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A Free Plugin Every Producer Should Own

A Free Plugin Every Producer Should Own

SoundToys is a small company tucked away in Burlington, Vermont (USA), but they make some of the most incredible-sounding plugins available to producers today. Their latest and greatest plugin, Devil Loc, is based on the Shure M62 Level-Loc and is a great way to mangle, destroy, and otherwise dirty up everything from hi hats to bass to vocals (and just about anything else you could think of). You can score a copy of Devil-Loc for FREE if you own an iLok and have (or create) a free SoundToys account. Very well worth ...

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Seven Minutes in Studio Heaven With: Beckwith

Seven Minutes in Studio Heaven With: Beckwith

Ask Beckwith whether the (proverbial) chicken or the egg came first, and he’ll engage you in quite a riveting philosophical discussion. But ask him whether the producer or the DJ came first in his life, and he’ll show you rave flyers and tell you of the days more than a decade ago when he was opening for heavy-hitters such as Bad Boy Bill and Donald Glaude - back in the days of vinyl, according to him. While he may not yet be a household name, it’s hard to have missed ...

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Five Simple Tricks to Widen Your Mix

Five Simple Tricks to Widen Your Mix

Achieving wide-sounding mixes can be extremely simple and will take your level of production up a notch. You might be pondering the worth of this procedure since most clubs have mono systems, but you do want people to want to listen to your music outside of the club, right? Sample Delay I wrote a quick-start guide to Logic’s sample delay plugin on my website (and gave a listening example), but sometime soon, try this: throw a sample delay on a hi hat or other loop-like percussion track (midrange percussion and snares are ...

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Samplerbanks releases “Logic’s ES2: Basic to Intermediate Synthesis” by Sound Guru

Samplerbanks releases “Logic’s ES2: Basic to Intermediate Synthesis” by Sound Guru

Quick Overview Synthesis can seem extremely daunting. When you open up a synth like Logic's ES2, you're confronted with a huge array of buttons, knobs and sliders whose function seems obscure at best. Even if you study the manual (yawn) and can find your way around, it can still be extremely frustrating; hearing the sounds you want to make in your head, but unable to produce them. ES2 Synthesis: Basic to Intermediate guides you all the way from the foundations of synthesis to advanced sound design in 2hrs 35mins of HD video. The ...

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Vocal Collaborations, Pt. II: Craft a Track to Compliment the Vocal

Vocal Collaborations, Pt. II: Craft a Track to Compliment the Vocal

Tutorial by: Kerry Leva In my previous installment I discussed the importance of communication throughout the collaboration process. Now it's time to talk about the actual production process of vocal collaborations… There's an old joke that passes around the Berklee community: 'How many vocalists does it take to screw in a lightbulb? One. She stands and holds it in place whilst the world revolves around her...' 1. The vocal is the centrifugal force of your track. The vocal is the main element of the song to which people will connect; it wants to melt into ...

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Vocal Collaborations, Pt. I: Communication is 9/10 of the Law

Vocal Collaborations, Pt. I: Communication is 9/10 of the Law

Tutorial by: Kerry Leva This is the first in a series of guidelines I'll give on vocal collaborations, though most of this advice can be applied to any kind of collaboration in the electronic dance music world. 1. Follow communication protocol. Note to vocalists, producers, DJs, mastering engineers, et al: You should clearly post instructions on how to be contacted for collaborations on your website and social networking site(s). If you are seeking out a vocalist/other collaborator, it's simple: follow the instructions given. If you've done your research and can't seem to find an ...

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Pioneer DJ Launch The DJM-900nexus Pro Digital Mixer  – The Catalyst For Creativity and Control

Pioneer DJ Launch The DJM-900nexus Pro Digital Mixer – The Catalyst For Creativity and Control

The DJM-900nexus Pro Digital Mixer  - The Catalyst For Creativity and Control After five years at the top, it's time for an update to the DJM-800 club mixer. Enter the DJM-900nexus - the next level in creativity for the pro DJ. Headline features include ultimate computer connectivity, up-to-date effects, high performance features and sound. All based on the world's favorite DJM-800 industry-standard layout. The four-channel 96kHz/24-bit soundcard streams all audio signals with no loss of sound quality - and being Traktor Scratch Certified, the DJM-900nexus unlocks DVS control. DJs can connect one ...

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Studio Sessions with Sander van Doorn – Part 1

Studio Sessions with Sander van Doorn – Part 1

Sander van Doorn takes you back to his studio in Eindhoven for a brand new series of Studio Sessions. See how he creates one of his biggest tracks till date, get an answer on the questions you guys sent in and if you listen closely, you might be the first to hear a future Doorn release... Enjoy! Links of Interest http://www.sandervandoorn.com http://www.facebook.com/SandervanDoorn http://twitter.com/#!/SANDERVANDOORN

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Big Phat Wobble Bass!!!

Big Phat Wobble Bass!!!

