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Secrets behind a great dance record

admin — Sun, 09 May 2010 19:34:52 +0000

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 .

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Music Production Videos

admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:39:58 +0000

I recently found a great resourse for music production tutorials and what not. Check it out here http://musicproductionvideos.blogspot.com/.

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10 top tips to write a hit house track

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:49:05 +0000

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:

It has to work the floor
Pay attention to the tempo
The arrangement ain’t that simple
Work on your hook, like a boxer
How important are vocals?
Gear doesn’t matter as much as ideas
What’s the right length?
The dance floor litmus test
The mix down is important
It’s only house

Read the whole article here.

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Ableton Live 8 Warping Functions

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:29:56 +0000

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.

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APC40 Ableton Performace Contoller

admin — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:17:07 +0000

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.

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