Willits Talks About Ableton Live

April 28th, 2009

Just when you thought Ableton Live season was over, here comes a very useful series of videos by the experimental musician Christopher Willits. If you want to discover some new ways of hooking up your Live rig, then read on…

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How To Get Big Bass From Small Speakers

April 15th, 2009

Some genres of music are more dependent on bass than others, but in every recording the low frequencies have the most power. Unfortunately, many loudspeakers are simply unable to reproduce these powerful audio signals, meaning that your previously impressive track may be left without any audible bottom end…

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More Mastering Tips For Home Studios

March 18th, 2009

Mastering just won’t go away, and more and more people (myself included) want to do it in the depths of a DAW. Although it is possible to achieve decent results at home, it’s better to leave mastering to someone with really good monitors and experienced ears. But who am I kidding…

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Introducing… Ableton Live’s Challenge

March 3rd, 2009

The RPM challenge is over for another year, and my first experience of composing with Ableton Live has come to an end. So was this the beginning of a beautiful friendship, or a process of elimination?

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Music Forum Gold

February 27th, 2009

No matter how niche your interests, you’ll find a forum dedicated to them. Usually, the best way to find the solution to a particular problem is to ask someone who has already solved it. For music production and general music business knowledge, the Reaper forum recently produced a thread of immense value…

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Ableton Live RPM Update

February 18th, 2009

With ten days remaining until the end of this year’s RPM challenge, the latest Canabrism album has reached the end of phase one. The first draft tracks have been created, and now it’s time to fine-tune their Ableton-inspired skeletons…

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Music PC Upgrade Spiral

February 6th, 2009

Moore’s law states that the number of transistors on commercial computer circuits will double every two years – a prediction that has held true since Moore first proclaimed it in 1965. This increase in density brings a commensurate increase in power, but does this really mean we need to upgrade our music computers every other year?

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Make An Album In A Month – RPM 2009

January 29th, 2009

It’s that time of year again, when a musician’s thoughts turn to creating an entire album in 28 days. Well, that’s what musicians involved in the RPM challenge are going to be thinking about this February…

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Ableton Live 8 Gets The Groove

January 16th, 2009

Hot on the heels of Digidesign, who recently released Pro Tools version 8, Ableton have now announced Live 8 (and Suite 8). The official release isn’t due until Q2, but what can we expect from this latest iteration of the gig-friendly DAW?

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Mastering Audio With Ozone

January 8th, 2009

Mastering is generally regarded as a sort of ‘dark art’ in audio production; it’s a specialised area that requires specific tools and an experienced set of ears. Although nothing can compare to the results obtained by a seasoned mastering engineer working in a dedicated studio, there are a few tools available that bring DIY mastering to your DAW. Among these is Izotope’s Ozone…

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