5 Tips For Choosing a MIDI Controller

Posted on 07.01.2019

If you ever use software instruments, or you have a dislike for using a mouse, or if you just want to get all “hands-on” with your music production, the chances are you will need/want a MIDI controller for your home studio. Here’s how to ensure you buy the right controller for your needs. Tip 1: […]

Beat Programming – Massive in Reaktor

Posted on 02.01.2019

This is Massive by Native Instruments. No, not that Massive, but the one that’s buried deep inside the groove boxes of Reaktor. This thing takes drum programming to a whole new insane level. 6 yellow sequencer lanes feed notes to 6 different samples. Draw a line in the sequencer window, hit play and your pattern […]

Hybrid Mixing Techniques

Posted on 01.01.2019

Welcome to 2019. Since I’m on some glorious restful holidays, I’ve been able to thumb through some older Sound on Sound articles. In the November issue of 2018 there was an interesting interview with Mark Ralph – Engineer and Producer for Clean Bandit. While primarily being an “in the box” mixing engineer for much of his career, […]

New Toys

Posted on 21.01.2016

Back in early November of last year, I got an early Christmas present for myself. Through some good negotiation, I acquired a new Apogee Ensemble (Thunderbolt) interface. Wow – some bit of kit. By all reviews, I was getting some seriously great gear here. Heaps of I/O, guitar re-amping, talkback, full monitor controller (with 2 […]

The New Website

Posted on 18.02.2015

Oh man, it’s been a long long time coming, but it’s great to finally be back online again with my website. It’s been around two years since the domain of www.jasondewilde.com expired, and then was promptly purchased by some unknown guy in the US! So I’ve had to resort to jasondewilde.com.au. The design of this […]

New Website Launched!

Posted on 12.02.2015

I’d like to congratulate Jason de Wilde on the launch of his very unique website, with a look you would only come across in a studio. With Custom sliders and animations on the homepage, this will sure catch the eyes of viewers. Not only are his viewers going to have a pleasant time exploring, but […]