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<description><![CDATA[Greg Hoffman is the found of VSTPlatinum.com.

As seen on Computer Music Magazine, VSTPlatinum provides home studio enthusiasts and professionals alike, the unprecedented opportunity to own over 1700 VST plugins and sound effects.

These are the same plugins and effects used by professional studios. Take your music creation to greater heights with VST Platinum]]></description>
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<title>Revealed - A Full Comparison of Current Modular Synths - Synthesizers For Making Music</title>
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<description><![CDATA[There are some excellent modular synthesizer brands on the market today. It is well worth taking a look to see what they have to offer. The following are some of those with a reputable background and carry a good selection.]]></description>
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<title>The Secrets of Basic Sound Synthesis For Music Composition and Creation Software - VST Plugins</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:01:36 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The original sound that you hear in the patches is produced by the oscillators, and is then fed through the synthesizer's signal path. If you set oscillation to a very low pitch, you will end up with gaps because the waveform is continuously dependant on the speed pitch of the note. So the different sounds are created by the shape of the waveform, which is the product of oscillation.]]></description>
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<title>The Ultimate Guide to VST Plugins - A Guide to VST Plugins, Virtual Instruments and VSTi Effects</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The purpose of VST plugins is to be able to eliminate the traditional audio recordings and replace them with software that will perform the same duties. VST means Virtual Studio Technology. It is basically an integration method for the software and the hard disk recording systems. You would most likely be familiar with the term VST if you have be using a computer to do some recording or music production. ]]></description>
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<title>A Complete Guide to FM Synthesis - Frequency Modulation Made Easy - Music Recording and Composition</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In the early 1980s, Yamaha came out the DX synthesizers. Thus, the birth of frequency modulation, which is what, you hear on the radio. This provided unheard of new sounds that could be utilized by keyboard players anywhere.]]></description>
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<title>Facts You Must Know About Using Steinberg Cubase and VST Plugins, VSTi Plugins &amp; Virtual Instruments</title>
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<description><![CDATA[When you hear the name Steinberg in the world of music making then you will also hear about VST. This simply means Virtual Studio Technology and was developed by Steinberg. It has revolutionized the possibilities of creating and recording your music on your very own computer.]]></description>
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<title>How You Can Really Use Vocoders to Spice Up Your Music Production - Make Music With Synths</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Vocoders can actually be useful and don't necessarily have to sound like a robot. If you are planning on using this you will require two inputs. One being a carrier wave, which is the sound you are going to vocode through and the second a modular voice, which would probably be yours. This gives a synthesizer sound that is easily recognized and in fact has been used since the 1960s in popular music.]]></description>
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<title>How to Make Computer Music With VST Plugins and VSTi Instruments</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:48:25 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[VST plugins are beginning to gather a lot more interest as music buffs/computer buffs put these two interests together. What was once thought impossible by many astute computer operators is now beginning to appear as not being all that difficult.]]></description>
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<title>Beginners Guide to Modular Synthesizers - Digital and Analog Synths - Music Production Mixing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The whole idea behind the modular synthesizers is that they are made up of interchangeable modules. This means that you can update your system easily. What eventually happens is the GAS syndrome, referring to the gear acquisition syndrome. This is when the synthesizer has been expanded so much it looks like a telephone exchange. It must be remembered that modular synthesizers are one of the oldest types there is. To add to this is the fact they are interesting but not cheap.]]></description>
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<title>The Right Way to Set Recording Levels For Music Production Mixing - VST Plugins</title>
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<description><![CDATA[You need to ensure that all of the songs you record will be playing back at the appropriate volume for the listener. To start with, set your monitor level. The best way to do this is to first listen to a song you are really familiar with. Be sure it is a zero peaking song. Have it at the level it is meant to be at. An enjoyable listening level.]]></description>
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<title>The Secrets to Making Music With Your Computer With VST Cubase SX, LE Software</title>
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<description><![CDATA[For those of you who can think back to the old Atari ST computers in 1989 you may recall using or hearing about the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW). Well needless to say, technology has come a long way since then in the music production and recording with computer programs. The favored terminology today is VST Cubase. This is a program that offers you all you need to get the sounds you are looking for. With this, you will be able to make your own CDS for distribution. To start with, the program offers recording, producing and mixing. All the requirements for great music productions.]]></description>
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<title>Discover How to Use Synthesizers - Software Synths, Sequencers, MIDI and VST Guide</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:42:46 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Some time back in the 1970s, 100% accuracy at any speed could be achieved with complex melodies. In fact, you didn't even have to press the keys down to get basic patterns. This is because sequencers as well as arpeggiators were part of synthesizers even then.]]></description>
