Lloret
Are you looking to learn a little bit more about iZotope Ozone? Look no further! Today we’re going to be looking at the Vintage Limiter.
April 22nd 2021
Michael MacDonald
This post provides an overview of the MIDI "Learn" function in Logic Pro, as well as a short exlanation of "Smart Controls" as they relate to MIDI mapping.
April 22nd 2021
Maya Wagner
Cubase Audio Routing DiagramLogin Required
Audio Routing in Cubase
April 22nd 2021
Althea (Aletta) Steynberg
Whether you are an Artist, Songwriter, Producer, or Instrumentalist, knowing your way around Pro Tools is very valuable. You may have heard the DAW being referred to as the “industry standard,” which is definitely true, especially if you are working in professional recording studios. Pro Tools is amazing at integrating with mixing boards and similar studio technologies, but it was also one of the first digital audio workstations to be widely used for recording digitally.
April 14th 2021
Maya Wagner
You ever wonder what a good key is for your vocalists? Well, sometimes it takes more than just asking! Now of course, your vocalist most likely will tell you the key they want it in, but sometimes to make the musical choice, you as the producer/engineer can evaluate what is best for the record!
April 14th 2021
Michael MacDonald
Now that you have completed your tracking session, with multiple takes of an instrument or vocals, you want to comp? Sure, here are some tips to get you started!
April 6th 2021
Matt Ho
GarageBand Film Scoring BasicsLogin Required
Did you know you could import a movie into GarageBand and score to it?
April 6th 2021
Blair Pershyn
Logic: Film ScoringLogin Required
In this class video, we look at synchronizing film and audio in Logic as well as working with markers and tempo.
April 6th 2021
Blair Pershyn
As a rule, we shoot for perfection when recording. While this is a good mindset to have, the reality is that oftentimes prior to mixing, some level of editing is required in order to polish up our tracks and help our song shine as a whole. Beat mapping is one tool in Pro Tools we can use to edit tracks efficiently.
April 4th 2021
Jannick Frampton
This post covers the uses and parameters of Logic's native synthesizer, ES2.
April 1st 2021
Maya Wagner
Ever wonder how you can best use your EQs to your advantage? Get techy with Matty - learn the basic parameters of an EQ to buff up your arsenal!
April 1st 2021
Matt Ho
In the second installment of the free plugins serious I will provide more links to amazing plugins that you can download and start using for no cost!
March 26th 2021
Kari Estes
Automation has a different approach in FL Studio, learn how to use it here!
March 26th 2021
Javi Lloret
Basics of Cubase Time Signature TracksLogin Required
by A. Steynberg
Here's a video tutorial going over the basics of setting up time signatures in Cubase.
Time Signature Setup Steps:
March 16th 2021
Althea (Aletta) Steynberg