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PROJECT AMALGAM: ANALOGUE - A NEW FREE LIBRARY!
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Whether it’s a soft, alluring and mesmerising sound, or an intense, dramatic and epic score, Stephen has a wide range as a composer and producer to create some of the most emotive and captivating music for media. Film score, library production music, adaptive game music or trailers, no matter the purpose, Stephen has a sound just perfect for your score.
Creating a Dynamic Score for Signals with Heavyocity’s Foundations Series…
An example of Stephen’s creativity and ingenuity when approaching media composition, this score has been created using only free sounds from Heavyocity’s Foundation Series and one other library, Action Strikes.
FEATURED VIDEOS
by Stephen O’Connell
Optimising Spitfire Audio’s BBC Orchestra
The BBC Orchestra is one of the best sample instrument orchestral libraries you can get, but you need to optimise it for your computer.
Quantising Audio in Logic Pro
A handy guide on how to manage audio quantisation in Logic Pro and still make it sound real!
How Groups and Track Stacks Work | Logic Pro
If you want to group tracks together, you don’t just have one option in Logic Pro.
Spitfire Audio’s BBCSO Piano
A first look and review of the brand new BBC Symphony Orchestra Piano, recorded at the legendary Maida Vale Recording Studios.
The FREE Synth | Project Amalgam: Analogue
As a thank you to the Pianobook community, Stephen has created a unique sampled synth, with 12 unique layers to combine and effect.
Make a FREE Version of Albion Colossus
Through a tutorial into sound design, here is how you can achieve the gritty, distorted texture of the new Albion Colossus with what you have.
Let’s Introduce You…
Stephen is a passionate and expressive composer, performer, engineer and educator based in Brisbane, Australia. Creativity has been a cornerstone in his life, constantly a drive and a passion, with an eclectic taste in styles, influences and mediums. Whether it be in music and audio, or photography, videography and design, he enjoys every moment, no matter the project he finds himself working on, relishing the opportunity to add his own expression and creativity to every project. His professionalism, attention to detail and ability to work to brief enable him to collaborate with other artists, film directors and businesses, stepping into many creative projects while understanding and supporting their core vision.
With such a passion for all things creative and an eagerness to share knowledge, Stephen has dedicated much of his professional life to teaching others, lecturing in music and audio production as well as sharing online tutorials to help emerging artists and creatives strengthen and refine their skills. He defines educating others as one of the most rewarding experiences of his professional career and will always be there for future students to help them on their first steps into the creative industry.