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Creating GREAT FMX Kick Drums in MONTAGE and MODX with Dom Sigalas

Written by Blake Angelos on January 30, 2020. Posted in MONTAGE.

FMX has the capability to create great drum sounds. High-hats, snares, and toms are easily reproduced, but kick drums are especially great. All ingredients are there for a proper kick: fatness, tone, resonance, decay and realtime control. Dom shows you how to create a great kick drum sound on MODX (and MONTAGE!) in the video below:

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Behind the Synth: Igor Cavalera of Mixhell

Written by Blake Angelos on January 28, 2020. Posted in Behind the Synth.

During Superbooth 19 drummer Igor Cavalera performed with Mixhell, a electronic project he founded with his wife Laima Leyton. They performed a few awesome sets. Check it out here!

Igor formed the Brazilian metal band Sepultura with his brother Max when they were both teenagers but has since gone on to perform in a wide variety of musical projects including Mixell. Nate and Blake interviewed Igor about his background, influences and his current project in this episode of Behind the Synth:

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