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Recently I've been working on some tracks to be released later this year which have a Old Skool vibe to them, one of the things I wanted to do with one of the tracks was to make it sound like it is being played on traditional vinyl by having a record needle put down at the start and then bring in the crackles, hum and sound just like a record. One...
This list is an additional extra to go along with our post called 'Choosing DAW Software That is Right for You' which is good to read if you are going to be choosing one of these pieces of software. All of these DAWs are a good choice which can be used to create an entire song. This list should help people who are choosing their first piece of DAW...
DAW stands for Digital Audio Workstation. This name has become popular for describing software which allows you to sequence audio/audio data. DAWs covers multiple types of software which allow the user to edit and sequence audio. Wikipedia describes a DAW as 'an electronic system designed to record, edit and play back digital audio'.
DAW is one of...
Listed below are 100 sites that I think are great and should be known about so have shared them with you. I've collected them within my bookmarks or just known of them. They are all a great visit for musicians and I'm pretty sure you'll end up bookmarking a few of them and that there are a few you don't know about. I've split them up into...
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Over at the online sample shop called Loopmasters, they are giving away for a limited time a free 500MB sample pack. The samples contained within this pack from their new series of professional samples called DJ MixTools. These are the full individual stems of pre-made tracks that can be added to your DJ mixes to add something extra to your sets....
We could probably list about 100 places in a list of places to upload your music to, but unless you have a dedicated promotional team working for you then you're not going to have much time available to keep 100 different sites updated with your latest news and latest tracks. So what 10 places are nearly essential in having a web presence for your...
Musicians have to keep up with the latest trends of getting their music to the ears of listeners and a huge trend to come out in the last few years has been the iPhone and iPod Touch Apps in the app store on iTunes and this is only going to get bigger due to the iPad which can also use these apps.
I have previously looked into how to make one...
As a musician you will probably want to keep your hearing in tip top condition, but sometimes all that clubbing, going to concerts and general listening to loud music can take it's toll on your ears and as a musician your ears have probably taken some damage.
Today I found a nice little application in the iTunes app store which allows you to...
This post was originally posted on our other site, Remix Comps but seemed like a good post to place on Producing Beats too.
SoundCloud has only been around for a short time (Since 2007) but has become one of the best known ways of distributing both a stream-able and downloadable version of your tracks. Thanks to a few of SoundCloud's features...
This list is an additional extra to go along with our post called 'Choosing DAW Software That is Right for You' which is good to read if you are going to be choosing one of these pieces of software. All of these DAWs are a good choice which can be used to create an entire song. This list should help people who are choosing their first piece of DAW...
