Features
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Turn your passion into a profession: Video game scoring and sound design
Four insiders offer pro tips on getting started (and succeeding) in this competitive industry.
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How do you score chess? Carlos Rafael Rivera on scoring The Queen’s Gambit with NI pianos
The Queen's Gambit composer Carlos Rafael Rivera explains how NOIRE and ALICIA'S KEYS became the sound of the Netflix hit.
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Community wrap-up: Uplifting sample flips from Datsunn, DYVN, DDS, & more
With 2020 safely behind us, it's time to revisit some uplifting moments from the past weeks.
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How Germany’s track15 is tackling the gender imbalance of film and TV scoring
Four members of the all-female composer collective tell us how they're building careers around camaraderie, discipline, and craftsmanship.
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Ilan Eshkeri dissects his scores for Ghost of Tsushima and A Perfect Planet
Get to know the composer, then find out how he uses custom-made KONTAKT instruments to soundtrack samurai and Saharan ants…
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The making of MASCHINE+
Get under the skin of our standalone groovebox with the people who made it possible.
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Watch hip hop producer Major Seven make a beat from scratch with MASCHINE+
The producer behind cinematic hits for Future, Rick Ross, and DJ Khaled gets to grips with our standalone groovebox's synthesis…
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How Celeste composer Lena Raine went from playing video games to scoring them
The Seattle producer talks mixtapes, lockdown productivity, and why MASSIVE proved the perfect synth for the indie hit’s retro soundtrack.
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Rogét Chahayed breaks down his hit-making hooks for Travis Scott, Khalid, Halsey, and more
Learn how these tracks came together and download a selection of personal KONTAKT instruments from the keyboard maestro.
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Behind the scenes of GUITAR RIG 6’s Intelligent Circuit Modeling
Find out how this pioneering tech uses neural networks and algorithms to make guitar amps sing.
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Philo Tsoungui talks drumming, musical direction, and producing with MASCHINE
The classical musician-turned-hip-hop-drummer explains her conceptual approach to production and performance.
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Headspace’s Scott Sorenson on designing sounds for the soul
We find out how MASSIVE X and STRAYLIGHT help shape the soothing sounds of the world’s most popular mindfulness app.