Genres: Drum and Bass, Electro, Dubstep, Bassline, Bass, Electro House and Fidget House Formats: Wav, Acid, Rex2, Ableton Live Pack, Apple Loops, MPC and GarageBand Oh my gosh! You already know that London-based sampling dons Prime Loops constantly deliver top notch material, but this dubstep sample pack is simply off the scale. Send your needle straight into the red and get completely crushed by the biggest, heaviest, wobbliest dubstep basslines ever produced! This is that official infamous wobble bass sound that everyone’s talking about. Are you ready to destroy car stereos and ...

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Production Tip: Make Mixing Part of Your Composition Process

Production Tip: Make Mixing Part of Your Composition Process

Tutorial by: Kerry Leva I remember the first time I mixed a track on a real, analog console. Dinosaurs roamed the earth and I was in the wee stages of my Music Synthesis education at Berklee College of Music. That Sony console was daunting; somehow, I managed to quickly get the hang of riding faders and balancing the levels of a multi-track session (and using a patch bay to insert reverb, delay, etc!). Granted, those were the days when I was having to mix acoustic sessions: live drum set, lead guitar, ...

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Pioneer DJ Introduce the DDJ-S1 (Serato) and DDJ-T1 (Traktor) controller

Pioneer DJ Introduce the DDJ-S1 (Serato) and DDJ-T1 (Traktor) controller

1) The Pioneer DDJ-S1 controller - delivering professional-style operability for Serato ITCH DJ Software Introducing the Pioneer DDJ-S1 controller, carefully designed to deliver Pioneer operability to users of Serato ITCH DJ software. Available from the beginning of April, the DDJ-S1 offers familiarity, innovation and pure controllerism to maximize performance with Serato ITCH software. The perfect home or mobile DJ set-up, the DDJ-S1 features balanced XLR input/output for connection direct to professional PA equipment, and a microphone talk-over feature to make MC'ing a breeze. Add to this the simple Plug and Play connection, ...

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Electrolyzium – a Progressive Electro, Tech sample pack by Samplerbanks

Electrolyzium – a Progressive Electro, Tech sample pack by Samplerbanks

1 GB royalty-free compilation of latest Progressive Electro, Tech-House, mixed with Trance elements for Producers and live DJ sets. Electrolyzium blends the modern electro and trance elements, focusing on exotic leads, electro basslines and groovy progressions while provides the pumping contrast that makes the real excitement and vibe of the dance floor. Electrolyzium is the essential full package for your Electro, Progressive House or Trance track destined to be "da bomb" in the clubs! This package is a mix of progressive electro and trance samples, loops and sampler sounds from the Anjunabeats superstar ...

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DJ Mix Tools 11 Trance Vol 1

DJ Mix Tools 11 Trance Vol 1

Genres: Trance, Psy Trance and DJ Tools Formats: Wav and Ableton Live Presets DJ MIXTOOLS TRANCE Vol1 gives you four tracks delicious Trance sounds, mixed and mastered into club ready track elements. Labels like AJUNABEATS and ARMADA have inspired Dino Psaras and Marc Adamo in creating these awesome DJ Tracks, as well as inspiring DJs to experiment with stems and lock grooves and to re-define the art of DJ mix. The four tracks in this pack are designed to be equally effective as single elements to enhance a mix, or to work ...

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Introducing the CDJ-350-W & DJM-350-W – White pearl models for an eye-catching DJ set-up

Introducing the CDJ-350-W & DJM-350-W – White pearl models for an eye-catching DJ set-up

Pioneer's popular CDJ-350 player and DJM-350 mixer are about to get even more desirable, with stylish pearl white models set for release at the end of January 2011. With a contemporary pearl white body, gloss finish and red, white and blue LED display the CDJ-350-W and DJM-350-W offer home DJs the perfect party set-up with a difference. Like the CDJ-350 and DJM-350, released in June 2010, the special editions boast many of the features found on Pioneer's club products, including remix-style looping and rekordbox compatibility on the CDJ. Meanwhile the DJM-350-W introduces ...

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The first Toolroom Records sample pack with Sample Magic

The first Toolroom Records sample pack with Sample Magic

Toolroom Records are proud to present our first Sample Pack, brought to you with the guys at Sample Magic. The idea for a dedicated Toolroom Records sample collection goes as far back as our first meeting with Sample Magic some years ago, but has always been something we wanted to dedicate some time to. Allowing us to get the right sounds and the right loops to both encapsulate the spectrum of Toolroom Records’ sound and be a sample pack that has both longevity and usability for producers of all levels ...

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Introducing the HDJ-1000 Limited DJ headphones

Introducing the HDJ-1000 Limited DJ headphones

Introducing the HDJ-1000 Limited DJ headphones - taking professional DJ headphones to a higher level Pioneer introduces an updated version of the well-loved HDJ-1000 DJ headphones in two new colours. Now offering a more comfortable fit, easier low-range listening and available only in black or gold. The HDJ-1000 Limited offer the exceptional sound quality, lightweight design and futuristic look of the widely used HDJ-1000. But their new, innovative features deliver the next level in professional DJ headphones. KEY FEATURES Designed for easy low-range listening and high responsiveness The new headphones feature a thicker diaphragm (38 ...

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