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I see a lot of people asking what first hardware synth to get and a lot of others responding saying “don’t”. While it’s true that many people may have unrealistic expectations from hardware, there certainly are things that hardware can do better even as a first synth. And of course there’s a lot of things you can only get from software. I broke down this topic, added some hardware synth recommendations and a downloadable reference card. Hope some of you will find it useful. softsynced.com/blog/what-hard…

Why is this thing so much fun...

Last night your track sounded amazing. This morning it sounds like sh*t? Here's what changed. You’ll find a useful little tool in there that you can use to find out if it's listening fatigue or something actually needs fixing. softsynced.com/blog/why-your-…

@FatAsFunk Glad you find it useful!

@softsynced That's pretty cool

Ever since I came across Roey Izhaki's chart of subjective terms mapped to frequency ranges, I always think it's such a useful way to get to better EQ-ing decisions. It's basically like a frequency vocabulary chart, so before you reach for an EQ, you know the vocabulary. As Izhaki explains: “We use these terms in verbal communication, but we might also use them in our heads—first, we decide that we want to add spark and then we translate it to a specific frequency range.” Download in print quality: softsynced.com/blog/frequency…

This Monday is giving:

Who are you making your music for? softsynced.com/app

Why is our hearing most sensitive to a baby’s cry? Why does a mix sound different across the spectrum when turned down vs up? The most useful takeaways for your productions taken from the Fletcher-Munson experiment in the free Soft Signal episode: apps.apple.com/us/app/soft-sy…

Anyone know the answer to this?

Why does your mix sound different when you turn it up or down? Why are our ears naturally most sensitive to something like a baby’s cry? And what does that actually mean when you’re mixing your own tracks? Introducing Soft Signal. A free short series inside Soft Synced exploring the ideas behind how we hear music and how that shapes the decisions we make while producing. Episode 1 is now live in the app. apps.apple.com/us/app/soft-sy…

@Samuel_S_Purple This is banging!

WIP

Night jam on the Super 8.

Two beats built from nothing. One laid back, one for the dancefloor. Follow the decisions that turn an idea into a finished track. softsynced.com

Love me some Bitwig!

@TechByTaraa Curiosity.

Tell me one skill everyone should learn, no matter their profession?

Uploaded three charts that I think are super useful for understanding frequencies, EQing, and hearing better, along with some information here, hope you'll find it useful. softsynced.com/blog/frequency…

Seeing our system in users' hands is one of the most exciting thing ever.

@Mkpareek19_ That one’s easy: MBP ✨

The debate about making a living from music always seems to miss a key issue: how both terms are defined. 1) Make music: Does that mean in your DAW 8am-5pm min. 5 days a week (and if so, would you actually want that?), or multi-revenue income stream like composing, producing, engineering, sound design, sample packs, teaching, etc. 2) Make a living: That meant something very different to me in my twenties ~ 20 years ago in Eastern Europe than it does today in my late forties in Hollywood, CA.

@adityadotdev The weather.

What's stopping you from coding like this?