Loops & Samples

Free Dubstep Samples

For Ableton users we put together a wicked little Ableton template pre-loaded with all the Dubstep essentials.

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Make a sinister Dubstep Beat

Add a touch of darkness to your dubstep tracks. We show you how with this video.

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Beef Up Your Drums with Parallel Processing

If you want to compete in the big leagues you’ll need to learn ways to beef up your drums so they shake the walls.
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How to make Beats - The Beginners Guide

Okay, so you want to learn how to make beats and you need some insight on how to get started. Click here to learn more

How to make your own Gated Synth FX

This article uses videos and a clear audio example to show you how easy it is to create your own gated synth.

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How to Layer FX & Fills for song transitions

This walkthrough uses video, audio and screens hots to demonstrate how to make cool song transitions using FX and fills.

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How to Build your own Hip Hop Drum Library

We show you how to easily bounce down one shot drum samples from drum loops in your DAW. We then explain how to methodically arrange your files and folders.

Next we show you how to load these drum sampels into your sampler to build your own kits.

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How to Rap

Let us guide you through skills and techniques your going to need to be a world class rapper. This is a six part series of articles designed to step up your productions and get you in the game. It's on!

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How To Use A Compressor

We use audio examples with detailed screens hots and clearly displayed user settings to you quickly learn how to make the most of your compressor. Click here to learn more....

The Lost Art of Mixing & How to mix

I'm just old enough to remember the days before music was recorded with computers. Those were the days when you really had to make sure you got your mix right before even considering mastering. Click here to learn more....

How to Create Hip Hop Horns

The problem for most of us is that we don’t have the resources to record live horns and the resampled horns in most DAW’s and plug-ins don’t sound that great without some detailed work, so today we take a step by step look at how we can overcome these challenges. Click here to learn more....

How to Create Vocal Stutter FX

This effect is simple and won’t make or break any song but it’s this consistent attention to detail in the right places that can truly make a song stand out.

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How to use Antares Auto Tune

The modern music producer/engineer has an array of production tools for editing vocals.  Thanks to the rapid development of technology we now have an arsenal of vocal pitch correction software available at a reasonable price. 
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Hip Hop Samples & The Law

In this article delves into the complex issues of sample clearance and copyright for Hip Hop artists and producers. Is there such a thing as safe sampling?
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How to Get a Massive Drum Sound with Room Ambience

In this article we talk about how to use room ambience to make your drums sound massive. We've included audio examples and a download so that you can play with drum room ambience in your DAW.
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How to Record Great Rap Vocals in your own Home Studio

This excellent article from David Hogan explains how he achieved a pro quality RAP vocal recording on a shoe-string budget and includes audio examples.
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Protools Video Tutorial - How to use Delay Effects automation

This Protools video tutorial shows you some really cool techniques for getting outrageous delay FX on your audio samples.
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Protools Video Tutorial - How to make an Electro House track

Our first HD Protools tutorial starts with the basics. How to arrange loops to build a sick Electro House track in minutes. Learn how to duplicate loops to fit the duration you need..
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Ableton Live Tutorial - How to use the Vocoder effect

This Ableton Live tutorial video demonstrates how to use the vocoder audio effect that is built in to Ableton.
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How to Manipulate Drum Loops
in Ableton Live

Slice up and re-sequence your drum loops in record time with this really fun Ableton Live HD tutorial.
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How to Manipulate Vocal Samples
in Ableton Live

Learn how to get the most out of vocal samples in this HD video tutorial for Ableton Live.
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How to import Apple Loops into Garageband

Our fifth tech tip article takes you through the simple process of importing your Apple Loops directly into the Garageband loop browser for indexing.
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How to Produce like Timbaland

Our fourth tech tips article takes a close look at how Timbaland creates his signature sound. We take you through the process in Logic with audio examples of each step.

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Sequencing Secrets

Learn how to create arpeggiated synth riffs and gated synth riffs using your DAW's built in functions.

We also look at how to create that cool side chain ducking effect in Logic that is so popular in modern electronic music.

How to Record & Mix Vocals

Our second Tech Tips article gives you the scoop on how to achieve the best results when recording and mixing vocals. This is essential reading for anyone new to the vocal recording process.

It's also a good refresher for those who need to improve on their recording and mixing techniques.

How to Record Drums

This is our first Tech Tips article on How to Record Drums. If your about to embark on a live drum recording session these essential tips will help you to prepare wisely and avoid common problems.

Watch out for more tech tip articles as we roll them out in the next few weeks.