Red Rack’em – ‘Wonky Bassline Disco Banger’

“The original bass part was played in by hand after two days’ sleep deprivation, only to be reprogrammed later on after a disastrous loss of the original Logic project…” Dave Clews speaks to Danny Berman and analyses ‘Wonky Bassline Disco Banger’. Berlin-based producer Danny Berman has been putting out tracks under the Red Rack’em moniker…

Skinnerbox

Olaf Hilgenfeld and Iftah Gabbai show us around their studio, featuring a neat combination of DIY instruments, analogue classics and modular synths. [galleria gallery=”skinnerbox-my-studio”] Skinnerbox’s Soulmachines EP is out now via Fantôme de Nuit. Find them on Facebook, Twitter and SoundCloud. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/users/7357″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Read the full story

A.O.M. updates their Plug-ins to v1.8.1

A.O.M. has updated all their plugins to version 1.8.1. New features and enhancements: [Invisible Limiter G2] Add “Modern II” a new limiting mode. [Invisible Limiter G2] Support up to quality [Read More] Read the full story

Bob Perry Audio updates Bob Perry Gate to v1.1.2

Bob Perry Audio has updated Bob Perry Gate Pro to version 1.1.2, introducing minor bugfixes and improving overall stability. Bob Perry Gate Pro is an advanced noise gate utility featuring multiple [Read More] Read the full story

Phase84 Synthesizer App By Retronyms Now On Google Play ($9.99)

via Bedroom Producers Blog: Retronyms have launched the Google Play version of the Phase84 phase distortion virtual synthesizer inspired by the Casio CZ lineup of hardware instruments. Phase84 follows the classic Casio CZ style phase distortion synth architecture while expanding on this original concept and making it more convenient to use on modern touchscreen devices. Phase…

6 Pre-Production Tips to Avoid Problems

Pre-production is one of the most underestimated phases in recording an album. It is the phase where the artist (or band), the musicians, the music teacher, and the producer sit down to hear the whole song in its barest form. This is where parts are tweaked or changed altogether, and this is when people fix…

Review: Symphony Orchestra Library by Spitfire Audio

Spitfire Audio has released “Spitfire Symphony Orchestra”, and as you already guessed, we grab it and review it for ProducerSpot. This symphonic powerhouse Kontakt library is probably not an entry level library, or at least the price tag suggests so, even more reason to have a closer look at it. Spitfire themselves call it: “…a…