Cinematic
-
5 free trailer-scoring tools for KONTAKT
We round up some camera-ready and cost-free libraries that nail this distinct flavor of cinematic music.
-
Music composing – an introduction
Ever wondered what it takes to be a composer? Check out our primer.
-
AceMo answers the Sketches challenge with a dreamy slice of ambient techno
Hear the Brooklyn-based producer coax warm drones and analog-sounding drums from REAKTOR, BATTERY, and KONTAKT.
-
Turn your passion into a profession: Composing for film and television
Five successful film and TV composers offer inside info and no-nonsense advice for getting started in scoring.
-
The maker of ARKHIS on the three things that make a great sampled instrument
Orchestral Tools CEO Hendrik Schwarzer explains how our latest pro scoring instrument came to be.
-
Create glitched-out electronic soundscapes with this free MASSIVE X patch from Minor Science
The Berlin-based producer enlists chains of random LFOs to create a chaotic-yet-controllable soundscape generator.
-
Slate + Ash is the Bristol-based studio pushing the boundaries of KONTAKT
Go behind the scenes of AURAS and CYCLES, and get tips on creative sampling from one of the most exciting…
-
Hear Howie Lee put a modern spin on traditional Chinese sounds
One of Beijing's fastest rising stars answers the Sketches challenge by combining the traditional with the modern.
-
Scripting, sound design, and singing out of key: How we made MYSTERIA
Galaxy Instruments' Uli Baronowsky and Stephan Lembke take us deep behind the scenes of their tension-building texture machine.
-
Listen to a densely layered, martial Sketches submission from Zola Jesus
The queen of goth-pop layers REAKTOR-powered synth swells over ACTION STRIKES’ pummeling taiko drums…
-
Quiet, please: How we silenced a city block to sample a priceless violin
The team behind STRADIVARI VIOLIN explain the lengths they went to capture the unique sound of this 300-year-old instrument.
-
5 free cinematic texture libraries for KONTAKT
Gratis goodies for sumptuous soundscapes…