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EFM1 is a simple but mighty frequency modulation synthesizer native to Logic Pro X. This post explores its parameters and common uses!

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!

Althea shares how to route audio to a mix track and how to bounce from there using Cubase. 

This post includes a video guide to making your orchestral mockups sound better, as taught by the Berklee Film Scoring Department.

In this video, we go over the basics of importing and exporting tempo tracks/tempo maps into Cubase!

In this video, Althea shows us how to use the new Cubase 10.5 export video feature!

In this video, Althea walks us through creating Syncpoint Markers in Cubase.

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!

When working with video in Cubase, you may need to adjust the frame rate of your project or the SMPTE timecode value at the project start. 

Logic's ES E was named "E" for ensemble. This basic single oscillator polyphonic synth is great for pads and string textures. 

This post covers the basics of importing video into Cubase efficiently and neatly. 

Video and Post by Althea Steynberg. Revised and Edited by Maya Wagner.

When working with video in Cubase, one may need to change the tempo of empty/negative bars without altering the alignment of the video and its audio track. 

Of you were to simple adjust the tempo at bar -1 to match the tempo of bar 1, the video would not be aligned at bar 1. Follow these steps to ensure that your video stays aligned with its audio when you adjust the tempo of negative bars:

We keep hearing about "sample rate" in the world of production: Film Scoring majors, EPD Majors, MP&E, CWP, among others. But what is it? Why is it important? Let’s dive in!

ES P is a simple additive synthesizer named "P" for polyphonic. With up to 8 voices and 5 waveforms to mix and match, plus noise, this 80s-emulating software synth is simple but fun to mess around with.

Whether you are syncing your click to an audio recording or to a picture, this tutorial will help you learn how to create a tempo map for your music using MIDI Tap Tempo in Cubase. You can either use an external MIDI keyboard or an in-house keyboard within Cubase! 

Join Shirly Gurten for a session with the creative plugin Shaper from Ableton Live: Max for Live

The most basic version of ProTools offers 4 different record modes. This guide will help you pick which one is best for your workflow!

Logic’s developers have an interesting way of maintaining the interface aesthetics of old plugins and synths while adding new “modern” ones to create an interesting blend of old school and fresh synth engines for us to play around with. The smorgasbord of synth designs and capabilities is part of Logic’s character. There have been so many different updates and changes, but some of these synths remain the same. Let’s talk about the E-synths, where Logic all started!

The topic of "track types" may come across as one which doesn’t require much explanation. Yet, this seemingly simple topic can actually become quite deep! Today I thought I would provide a little introduction to the types of tracks in Pro Tools and some of their main purposes. 

Want to get rid of drum bleed in your snare track? Cut out that pesky room noise in your vocal tracks? Strip Silencing will save your life!