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Win 1 of 3 Sennheiser HD 280 Pro headphones or a $300 Black Octopus gift card
THE CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED Congratulations to the headphone winners: Ramtin Moghaddam Mirko Brunn Austun Hudgens and the $300 Gift card winner: Mirko Cysewski Black Friday giveaway special! Win 1 of 3 Sennheiser HD 280 Headphones or A $300 gift card to the Black Octopus Shop! Entry is easy: Enter for FREE by entering your […]
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Women in Music – Amy Kirkpatrick
Today we have a special one for the Women in Music interview series! Our very own Amy Kirkpatrick. She is known not only for being featured in massive media outlets such as Forbes, Billboard, Magazine, MixMag and Grammy Nominated with The Crystal Method, but also for her very own Vocal packs she has done here […]
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Women in Music – Lucia Cifarelli of KMFDM
Welcome to the next interview in the Women in Music Interview Series. We are doing these interviews to highlight the many women in Music and their careers and talents! I am very honored and excited to welcome Lucia Cifarelli! For anyone in Industrial and Rock music scenes, she won’t need an introduction. Her band Drill […]
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Going Deep with Acoustics – Interview with Matt Davis
One of the hardest things for any engineer or producer to get right isn’t the mix, its not even the music… it is the acoustics of the room they are sitting in. It’s a no brainer that this is one of the most important and crucial aspects of knowing what you are hearing and in […]
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Going Deep with Plugin Development – Interview with Marc Adamo
We all use them. We all know about them. But what really goes on behind the scenes (and hood) of plugins and plugin development? Since 1992, with Waves first audio plugin called the Q10 Paragraphic EQ, we have seen a massive rise, and overall must-have scenario for audio plugins. It is surreal to think back […]
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Going Deep with Music Marketing and Management – Interview with Thomas Gerbrands
Today, we are taking the dive with Management and Marketing in Music! This is the perfect ‘tips’ and ‘insider info’ for those coming up, as much as those already established. Thomas Gerbrands is the manager of SHOOK (you may know SHOOK from his legendary Synth Funk style, quirky videos, or his Sample Pack “Shook Synth […]
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Going Deep with Cutting Records – Interview with Adi Flück
Today we are taking a dive into an area of audio not as often talked about. A place that goes beyond Mastering… and beyond the digital realm. As retro as it is current, Vinyl is often an audiophile and music collector’s favorite medium to listen to their favorite songs. This is why I decided to […]
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Going Deep with Mastering – Interview with Klaus Hill
Today we are diving into the world of mastering music with a professional that has earned his stripes (and then some) when it comes to knowledge and execution. Klaus Hill is known as one of the worlds loudest Mastering Engineers, and yet, he does so with such crisp transients and punchy masters, you’d never think […]
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Compression – All You Need To Know
Compressors – All you need to know! by Slade Templeton Whether we are recording, producing, mixing or mastering, compression has its finger print somewhere in the pie. Today we will go over what types of compressors there are, what they are best used for, and some neat tips and tricks of how to use them […]
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EQ – All You Need To Know
In order to get a better understanding of what an EQ does, we have to know the different types of EQ styles and their uses. I will provide you with details on some important types of EQ, along with their pro’s and con’s, and some tips and tricks. You will be able to choose […]
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Win 1 of 3 Sennheiser HD 280 Pro headphones or a $300 Black Octopus gift card
THE CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED Congratulations to the headphone winners: Ramtin Moghaddam Mirko Brunn Austun Hudgens and the $300 Gift card winner: Mirko Cysewski Black Friday giveaway special! Win 1 of 3 Sennheiser HD 280 Headphones or A $300 gift card to the Black Octopus Shop! Entry is easy: Enter for FREE by entering your […]
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Making of a Monster – The Black Octopus Documentary film
Black Octopus Sound is proud to present Making of a monster: The Leviathan story. This film gives an intimate look into the perils of starting a sample pack company from scratch, building a sustainable living in the music industry, as well as the blood-sweat-tears that went into making the iconic product line Leviathan.
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EastWest Hollywood Fantasy wins the NAMM TEC best musical instrument award
EastWest Hollywood Fantasy wins the NAMM TEC best musical instrument award! Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra is the 2024 NAMM TEC Award Winner for best musical instrument software. Now available for $499 5 Star review from SoundonSound magazine BRING FANTASY WORLDS TO LIFE Introducing Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra, a brand-new orchestra that includes everything you need to create […]
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Oberheim announces the OB-X8 analog synthesizer
A Classic — Evolved The OB-X8 is more than just a new OB-series Oberheim. It’s engineered to be the best modern OB ever created. Oberheim has announced the OB-X8 synthesizer, a fusion of the OB-X, OB-XA, & OB-8 Synthesizers all in one. In collaboration with Sequential & Focusrite this legendary collaboration is sure to bring […]
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