Native Instruments Bundle 90% Off (Discount Pricing)

If you are a musician/keyboardist, then you know that Native Instruments has the most highly regarded and best-sounding synths on the planet. Because of cost concerns I've been relegated to some of their free offerings like the incredible Micro Prism, Reaktor Player, Kontakt Player, and Komplete Start.

Check out these free offerings here.

That is until now.....

Plugin Boutique.com is offering two Native Instrument Bundles at the cost of $49.00

The ClassicsCollection

A time-honored taste of the world’s leading production suite, packing MASSIVE, ABSYNTH 5, FM8, and REPLIKA, to give you a rack of genre-defining instruments that sound as fresh as ever.

MASSIVE contains over 1300 sounds, all crafted by leading artists and sound designers.
Flexible routing and modulation controls allow for unique sound creation.

ABSYNTH 5 has more than 2,100 presets or start building your very own sound worlds using the mutator, effects, and additional sound-modulation controls.

The FM8 (Ultimate FM synthesizer) contains over 1200 expertly designed presets. Matrix editing, morphing, and arpeggiation can be easily applied.

REPLIKA packs two professional quality delays and a powerful diffusion algorithm into a sleek, streamlined interface. Modulation. phasing and more are built-in.

List price: $495.00
Now only: $49.00


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The Future Classics Collection

The most forward-looking and innovative side of NI’s flagship production suite, giving you SUPER 8, FORM, TRK-01, and MOD PACK, to equip any studio with the tools to push the boundaries of music production.

Presets in SUPER 8 range from basses and leads to pads and special effects. Tweak your tones all you want with a simple, modern VST 3 interface. SUPER 8 has 550+ presets – from rich analog strings and ethereal pads to deep basses, biting leads, electronic percussion, and unusual effects. Use oscillators, filters, and modulation settings that wouldn’t have been possible on original hardware.

Drop a sample into the FORM interface. Using a sample as the primary oscillator for the synth engine, FORM lets you craft complex new sounds rapidly. FORM has 400+ wide-ranging presets. They span sonic staples like bass, keys, leads, and pads, and avant-garde SFX, soundscapes, and sequences. 

Getting great kick and bass from the start makes all the difference. TRK-01 marries classic mixing techniques with innovative sound design, sequencing, and modulation, so you’re always inspired to write solid and exciting kick-bass combinations. Get your new tracks rolling quicker and sounding bigger than ever before.

 

MOD PACK takes three classic modulation effects – chorus, flanger, and phaser – and adds never-before-seen features. Each offers spectacular new creative possibilities, plus stunningly convincing vintage-sounding results, making MOD PACK an essential upgrade from your conventional modulation effects.

List price: $366.68
Now only: $49.00

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Contest and Competitions: Are You Giving Your Ideas Away?

Artists, designers, and content creators should be aware of contests/competitions that you tend to see on social media websites. The lure of a big payday or win might be tempting but it pays to read the fine print. In some cases, these contests/competitions are created as a way to data-mine thousands of new ideas for free with no compensation for the entrants.

Some things to look out for

Terms and conditions; do you keep the rights to your work or does it become the property of the contest creators? Is there an entry fee? Win or lose, will they be using your design or likeness for marketing purposes?

You want to make sure you keep all rights to your work. It might be a good idea to copyright your work if possible before submission. The entry fee is the way they fund/market the contest. You may be paying someone to take your idea if you are not a winner and using your design or content as free marketing.

 

What happens to all the submissions that don’t win?

 

I found myself in a situation in an A&R song contest. My work was copyrighted, but a month after the contest I heard a piece of music on the radio that sounded very similar to my submission. I contacted an entertainment lawyer and was told I had to provide a direct paper trail of how my work wound up to the artist.

 

In a lot of instances, these companies will sell the data they have gathered in these contests to a third party breaking your paper trail. The third party now has access to hundreds, maybe thousands of new ideas depending on the number of submissions.

 

Not all contests are bad. Contest or competitions through state or local educational institutions can be legitimate. Educational entities must follow state/federal guidelines including FERPA. There are usually no entry fees and you keep rights to your work.

 

 

Intellectual Property and Work-For-Hire

If you are hired by an entertainment company, any contract you sign will probably have an intellectual property clause or some kind of work-for-hire statement buried in the fine print. This states that any ideas you create while hired for the company can become the property of said company. Think Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. They fought Marvel for decades to get a cut from the Marvel characters they created which were considered work-for hire.

 

Copyright any important work you have before signing the contract. Be careful of any personal work you create while working for the company even at home. Do not show this work to anyone. When your contract is over wait the appropriate amount of time (roughly 6 months) before filing any new copyrights.

 

As an artist, designer, or content creator you must be aware of what some corporate entities are capable of and be careful.



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What is Medium?

Medium is a blogging platform that is worth a look.  Medium has a new partner program that allows you to get paid for your blog content! 


Medium allows you to read 3 locked stories for free every month as a kind gesture. After that, they lock your profile down if you are not in the partner program.  All you need to know is, there’s tons of locked stories on Medium’s platform, as well as regular people making over $1000 + per month and more from the Medium partner program.

Getting into the partner program is really simple. It just requires a subscription which is only $5 a month plus having a least 100 followers. Writing consistency is the key. See the link below on getting followers:

Getting 100 Followers

Medium vs. Google

Using Medium as a search engine gives you some fringe benefits with fewer clicks than Google when it come to content creation.

Read from the pro's

Check the follower count from your favorite writers and read the content. Top writers have an easy-to-read style. They provide valuable information in their content area and in most cases provide pros and cons on their methods, saving you some leg work.


Bonus Tip #1:

Write about applying a process you  learned and the outcome.


Search by tags and get ideas

You will see top content in each tag area already vetted by views and quality. SEO has already been applied to these articles if they are Top-ranked. Tags are considered a type of SEO too. Each writer may cover a different point of view on the same subject.


Bonus Tip #2:

Did they take the content far enough? Can you put your own spin on it? If yes, a new post idea for you! I've gotten several new content ideas this way.


"Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless and add what is specifically your own."

Bruce Lee:
Surprising Life Lessons We Can Learn from His Personal Journey journey.

Publications can give you more visibility
Pitch to popular publications in Medium. they have clout and can give you more visibility. This looks good if you plan to freelance your writing services to other gig platforms. Use the platform as a writers portfolio.



Bonus Tip #3
Flip the script. If you have enough content create your own publication. Have a niche and let other creators come to you.

• Medium has high authority
  
  
• Medium has good internal and external traffic
  
  
• Medium is cutting edge when it comes to business, social media, personal finance and content creation. 
  
  
• You learn & can earn if you post consistently 

Don't reinvent the wheel
You don't need to build your own site from the ground up and promote from scratch when you have a platform that has features and a built in audience. You must capture their attention and get the word out.


Use social media to promote your best work. Don't forget to comment and clap for your favorite writer's articles that have helped you.


If you are not a member of Medium, use my link here. I get a tiny commission, you gain access to the work of thousands of additional writers and the ability to generate blog revenue.


See the articles below for more tips:

21 Ways to Earn Money on Medium Without Getting Curated

6 Tips to Get More Views on Your Medium Stories

10 Ways to Get More Reach for Your Stories on Medium

Good luck and enjoy your Medium journey!