Release Year: 2014
Manufacturer: Groove3
Manufacturer’s Website: www.groove3.com/str/Spire-Explained.html
Author: Laurence Holcombe
Duration: 02:03:00
Type of Material: Video Lesson
Language: English
- 363.6 MB
Description: Laurence Holcombe is back with a new course, and this time he breaks down the incredible virtual synthesizer Spire by Reveal Sound from start to finish. This synthesizer truly has an amazing sound and disproves any idea that software synthesizers don’t have the “big, fat sound” inherent to hardware synthesizers. Follow along with Laurence, and you’ll see and hear it for yourself!
Laurence Holcombe is back, and this time he breaks down the incredible virtual synthesizer Spire by Reveal Sound from beginning to end. This synth is truly amazing sounding and disproves any ideas that software synths don’t have the “big, fat sound” that hardware synths do. Follow along with Larry and see and hear for yourself!
Laurence begins with a detailed introduction to the powerhouse synth and its GUI, followed by how to Choose and Save Presets and Banks. Next, you’ll learn all about Spire’s Oscillators, Unison and Play Modes, The Filters (including how to make a 303 type sound) and more.
The FX section is up next and Larry covers everything including the Shaper, Phaser, Vowel Filter, Chorus, Flanger, Delay and Reverb. Moving on, the Master Out Section is revealed where you can tame your signal using Multi-Band Compression and High and Low Pass Filer EQs. Envelopes and LFOs are then shown followed by The Stepper which allows you to create intricate patterns and sound design.
The Modulation Matrix is then explained which allows you to set parameters to control and effect or parameters for endless sonic sculpting. Larry now introduces you to the awesome Arpeggiator and finally wraps up the series with 5 separate videos on designing Percussive Hits & Plucks, Basses, Pads and Dubby Chords, Leads, Drums & FX!
If you use Reveal Sound’s Spire software synth, your lucky! Now you can get lucky again with in-depth tutorials showing you how to get the most from your stellar synth… “Get Spire Explained” today!
Content :
01 Introduction
02 The Oscillators
03 Unison & Play Modes
04 The Filters
05 The FX Section
06 The Master Out Section
07 The Envelopes
08 The LFOs
09 The Stepper
10 The Modulation Matrix
11 The Arpeggiator
12 Sound Design Pt. 1 – Percussive Hits & Plucks
13 Sound Design Pt. 2 – Bass
14 Sound Design Pt. 3 – Pads & Dubby Chords
15 Sound Design Pt. 4 – Leads
16 Sound Design Pt. 5 – Drums & FX
Example files: none
Video format: MP4
Video: AVC, 1600×900, 16:9, 30.000 fps, ~258 kbps
Audio: AAC, 44.1 kHz, ~144 kbps, 2 channels