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<title>A Guide to Make Full Use of Your Snythesizers - Monophonic Or Polyphonic - Software Music Creation</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:40:07 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Even currently, most synthesizers will give you the monophonic or polyphonic option. Now though with new technology this has become much stronger, yet cheaper to make. It's got to the point where most of the newer synthesizers can produce an almost innumerable amount of notes all at the same time.]]></description>
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<title>The Best Guide to Sound Effects, Synths and Software Synthesizers - VST and MIDI</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:39:19 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you boost the synthesizer to the place where it clips and removes part of the audio range, then you have pushed the signal of the synthesizer over the limit. In essence, what you have done is created distortion.]]></description>
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<title>A History of the Most Popular Synths - 1970s and 1980s - VST Plugins and Effects</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Many individuals wanted those spectacular sounds of the 1970/80's back. The problem was the cost involved to purchase and maintain those old machines. Then fortunately in 1995 along came the Access Virus. It consisted of lots of patch storage, effects and a vocoder. This truly was a new digital based virtual based analogue synthesizer.]]></description>
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<title>Revealed - Nine Tips For Live Synthesizer Performances - Make Music and Studio Recordings</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:37:24 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Naturally, anyone performing a live gig wants it go without any problems. Just keep some of the following in mind, and you should be on your way to a smooth and entertaining performance.]]></description>
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<title>5 Tips You Never Knew About Creative Patch Programming - Home Studios Recording</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:37:08 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You can actually modulate the waveform of an oscillator by setting the LFO which is utilizing the basic concepts of wave tables. If you were to change your oscillators over to sin waves, then the next thing you could do, is the set the octaves so they were apart from each other. This is an essential element for organ sound emulation but it really is a basic form of additive synthesis.]]></description>
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<title>How to Use VST Downloads to Mix and Create Your Own Music - VST Plugins and Instruments Plug Ins</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:36:32 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lets assume, you have all the neat software and everything you need to produce an amazing pop song. You know how you want to compose it. You have a state of the art computer and you're ready to go. But now what? You just don't know where to begin.]]></description>
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<title>Using Software Synthesizers to Create Music at Home With Cubase SX and Cubase LE</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:27:53 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you own a computer with an audio interface and some monitors then you are well on your way to creating your own music at home. It may seem a bit overwhelming to even think that you can do this, but with the VST plugins even a novice can produce some great music. ]]></description>
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<title>5 Tips to Setting Recording Levels For Music Production - Cubase LE, Cubase SX and VST Plugins</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:24:11 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Recording levels are of the utmost importance when you are producing your music. This pertains to the level for the racks or the mixes. There has always been a common answer for this being to set the level at max just below the digital zero. Referring to the top of the meter. Unfortunately, many of the experts will most likely tell you this is wrong. ]]></description>
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<title>A Look at World's Most Famous Vintage Snythesizers - Cubase Software</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:20:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In any industry there is always specific things that stand out. This is no different in the synthesizer industry. Here are a few synthesizers that have really left their mark.]]></description>
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<title>Music Creation Secrets - How to Use Sound Envelopes - The Basics of Sound Synthesis and VST Plugins</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:20:13 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Let's assume that you start off at full blast and you stay there, then you release the key and your patch disappears. This means there are no envelopes. They are the major component for sound articulation. It's as a result of the envelopes that you can be creative and express dynamic sounds via your synthesizer.]]></description>
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<title>A Guide to Basic Digital Synthesis - Analog and Digital Sounds For Synthesizers</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:19:25 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's great to play around with the standard approaches as well as the Fm synthesis, but there is much more that can be done with sound synthesis. There are limits as to what can be easily performed with the new methods of synthesis basically due to the fact that they are computer based. The whole concept of digital synthesis is based on trying to duplicate acoustic as well as analogue sounds.]]></description>
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<title>Finally Uncovered - Basic Synthesis - The Function of Filters in Music Creation and Recording</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:06:54 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The job of the filters is to remove part of the sound. Then the reduced part you end up with is entirely different to the whole portion that was started with. The foundation of the entire idea of subtractive synthesis is dependant on filters, which are one of the most important segments of the creation of sound. All frequencies reach a cutoff, which is the main filter control. ]]></description>
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<title>What You Need to Know About Internal and External Sound Effects Units For Music Programming - Synths</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:06:23 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Internal effects although they don't have as good as quality as that of an external effects unit, still are useful. They save on space as well as power. Most people feel that they only need the internal effects. Effects are usually located at the end of the majority of the synthesizers signal paths. They really aren't a form of subtractive music synthesis. You can get effects in two methods.]]></description>
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