Happy New Year to all… and a great year this is going to be. 2010 is hereby deemed “Year of the Zircon.” Every week – at a minimum – I’m going to be releasing something new: video game remixes, original songs, albums, video tutorials, articles/guides/e-books, sample libraries, projects, you name it. If you think I’ve been busy before, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.

This week, I’m starting off with a pair of tutorials for the Zebra 2 synthesizer, one of my all time favorite plugins. I’ve started with the basics of the synth and its oscillators, but future tutorials will cover just about every aspect of it, as well as some tips on sound design. Check out the first two videos below.

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