Sunday Loop #007 — Some Links Worth Your Time
Why Sunday Loop exists
The week moves fast. Between work, sessions, and everything else, the good reads get lost in the noise.
Every Sunday evening I share links — things I found worth reading during the week. Logic Pro, sound design, sampling, the occasional curveball. No algorithms, no filler. Just five things I’d genuinely recommend to a friend.
Grab a coffee. It won’t take long.
— Ewald
This Week
1. Exploring Granular Synthesis: A Complete Guide for Modern Producers)
Category: Sound Design
This article explains granular synthesis, a method that chops audio into tiny fragments called “grains” to manipulate pitch and time independently. It explores the history, core parameters like size and density, and creative uses such as creating evolving pads and texturing.
2. 5 Creative Sound Design Tips
Category: Sound Design
This article shares five creative sound design strategies: chaining simple effects, experimenting without a specific goal, repeatedly resampling processed audio, utilizing the stereo field for width, and using modulation to keep sounds dynamic.
Category: Sampling
This tutorial explains how to sample instruments yourself, covering meticulous preparation to avoid noise, capturing multiple velocity layers and round-robins for natural realism, and subsequent processing like editing and denoising.
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