Modular Synthesis for the Film Composer – Part 3

Alessandro Mastroianni September 21, 2022September 20, 2022 0 Comments

What is control voltage (CV)? Let’s start talking about modulation… and grab this free instrument!

Last time, we explored the possibilities of using just one module as an external FX unit… but the real fun comes when we start adding modulation.

In this episode we’ll introduce the concept of control voltage (CV), the language that modules use to communicate with each other, and we’ll start adding modulation to our granular vocals.

I will then guide you step by step in the process of making your very own virtual instrument in Kontakt (with crossfades!) without a single line of code!

We also made a completely free instrument with these samples! It’s called Aria Libera, and you can get it here.

Don’t miss the next part of this series!

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Alessandro Mastroianni

Alessandro Mastroianni is an Italian composer and sound designer based in Edinburgh. His credits include several feature films (Prodigal, Red Winter, A Nashville Christmas Carol), advertising campaigns (Interac, Quantcast) and TV shows and major networks (RAI3, BBC, ABC, Netflix). As a sound designer and synth programmer he has helped several composers and music houses to create custom sonic palettes to score AAA video games franchises, advertising campaigns for premium brands, feature films and TV shows. He makes commercially available cinematic virtual instruments under the brand Sonora Cinematic.

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