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March is Women's History Month, Women in Music Is Timeless!
March 29, 2022

March is Women's History Month, Women in Music Is Timeless!

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH —This month, ILIO celebrates Women's history month with a curated playlist to honor women from all facets of music. This article will take you through the rich history of songs included in our the playlist.

Hello Vienna - Celebrating VSL's Switch to iLok
March 17, 2022

Hello Vienna - Celebrating VSL's Switch to iLok

Limited Time Offer Extended through May 2, 2022: The Vienna Symphonic Library is celebrating their transition from eLicenser to iLok with promotional pricing across their entire catalog

Anthony J Resta | Flying in the Face of Convention
March 3, 2022

Anthony J Resta | Flying in the Face of Convention

Anthony J Resta has made a career out of sounds that is distinctly his own, gathered from working with celebrated bands such as Duran Duran to his own experimentation and studies. In this article, Anthony shares his insights gathered from tinkering on tube amps and the Linn Drum Machine to using plugins like Delta Sound Labs Fold.

Empower Black History - Through Music
February 25, 2022

Empower Black History - Through Music

BLACK HISTORY MONTH — Black music is the heart and soul of American culture and entertainment. The outreach of black music goes far beyond the month of February. To commemorate Black History Month, ILIO has curated a new playlist!

Why You Should Use Overloud TH-U's Rig Player
February 10, 2022

Why You Should Use Overloud TH-U's Rig Player

In this blog post, guitarist Taylor Danley explores Overloud TH-U’s Rig Player. He explains how it can be used to quickly find new mix-ready tones, and then dialed in with intuitive controls to elevate your session’s sound. 

Chase Bethea | Writing Dynamic Music for Video Games
January 18, 2022

Chase Bethea | Writing Dynamic Music for Video Games

Chase Bethea is one of the most prolific and omnipresent composers in the video game industry today. In this interview, Chase shares his story from alto sax in the band and singing in the choir to working with some of the biggest video game developers. He shares his tricks of the trade, how he uses plugins like Delta Sound Labs Fold, and where to see him use these tools in action on livestreams.

Tutorial: How to Make a Wet/Dry Rig in Overloud TH-U
December 30, 2021

Tutorial: How to Make a Wet/Dry Rig in Overloud TH-U

One of the best parts about using Software amps is that you have the freedom to completely customize your rig.  In this blog we will walk you through understanding a wet/dry rig is, why you want to incorporate it into your arsenal of tones, and how to best execute it in Overloud TH-U .

BRYVN | From USPS to Grammy Nominations
December 23, 2021

BRYVN | From USPS to Grammy Nominations

Few producers who have had the meteoric career rise that BRYVN experienced. In his first year as a producer he achieved over 20 placements, a worldwide publishing deal and multiple Grammy nominations. BRYVN shares info on his rise and his fav production tools like Spectrasonics

Spectrasonics Announces Full Support for macOS Monterey for All Instruments
December 14, 2021

Spectrasonics Announces Full Support for macOS Monterey for All Instruments

Spectrasonics has announced that all of their world-class instruments (Omnisphere 2, Keyscape, Trilian, Stylus RMX) are now officially supported on macOS Monterey. Best of all, this is a free update for all registered users.

How to Approach Taking Inspiration from a Reference Track
November 9, 2021

How to Approach Taking Inspiration from a Reference Track

Taking inspiration from a reference track is an entirely deep topic, but Ad Composer Max Schad breaks this process into four tips that are easily digestable for any career musician, and shares secret tools that make the job easier!