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Welcome to the nitetime productions website, which has been designed to be user friendly, with multiple ways to get to most places and hear most things. Below are brief descriptions of the contents of the various pages of the site.

music

To hear music that was composed, mixed and mastered at the nitetime productions studio, click music on the navigation bar, or on the picture to the left. In addition to the music featured on this website, there are four full tracks that can be heard on the Sheridan / nitetime productions page at MySpace.com™... click here to go there.

music production

Interested in making electronic music, but don't really know much or anything about it? If so, select music production from the production menu on the navigation bar above, or click on the picture to the right for sound engineers' tips and common working methods on a wide range of topics, including recording and processing vocals, digital audio and even studio acoustics.

production equipment

Want to find out what music equipment does what job? Select production equipment from the production menu on the navigation bar above, or click on the picture to the left to find out about the various types of equipment that are commonly used to make electronic music. Everything from compressors to vocoders are covered and in more than enough detail to get you started.

synthesis

Have a synthesiser, but find that you only ever use the preset sounds that come with it? Want to understand what is actually happening when you adjust the various controls, or how to create the sounds you desire? To find out about different kinds of synthesis with included audio examples, select synthesis from the production menu on the navigation bar, or click on the picture to the right.

modular synthesis

Modular synthesis is a particularly flexible method of synthesis involving the 'patching' of various modular components in an open architecture environment. This allows the creation of sounds not possible by any other method of synthesis, such as real world sounds. To find out more, select modular synthesis from the production menu on the navigation bar, or click on the picture to the left.

nord modular g2 patches

The Clavia Nord Modular G2 digital modular synthesiser is a great and affordable way to get into modular synthesis. If you want to hear music and emulations of real world sounds that were created using a G2 or download G2 patches, click nord modular g2 on the navigation bar above, or on the picture to the right. To download the free editor software from the Clavia website, click here.

audio effects

Looking for ways to improve your sounds or mixes? Adding audio effects can help to fill out the spaces in your mix and bring sounds to the front. As too much of a good thing can also be detrimental, effects should be used sparingly. To find out about different kinds of effects with audio examples, select audio effects from the production menu on the navigation bar, or click the picture to the left.

midi

Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) is the industry standard communication protocol that allows electronic musical instruments to communicate and interact with each other. This page covers everything from the basics, through to MIDI messages and the General MIDI specification. To find out more, either click on midi in the music production menu or on the picture to the right.

about

Want to find out about nitetime productions or the owner, engineer and producer, Sheridan? Click about on the navigation bar above, or here for some history. If you've already heard some nitetime music and are curious as to what equipment was used to make it, select about nitetime studio from the about menu on the navigation bar, or click the picture to the left for details of the studio equipment.

contact

Want to make a comment about the new web site design, or found a bug, mistake, or missing link and want to report it? Maybe you wish to ask a question, leave a comment, or talk business? nitetime productions will endeavor to respond to every e-mail within one week. Click contact on the navigation bar or on the picture to the right to find all the nitetime productions contact details.

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