I found a nice article from soundstosample.com where Shrooz describes the secrets behind a great dance record.
What are the secrets behind a great dance record? DJ/producer Sharooz guides you through the track creation process, from drum sound selection to your final mixdown
You can find the rest of this article here .
I recently found a great resourse for music production tutorials and what not. Check it out here http://musicproductionvideos.blogspot.com/.
I found this really nice article by Christian Reutens on Beatportal. It describes some important tips on how to create a good house track. I thought the most important tip was the tracking working the dance floor. Whats the point of a dance track if you can’t dance to it? Here are the tips:
Read the whole article here.
I was recently working on a promotion mix of some of my tracks for the summer and was wondering what the best wrapping method for whole tracks was. I did some digging and found this great article which can be read here. Tim Poultney describes 2 different warping methods, complex and complex pro and gives audio snippets of each at different tempos. I thought this was an interesting post so I figured I would share.
Excerpt:
The warping algorithm used in Live since version 5 has been Elastique Audio Efficient, and although this is an amazing piece of software that gives high quality audio results, one of the complaints about upgrades to Live is that they haven’t included the Elastique Audio Pro algorithm. Ableton have obviously listened to their critics as one of the key features of the upcoming version 8 release is that they’ve included the Pro algorithm. The main difference in the Pro algorithm is that it preserves formants, I’d love to tell you why that’s a good thing, but that Wikipedia article confused me.
You can also find an interesting discussion around Ableton Live’s time stretching here.
APC40 Performace Controller
I just found out about this new AKAI midi controller that is made for Ableton. I have been waiting for this controller since I learned about Sasha’s live setup. Something like this takes live remixing to a new level.
From Akaipro.com
The APC40 is the link between human and computer that perfectly balances analytical parameter control with creative expression. Whether you are an electronic music artist and Live is your canvass, a DJ using Live to mix or remix tracks, or a more traditional musician using Live on stage or in the studio, you will find the APC40 to the intuitive, powerful instrument that directly links your inspiration with Ableton Live.
