The OP-1 is an incredibly unique and powerful synthesizer, popular due to its one-of-a-kind appearance, style and sound. It is a capable tool for sound design, sampling and even recording, however its unorthodox appearance may make operation difficult for the new user.
This guide will provide you with the basic knowledge needed to navigate this synth, however the possibilities are endless.
Whether you're a MIDI nerd, a keyboard player, or just someone who likes making cool sounds, you should definitely be taking advantage of the Creative Technology Center's ROLI Seaboard. The product currently goes for about $1,200 online, but for as long as you have access to Berklee facilities, the Seaboard is available for use with no price tag!
Logic’s Auto Sampler is an incredible device that has been around for a really long time! It just recently got an interface update with Logic 10.5 and it provides a super cool way to capture hardware synth patches or save software instrument stacks with effects into one sampled instrument!
This post covers the uses and parameters of Logic's native synthesizer, ES2.
ES 1 is a powerful and versatile synthesizer that comes with Logic Pro X. This post covers its history, uses, and controls!
EFM1 is a simple but mighty frequency modulation synthesizer native to Logic Pro X. This post explores its parameters and common uses!
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!
Logic's ES E was named "E" for ensemble. This basic single oscillator polyphonic synth is great for pads and string textures.
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.
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!
All versions of Ableton Live come with the Simpler. In contrast, the Sampler is $99 dollars on its own, or included with Ableton Live Suite.
So, it’s assumed that the Sampler is bigger and better than Simpler, but what are the actual differences? What can you do with Sampler that’s worth an extra $99?
You’ve probably heard that Ableton being referred to as the “queen of sampling.” Well… maybe not in that phrasing. But if you know anything about Ableton, you probably get that it's a sampling beast.
A sampler is a multisampling tool. It can be used for many different purposes, but with a quick Google search, you’ll find that the biggest and most common thing Sampler is known for is multisampling.
Logic 10.5 has been the talk of the town within the music production community since its release this May. The update is BIG news.