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Free Ableton Operator patch
16 March, 2009 | 9.19AM
Our good friend and Beatportal contributor Francis Prevehttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif is giving away his Ableton-based take on the sound of the classic 808 cowbell as heard on his recent track ‘Less Cowbell’ for Josh Gabriel’s Different Pieceshttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_l.gif imprint.
No stranger to the patch creation process, Francis has been a sound designer for Ableton since 2004, creating hundreds of presets in the process.
Francis took the time to explain the method behind his creation over at the Create Digital Music blog.
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Prime Loops release Tech House Drum Loops
2 March, 2009 | 12.27PM
Prime Loops have announced the release of the latest addition in their budget, loop-based samples collection entitled ‘Tech House Drum Loops’.
Promising 120+ loops spanning “Tech, Electro and Breaks”, the pack is aimed squarely at the budget end of the market, retailing at a recession-busting £12.95 (or $18/14 Euros).
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Tech News Roundup: January 9, 2009
9 January, 2009 | 5.12PM
Now that 2009 is off the ground – and the annual Winter NAMM Show is just around the corner – the tech news tidbits are getting a lot more interesting.
This week, we’ve got some info about Celemony’s long-awaited Direct Note Access technology, an actual pre-announcement of a 2009 Grammy winner, and a video about a new Microsoft technology that must be seen to be believed.
Well? What are you waiting for?
Click “Continue reading...” already!
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Native Instruments’ 3 new products for NAMM 2009
7 January, 2009 | 5.38AM
Native Instruments has revealed that it will be dropping three new products at the NAMM 2009 music tech trade show next week.
The company said in a statement to the media that there will be one product each for DJs, producers and guitarists, and that the new releases represent “the biggest NI product innovation in years!”.
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Prophet VS Tech Trivia
6 January, 2009 | 12.00PM
Dave Smith is best known for creating the Prophet 5 synth, Pro-FX (the first programmable multi-effects unit), and well, the invention of MIDI itself.
But his contributions to synthesis extend far beyond those three achievements.
For example, in the mid-’80s, Dave followed up the original all-analog Prophets with an instrument called the Prophet VS.
The VS was extremely advanced for its time, combining four digital oscillators – each capable of a wide range of harmonic spectra – with analog filters and a unique new way to control the sound in real-time: a joystick.
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2008 Technology Top 10
29 December, 2008 | 10.00AM
As the year finally comes to a close, it’s time for one more Beatportal Best Of.
2008 was an extremely innovative year for production tools, so our annual Top 10 of Tech focuses not only on the “best,” but just as important, the most groundbreaking products.
Because, like producers and DJs, tools that seem edgy and odd at first often become the most influential.
Don’t believe us?
Think back to 2001, when a tiny start-up in Berlin called Ableton created a niche software product that delivered time-stretching and audio manipulation via an exotic real-time user interface.
Only a handful of geeky producers “got it” at the time.
So as you ponder the winners, remember that our focus goes beyond features and functionality, taking futurism into consideration, as well.
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Production Master Class: The Whoosh
24 December, 2008 | 12.00PM
One of the most requested class topics to date involves something producers affectionately refer to as “The Whoosh.”
That’s just a fun, onomatopoetic way to refer to those transitional sounds that are reminiscent of wind, waves and other assorted natural (and unnatural) rises and falls.
In honor of the wintry season that’s upon us, our holiday lesson in production techniques will focus on creating the sound of The Whoosh.
[Cue transitional effect]
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Image Line Software updates Edison
22 December, 2008 | 12.00PM
When is a VSTi not a VSTi?
When it’s an audio editor.
The Image Line elves have clearly been busy with the holiday goodies, as their latest announcement will attest.
Edison, their wave editing and audio recording tool is now available in both VSTi and standalone versions for Windows-based production systems.
More interestingly, Image Line announced that the program is no longer part of their Juice Pack plug-in suite, and will be sold separately from now on.
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Image Line Software releases Gross Beat
19 December, 2008 | 12.00PM
Image Line, makers of FL Studio, recently announced the latest entry in their line of plug-in effects, Gross Beat.
Designed for stutter and scratch-like effects, Gross Beat stores audio in a 2-bar rolling buffer controlled by 36 time and 36 volume mapping envelopes.
What’s that mean in plain English?
Basically, take a shot of BT, add a dash of Q-Bert, shake vigorously and pour all over your tracks.
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MOTU announces Traveler-Mk3
18 December, 2008 | 12.33PM
MOTU’s Traveler audio interface has been a favorite of mobile producers since it was originally released several years ago.
So much so that it’s won an award or two.
With the release of the Traveler-Mk3, they’ve added a slew of improvements and amenities that continue to set it apart from the pack.
With eight channels of up to192kHz analog recording and playback - combined with twenty channels of digital I/O in ADAT optical, AES/EBU and S/PDIF formats - the Mk3 is definitely one of the most full-featured FireWire boxes available.
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Hercules unveils ‘professional’ DJ Control Steel
17 December, 2008 | 9.51PM
Hercules’ budget DJ controllers are quite popular with digital DJs, but the company hopes to attract DJs who take their spinning more seriously with the release of DJ Control Steel, a USB mixing console that the company claims is suitable for professionals.
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Create Digital Music Winter 08 guide
12 December, 2008 | 2.45PM
Create Digital Music is one of our favorite online resources for tech minutiae, with coverage of everything from hands-on circuit bending to obscure gear gossip.
They even have an entire area devoted to Native Instruments’ Kore platform.
Longtime CDM readers know that the blog’s creator, Peter Kirn, is a huge fan of open source, DIY and plain ol’ free stuff.
So to commemorate the holiday season, he’s rounded up a crew of contributors to create the first annual Create Digital Music Winter 08 guide.
Available as either a free downloadable PDF or a full-on coffee table book, the guide is a terrific resource.
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Prime Loops release minimal drum library
10 December, 2008 | 12.00PM
Royalty-free soundware developer, Prime Loops, released a new downloadable loop library that focuses on minimal beats.
The aptly titled Dark Minimal House Drum Loops is a collection of over 100 loops, optimized for minimal and tech, with a smattering of glitch and electro for diversity.
Available formats include WAV, Akai MPC, Reason Refill, Acid Loops, Rex2 Loops, Apple Loops, Stylus RMX, Ableton Live Pack.
Price £8.96 (13.23 USD)
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Make music online for free with Point Blank
10 December, 2008 | 5.34AM
If you’re interested in producing electronic music but not sure if you’re ready to take the financial plunge just yet, London’s Point Blank music school has release an online Music Machine that allows you to make your own beats and get a taster of the world of music production for free.
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New releases from Loopmasters
8 December, 2008 | 2.45PM
Never slowing down with their award winning releases, Loopmasters have launched a few new and noteworthy sample libraries.
On the celebrity soundware tip, Riley And Durrant – Progressive House Producer is a strong offering that spans progressive, tech and electro.
For Ableton Live users, Carl Finlow’s IL.EK.TRO Silicon Live Pack looks to be nifty collection of both loops and Live instruments that focuses on tech and electro.
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