Imagine a sound, a tone. Engineering and math might go into creating a musical instrument that can make that tone, but that same sound also depends on acoustics, perception, creativity — a multitude ...

The pipe organ, with its strong timber base and towering metal pipes, stands as a bastion in concert halls and church sanctuaries. Even when not in use, the pipe organ affects the acoustical ...

These familiar sound effects can all be made using four strings, a bow and a touch of musicianship. Check them out… Daniel Blair is a violinist who has amassed millions of YouTube views, thanks to his ...

A bicycle wheel with guitar strings, a touch-operated synth, and the “Demon Box” were just a few of the new instruments on ...

Guitar Rig 6 is a powerful multieffects processor. Along with traditional guitar-focused components there are a wealth of studio effects to shape and characterise your sound. The 54 original effects ...

Watch in awe as violinist Teppei Okada soundtracks a live game of Super Mario Bros. Everything from hitting a brick block, to squashing an enemy Goomba or absorbing a Super Star, has its own quirky ...

Effects are a sound designer's bread and butter, capable of taking a bang-average synth patch or sample and transforming it into something that makes a track stand out from the crowd. There's never ...