In dance music genres such as house, the bass plays an important role - in many cases being the key to a successful track. This depends not only on the...

A synthesizer is an electronic instrument that reproduces a variety of sounds by generating and combining signals of different frequencies and...

Although Arturia’s Jupiter 8V admittedly isn’t a free synth, it is arguably one of the best analogue emulations on the market. If you are thinking about...

Absynth is one of my favorite tools for sound design, though I don't get a chance to use it nearly as often as I'd like. It has an extremely deep and...

The drone is used throughout music and sound design as sonic bed or background upon which other sounds are laid. In the world of sound design, drones are...

Andy Slatter guides you through the process of creating the tape stop effect using Cubase 4.

As with many sound design techniques, there are an infinite number of ways to create compelling creature sounds. However, as with all sound design, the best...

The raygun or laser beam has been a defining sound for many a science fiction movie. How many of us can still hear the sound of the Rebel forces as they fend...

In the world of sound design and music for media, there are two basic classifications of sound: diegetic and non-diegetic. Diegitic sound or music occurs...