The Roland TR-808 has been recreated by Vincent Riemer. You probably won’t know how to use this 808 straight away unless you have prior knowledge and experience with the real thing. However, a tutorial is available to help you learn. You can download it here. The 808 performs the best on Safari, although most browsers should also work.
Archives for January 2017
Using Your Compressor Effectively To Create Punchy Mixes
If you have a problem with the peaks then know what you’re targeting when you add a compressor to the track, like with the vocal tip above. If you need thickness to your drums, know how you can go about it with high ratios. But if you throw compression on a track and it doesn’t sound better no matter what you do then maybe you should just leave it off. It’s perfectly fine to experiment with different compressor settings once you’re learning to use them, especially when you’re figuring out which compression style works the best on which tracks.
Key Takeaways:
- I often pick a preset that seems to offer what I’m looking for but then I tweak it according to the song and the track.
- What I tend to do is put compressors on each submix and group to glue all the tracks together.
- Always have a reason for compressing something.
“Compression presets can work great as a starting point. Often all you need to do is adjust the threshold so that the right amount of gain reduction is reached.”
Loopmasters – DJ Vadim – The Dubcatcher Loops review by ComputerMusic
In the new age of electronics and music makers, many are looking for new ways to create sounds and music. To this effect, DJ Vadim has recently come out with a pack of sounds called The Dubcatcher Loops. This pack is filled with brand new amazing sounds, 2.4 gigabytes worth. The only disappointing part is that there are only 25 b lines.
Loopmasters – DJ Vadim – The Dubcatcher Loops review by ComputerMusic
Back to the Future: Sequential Circuits Pro-One
Discusses a synthesizer from the early 1980s, the Sequential Circuits Inc Pro-One. It was a very popular machine and answered a lot of dreams for keyboard players. It was the first of it’s kind to be offered at an affordable price point. Explanation on the different features of the machine and other vintage alternatives.
The Right DJ Controller For You
With technology bridging the gap between instruments and computers there are quite a lot of choices to make. For a music producer or DJ finding the right one is the key.
Although controllers don’t generally make any sounds they are used to control tracks on a computer. Some controllers can do this, others can do that, there maybe some that can do both or all of them together, what matters is you find the right controller that suits you.
The Synth / Keyboard Controllers, just like your old school analog controllers that come with additional features and yes it can be connected to your computer.
Read more here: https://music.tutsplus.com/tutorials/choosing-the-right-dj-controller–cms-27935