This week's curated content explores the intersection of professional media production, creative audio engineering, and innovative sound design. From transforming traditional newsroom workflows to mastering digital DJ techniques and channeling iconic sci-fi aesthetics, these posts highlight how technology empowers creators to work smarter, sound better, and push creative boundaries. Each piece offers actionable insights from industry leaders, demonstrating that whether the goal is operational efficiency or artistic expression, the right tools and techniques make all the difference.
The first feature, a video by Avid via YouTube, documents how ITV News, ITN, and Avid are redefining newsroom workflows through a story-centric approach with Wolftech. By organizing people, resources, and content around the narrative rather than the platform, teams collaborate more effectively across broadcast and digital channels. This shift reduces duplication and frees journalists to focus on reporting instead of logistics, offering a powerful model for modern media operations.
For music producers and DJs, a video by DJ.Studio via YouTube presents five power tips for using effect blocks, automation, and VST plugins. Host Midtown Jack demonstrates how to use EQ, compression, automation recording, and plugin integration to balance songs and samples, making mixes and mashups sound more professional and polished. The tutorial provides practical, hands-on techniques for elevating creative output.
Finally, in a playful nod to May the Fourth, Eventide Audio via YouTube showcases a modular rig that channels full droid mode. Creator @foleytronics combines an ARP 1613 with two H910 Harmonizer units for peak sci-fi energy. Sponsored content highlights the Eventide
- Redefining Newsroom Workflows with ITV News, ITN, and Avid
Video by Avid via YouTube ITV News has transformed its newsrooms by adopting a story-centric approach with Wolftech, part of the Avid for News solution. By organizing people, resources, and content around the story—not the platform—teams collaborate more effectively across broadcast and digital, reduce duplication, and spend more time on journalism instead of… - Master Effects in DJ Studio | 5 Powertips to use Effect Blocks, Automation & VST Plugins
Video by DJ.Studio via YouTube Want your DJ mixes and mashups to sound more professional, creative, and polished? In this DJ.Studio Academy video, Midtown Jack shows you 5 powerful tips inside the Effects Tab — including EQ, compression, effect blocks, automation recording, and VST plugin integration. You’ll learn how to balance songs and… - Just in time for May the Fourth – go full droid mode with H910 Harmonizer®
Video by Eventide Audio via YouTube If R2-D2 had a modular rig, it might look like this. @foleytronics combines an ARP 1613 and two H910 Harmonizer® units for peak droid energy. Sponsored: Unleash “dynamics processing with attitude” using the legendary Eventide Omnipressor. Originally released in 1971 and famously used by Brian May, this… - Seppa Drum Layering with Loopcloud
Video by Loopcloud via YouTube Try Loopcloud Free: https://tinyurl.com/loopcloudfree In this session, producer Seppa gets into the details of drum layering using samples pulled straight from Loopcloud. He walks through how he builds out kicks, snares, and percussion from scratch, stacking sounds until everything hits just right. With Loopcloud’s library at his fingertips,… - May the 4th be with you today
Video by Heavyocity Media via YouTube May the 4th be with you today, from Count Dooku himself. Today is also the FINAL DAY to grab SD REDUX at its intro price of $99, and for SD owners to crossgrade for just $39. #heavyocity #starwars #countdooku #johnwilliams #composer Sponsored: Bring “the original band in… - Best of Kilohearts Sound Design Snacks – Can Pitch Modulation Make you a better composer
Video by Kilohearts via YouTube Check out all 100 Kilohearts Sound Design Snacks, from the silly to the sublime: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLENj1D-e6JT74b2hkncg3kGlA_GUx3gCy Kilohearts Essentials is a free collection of extremely useful effects which can be used as regular plugins in your DAW or loaded as Snapins in any Kilohearts Snapin Host. All your Essential Effects… - May 4th at Krotos #starwars #maythe4thbewithyou
Video by Krotos via YouTube Happy Star Wars day from the Krotos team. Discover a world of Star Wars inspired sound effect presets in Krotos Studio with a 5 day free trial. We have sounds inspired by Blasters, the Force, TIE fighters, and so much more. log in and explore these futuristic sounds.… - Squid Sample – Drum Repitching
Video by ALM TV via YouTube 「 Squid Drum Repitching 」🦑 Assigning random CV from Pamela’s PRO Workout to repitch all drum sounds of a beat simultaneously on the SQUID SALMPLE. 🦑 Starting from a beat on the SQUID SALMPLE, CV1 is assigned to the speed parameter of each of the drum sounds.…