Black Octopus Sound

Making of a Monster – The Black Octopus Documentary film

Black Octopus Sound is proud to present Making of a monster: The Leviathan story.

This film gives an intimate look into the perils of starting a sample pack company from scratch, building a sustainable living in the music industry, as well as the blood-sweat-tears that went into making the iconic product line Leviathan.

  • Waldorf announces the Iridium desktop synthesizer based on the Quantum engine.

    Waldorf Iridium has made the impossible possible. The mighty synth engine from Quantum is now available in a compact form. Tracing the footsteps of its bigger brother, Iridium features all the synthesis elements of Quantum as well in a rack-compatible format. The combination of the powerful engine, incredible flexibility and detailed sound shaping facilities creates […]

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  • Black Friday Sale at Black Octopus Sound!

    GET 75% OFF SELECTED PACKS! Black Friday Month Has Begun!We’re turning November into a full-blown celebration of sound, and it all starts right now. For the entire month, we’re spotlighting a different VIBE each week, with massive discounts of up to 75% off on the sample packs, presets, and production tools that define them. Week […]

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  • Multiband Compression Tutorial – Working The Ratio For Smooth Mixes

    Steve from Black Octopus Sound shares a multiband compression technique used to smooth out the high end on a vocal track.

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  • Waves Releases New Distortion Plugin – Berserk

    Waves has released a brand new distortion and saturation plugin that will turn heads! It’s called Berserk and the name explains it all. This beast can do pretty much anything and everything distortion enthusiasts desire, extremely well.   Waves are one of the most influential and household names in the entire plugin world. Recently they have […]

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