Happy Holidays! Chromeo Cassette Player and Anthony Nables spotlight
Studio Tool You Need 🎹
Slate VSX is a headphone monitoring system designed to provide accurate and reliable monitoring in any environment. It offers a virtual listening experience that simulates the sound of high-end studio monitors, allowing users to mix and master their tracks with precision even when working in less-than-ideal acoustic spaces. The system is built around a pair of headphones, but it also includes proprietary software that processes the audio to emulate the sound of various professional-grade monitoring environments. This enables users to make critical mixing decisions that translate well to other listening systems, such as speakers, car stereos, or consumer headphones.
The Slate VSX system is particularly useful for producers and engineers who need to work in untreated rooms or when they lack access to traditional studio setups. Its integration of various virtual rooms and speaker setups provides a flexible and cost-effective alternative to the constraints of physical acoustic treatment or high-end monitoring systems. The technology behind the system is designed to ensure that users can achieve mixes that sound balanced and accurate across all types of playback systems. Check out more about this here!
Production Sauce 🎵
In this tutorial PML instructor Borys shows us the new tool for writing chords in Ableton Live 12, generative stacks. This feature allows you to flick between chord shapes and create combinations you wouldn't have otherwise thought of. He makes 3 chord progressions with Stacks and edits them manually afterward. It’s always good to explore new progressions. Check it out here!
News You Should Hear About ⚠️
While everyone hops on to the vinyl resurgence, Chrome is doing things differently. The Canadian electro-funk duo has launched a new cassette player alongside We Are Rewind.
Learn more about it here!
An Industry Secret They Don't Want You To Know 🤫
Tracks and Fields is a platform centered on music synchronization for films, television, and advertising. It provides a structured environment where composers and musicians can respond to detailed project briefs submitted by clients. These briefs outline specific requirements, including the desired style, tone, and purpose of the requested music. The platform accepts both existing tracks and original compositions tailored to project specifications, offering creators an opportunity to connect their work to a wide range of audiovisual productions. Tracks and Fields facilitates a project-based workflow, emphasizing clarity and precision in the creative matching process. Learn more about them here!
Artists We Love 🎤
We're ending the year with some serious house vibes. NYC DJ and producer Anthony Nables has attracted the attention of The New York Times, The Guardian, and Resident Advisor, and he currently operates the Incienso record label! Some of our favorite tracks are Swerve, Be To, and Right As The Sun Goes, are available on Spotify and Apple Music!
What's Happening at 343?
Thanks to everyone who has stopped by our Chop Shop and Student Showcases this month!
Our last event of the year is upon us! Come check out the studio and celebrate the holidays with us tonight! We'll have DJ open decks, snacks, and drinks. RVSP Here!
Hope to see you soon!
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