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  • Oliver, Jetsonmade, Supah Mario, Virtual Riot, and others share their top music production tips
    Veteran producers Oliver, Jetsonmade, Virtual Riot, Modestep, Supah Mario, and others share invaluable tips they gathered over the span of their careers.

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  • Out Take: Matt NovackMatt Novack

    Composer

    Web: mattnovack.com

    Contact: kate.twilley@impact24pr.com

    Most Recent: Miracle Workers: End Times

    Composer Matt Novack, who wrote the music for TBS’ Miracle Workers: End Times, which premiered this summer, says this most recent project was a challenge in experimenting with synths to match the show’s ‘80s, VHS-movie aesthetic with the use of junkyard sorts of instruments working in conjunction with the synths. 

    Novack’s credits also include the cult comedy series Children’s Hospital and Neftlix’s A Murderville Holiday Special, as well as work for podcasts and video games like Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. With such a variety of genres and types of projects he’s worked on, including co-composing credits, Novack says he’s not sure if he has a distinct composing voice. “That’s something I think about a lot. I don’t know if I have a voice and could quantify it. There are things I know instinctively that I want to do musically with particular scenes, but I’m always trying to grow as a composer.” 

    Novack said the comedy series Miracle Workers pushed him as a composer. “I’d used synths before, but never had the opportunity to dive deep with particular synth sounds and writing,” he says. “It was so much fun to get out of my comfort zone and learn new things. It reminded me of working on Children’s Hospital, which involved writing for so many parodies in different styles. That experience was a boot camp for a young composer.” 

    With a degree in film scoring from USC, and an early-career gig as a composer’s assistant to Steven Stern, Novack took his own advice to aspiring composers: get a formal education and apprentice under a composer for real-world experience. 

    “From a technical standpoint, aspiring composers should get to know different digital audio workstations (DAWs) like it’s your instrument, and learn how to write music in these programs and produce it,” Novack says. “And when you’re cold-emailing composers, producers, directors, etc., do your research on whomever you’re contacting. No one wants to read a generic email, and it’s obvious if you send one. If they’re a composer, check out their scores. If they’re a director, research their films.”

    Matt Novack Composer Web: mattnovack.com Contact: kate.twilley@impact24pr.com Most Recent: Miracle Workers: End Times Composer Matt Novack, who wrote the music for TBS’ Miracle Workers: End Times, …

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  • The xx are making new music, Romy revealsBritish electronic trio The xx are making music for the first time in six years, band member Romy has said.

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    Speaking to Spanish magazine Binaural, Romy, who released her solo album Mid Air in September, reveals that all three members, Romy, Oliver Sim – who released his own debut solo album, Hideous Bastard in 2022 – and Jamie XX have been in the studio making music this year.
    “Well, the three of us recognised the need for something new to explore,” she says. “We all acknowledged the importance of giving ourselves the time and space to learn and grow.”
    In the interview, she also shares her insights gained from collaborating with Fred again.. and others, expressing her desire “to offer Oliver and Jamie everything I’ve gathered.”

    “This year, we’ve spent time in the studio together, with no pressure, although I’m mindful that our last album was released in 2017,” she says.
    During a recent conversation with Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music 1, Romy discussed the potential direction of a new record with The xx and her eagerness to reconnect with the guitar.
    “I have no idea,” she replies regarding the potential sonic palette. “We joke about it. Imagine trance pads from me, Oliver’s vocals, and Jamie on hectic drums. It’s amusing. However, we deeply appreciate The xx’s signature sound.”
    She continues, “Personally, I’m thrilled to return to the guitar and revisit that sound in a fresh way. I believe in constant evolution. That’s why I embarked on this project, to learn and collaborate with others, to bring that newfound energy to Oliver and Jamie.”
    Romy performed her solo show at All Points East festival in London this summer. MusicTech was there to witness the event, describing it as a “euphoric, technicolour performance” that saw the once introverted singer come out of her shell more.
    Stream Romy’s solo album, Mid Air, via Bandcamp, and Oliver Sim’s Hideous Bastard via oliver-sim.com.
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    British electronic trio The xx are making music for the first time in six years, band member Romy has said.

  • AMSynths share the DIODE-01 Eurorack module, a Roland System 101 cloneAMSynths is working on the DIODE-01, a clone of the Roland System 101 synthesiser module with some features from the 102 section also incorporated in.

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    The DIODE-01 is a pretty accurate replica of the 101 module, but with elements from the 102. It follows the layout and design of the 101, apart from the keyboard and its associated control panel. On the left, there’s an ADSR envelope and LFO, as well as the sample and hold from the 102.
    Then there are the large oscillator sections, which have four waveforms, and pitch and range control with various modulations. Next is the audio mixer, which includes the noise generator from the 101 and ring modulation from the 102. It all goes into the high and low-pass diode filter the synth gets its name from. And, there’s a voltage-controlled amplifier.
    The DIODE-01 is, at its essence, a wide Eurorack module. You could put it into a Moog Mother-32 60HP case, while it’ll also be available as a PCB & Panel DIY kit. However, you’ll have to source your own components.
    The prototype is expected to be ready for next month, so it’s worth keeping an eye out for.
    AMSynths is a small synthesiser manufacturer led by electronics engineer Rob Keeble. Keeble has plenty of experience when it comes to vintage synths, being behind both the Behringer System 100 and ARP 2500 modules.
    Last month, Gear News reported that AMSynths revealed a Moog-like module, the AM-CP3 Console Panel. It’s actually a replica of the Moog CP3 Console Panel mixer module, and offers four channels of mixing.
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    AMSynths is working on the DIODE-01, a clone of the Roland System 101 synthesiser module with some features from the 102 section too.

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  • Xenobyte Virtual Hybrid Synthesizer Is Free For A Limited Time!
    Pluginomat is offering the Xenobyte virtual hybrid synthesizer by Sick Noise Instruments as a FREE download for a limited time. Despite the futuristic look-feel, Xenobyte is a subtractive synthesizer with three oscillators, a filter stage, four LFOs, four effects, and two ADSR envelopes for both filter and amplitude. An interesting feature is that the third [...]
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    Pluginomat is offering the Xenobyte virtual hybrid synthesizer by Sick Noise Instruments as a FREE download for a limited time. Despite the futuristic look-feel, Xenobyte is a subtractive synthesizer with three oscillators, a filter stage, four LFOs, four effects, and two ADSR envelopes for both filter and amplitude. An interesting feature is that the thirdRead More