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Demystifying Compression: An Exposé on the Secret Smurf Army Inside Your DAW

`What exactly is a compressor and what do all those controls mean?` As a sound educator I get this question often and the folks over at SoundGym invited me to share the answer

Classic Tracks

Public Enemy – Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos

This month we dig into the recording process behind the Public Enemy`s `Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos`.

SoundGym Heros

Songwriter, Musician and Occasional animator currently located on the Isle of Wight, Roberta Fidora is this month`s SoundGym Hero!

Music Spot

Ligovo – Warmth Of Time

This month we focus on `Warmth Of Time` from Swedish producer Jaroslav Rosenqvist, aka Ligovo.

Sound Tips

Three Creative Ways To Use Noise Gates

Noise gates (or simply, `gates`) were first developed to stop unwanted noise from creeping into a mix,but there are also many ways you can apply noise gates creatively to a mix, detail three of these below.

Classic Tracks

The Slits - Cut

This month we discuss The Slits` 1979 debut, Cut.

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Waves Berzerk – Free for SoundGym Members!

We`ve teamed up with our friends at Waves to offer you their incredible Berzerk creative distortion plug-in for free.

Best Free Plugins out there

Soundemote - FlowerChild Filter

The first in a series of boutique analogue-style filters that they promise to deliver over time. If they are all free, and all this much fun, then they really are spoiling us.

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Five Ways To Spend Your Time Productively In Quarantine

These are strange times. More and more of us are confined indoors as we battle to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

SoundGym Heros

Mateusz Dąbrowski

Guitarist and Music producer from Poland, currently working on his upcoming solo EP, Mateusz Dąbrowski is this month`s SoundGym Hero!