Ever wondered how to use audio to trigger a sample? Today’s your lucky day, with this tutorial for how I did my Dubstep Beatboxing video:
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Hi! I’m Dave from boyinaband.com. Today, we’ll take a look at Absynth – a synth that comes in the Komplete 7 package from Native Instruments.
Features + Versatility
I’ve only really started to use it recently, but it is a lot of fun to use – the features allow for some really cool interactive waveform generation methods, particularly the “wave” section, which allows you to Continue reading »
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Hi! I’m Dave from boyinaband.com. Today, we’ll take a look at Kontakt 4 – A sampler that comes in the Komplete 7 package from Native Instruments.
Features + Versatility
Now for a sampler, two of the big things you’ll want are to Continue reading »
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Hi! I’m Dave from boyinaband.com. Today, we’ll take a look at Battery 3 – The drum sampler of choice for Komplete 7 users. This is the other Komplete 7 device I’ve really taken to, since it can be a nice alternative to rewiring reason to use kong if you only need some quick one-shots, though it can be a lot more in depth than that. Let’s take a look.
Features + Versatility
It’s a nice sampler, mainly for its versatility – one quick example is that you can Continue reading »
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Hi! I’m Dave from boyinaband.com. Today, we’ll take a look at Massive – The synth I’ve used the most since getting it and the synth that has finally begun to prise me away from my beloved Thor in reason.
Features + Versatility
Massive uses a cool type of wavetable synthesis, with each oscillator providing two waves, mixed together in slightly different ways. There are 85 of these wavetables available and each can produce a vastly different Continue reading »
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Hi! I’m Dave from boyinaband.com. Today, we’ll take a look at Prism – A synth that uses Reaktor 5 as a host for a really interesting sound generation system.
Features + Versatility
One thing that’s unusual about Prism – there’s no “Oscillator” in sight. Instead, we’re presented with the Continue reading »



