CarriganSound Pad Tutorial

Hello,

This is a tutorial on how to create ambient pad type sounds, using delays, reverse reverb techniques, stretching and more delay!!!

Hope you enjoy :)

CarriganSound Kick synthesis tutorial

Hello,

I've been asked in this one to create a tutorial explaining how to make a kick drum, which I have used my workhorse synth of choice the fantastic es2!

Enjoy,

R

CarriganSound Lead tutorial

Hi,

Have been asked to create a tutorial for making cutting lead sounds a la tech funk/psytrance!

Enjoy :)

CarriganSound Massive Bass Tutorial

Hello,

Here's a tutorial where I explain wobbly bass making in Logic using Massive and EXS24, we will be looking at wavetables, resampling and modulation via LFO's and envelopes :)

Enjoy :)

CarriganSound ES2 FM tutorial

Here's a video tutorial about using Logic's inbuilt ES2 synth to create FM sounds using the self oscillating filter :)

Enjoy :)

Great article from Universal Audio :)

Hi,

Universal Audio are renowned audio leaders, innovators and specialists when it comes to quality.

Here's a great article from their blog that is amazingly useful about using Multiband EQ's to fix common mix problems, has some great advice about Eq'ing Kicks and Bass which we all know is a tender area when it comes to production.

Here's proabbly the most useful part of the post; which is a visual representaion of instruments and their respective frequency bands of occupation:

Head over to read the full article here: http://www.uaudio.com/blog/multiband-eq-mix-fix/

R

One of the best free Flangers!

Hi,

This simple little stripped down beaut is a perfect flanger, what it lacks in GUI it more than makes up for in quality!

With only a few sliders on it's back, this plugin allows the user create a fast and effective flange that gets right to the point in a matter of minutes.

You can get the classic jet flange effect 'center cancel' and fat additive flanges. You get audio frequency sweep rates and works as it's own kind of distorter, if you like that sort of thing!!

Here's the download link: Flanger2

Made by the lovely airwindows, worth a flick through the freebees page as well, as I'm sure you will find some gems!

http://www.airwindows.com/freebies.html

Happy Flanging :)

Free Spectral plugins

Hello,

I absolutely need to rant and rave about these plugins from Michael Norris@SoundMagic.

This simple yet amazingly functional plugins utilise granular processes to cause some havoc to any piece of audio.

There 24 of these units inside the free pack available here:

http://www.michaelnorris.info/software/soundmagic-spectral.html

The range of effects one can create from these plugins is simple outstanding, not only that the sheer quality of the audio produced is second to none.

If your at all loss trying to create those transformer sounds we know and love, turn a bike upsidedown and record the wheels and gears shifting, chuck em through a few of these spectral plugins and you'll be roaring like Megatron in no time :)

As there are 24 of these beasts it would take me too long to explain all the features, just D/L and have a crack yourself, once again be careful or don't even touch the gain on these plugins!

I take no responsibility for speaker damage over negligence to heed my warnings!!!

PS I might do a transformer tutorial at some point if there is an interest from readers :)

R

Free Plugins!!! No. 1

Hello,

Gotta get some free plugins into your awareness, so here goes :)
First off TAL audio:

http://kunz.corrupt.ch/products/tal-effects

This is a bunch of free tools including bitcrush, Flanger, EQ and a tube saturator :)

My favourite is the Tube emulator:

This mean little plugin will make anything pack some serious punch. With only a few control parameters, this may look simple but the range of effects one can achieve through it is quite unprecedented!

Play about with this mean litttle badger on beefing up that thin snare drum, or chuck it on the whole drum bus to give some analog warmth. Works great for bass, just be careful with putting the output too high, we don't wanna bust our speakers; trust me this has the power!!!

Beautifully simple and simply beautiful :) Add it to your sonic arsenal, it will prove to be an invaluable asset I assure you.

R

Glitch tutorial no.1

Hi,

Thought this might start things off nicely, this is a link to a Tutorial I did last year, which actually became one of the most popular videos of 2010 @audiotuts+

http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/production/how-to-use-glitch-techniques/

Great website with lots of production improving videos and articles, general great place to learn extra bits and pieces!

Here's the video so you don't even have to move:

Hello from CarriganSound

Hi,

This is the blog for CarriganSound.co.uk, a UK Sound design company set up by Richard Carrigan Aka Mouldy Soul: http://soundcloud.com/mouldysoul

Intent on creating bleeding edge audio tailored to fit any commercial application.

We deliver a range of products including bespoke composition/production for recording artists, post-production, foley recordings, sample library creation and forensic restoration.

This blog will contain free tutorials, production tips, plugin reviews and links to freebees!

Enjoy,

Rich