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Sound Card Power Management by Paulo Valongo
For those of you that use a Windows laptop and the built-in sound card for audio work, you may have experienced a very irritating feature, power management. When no audio is being played, after 10 – 30 seconds (depending on settings, model, etc), you will hear a loud, distracting “pop” noise as the sound card is powered down. Same as when you then start...Read More
Synthesisers: A Deep Dive by Alwyn Nienaber
With the rise of fashion from the 80’s becoming popular in today’s time, it’s no wonder that music genres like Synthwave, New Wave and Disco Funk are making a comeback in the modern world. Bigger musical instrument companies such as Yamaha, Korg and Roland picked up on- and is capitalising on this trend by bringing back some of their most successful...Read MoreNewsletter Sign up
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THE HISTORY OF MODERN VIDEO GAME SOUND DESIGN by Gustav van Rooyen
Welcome the first of many articles about video game sound design. Before we dive into this article, I would like to introduce myself better and a small little history of my professional career. My name is Gustav van Rooyen and I own the company Maroon Productions. I have been a sound designer for 5 years now. I studied Entertainment Technology at Tshwane University...Read More
The Top-down Approach to Mixing By Alwyn Nienaber
Many people have tried to come up with ideas for the “best” way to mix sounds. Some approaches make life easier, and others help to speed up the work flow of massive projects. The truth is that there are no “correct” ways to do things when it comes to working in sound, only guidelines to follow. In this article we will explore the...Read MoreSynthesisers: A Deep Dive by Alwyn Nienaber
With the rise of fashion from the 80’s becoming popular in today’s time, it’s no wonder that music genres like Synthwave, New Wave and Disco Funk are making a comeback in the modern world. Bigger musical instrument companies such as Yamaha, Korg and Roland picked up on- and is capitalising on this trend by bringing back some of their most successful...Read More
Is It Okay To Use Presets on VST Plugins? by Alwyan Nienaber
Check out my website When I was studying Sound Engineering at Oakfields College, almost everyday I heard someone in my class ask our lecturer the following question: “Sir, is it okay to use presets on this plugin?”. It seems that a lot of people are scared to use presets because it feels like they are cheating or taking the easy way out… But should you be...Read More