As if we needed yet another reason to hate Auto-Tune and its sheepish following. T-Pain and Smule have teamed up to develop the I Am T-Pain iPhone app, which will allow users to record their own tweaked vocals over pop beats in a similar fashion to Antares Auto-Tune.
The Alchemist talks about the nature of the creative mind and the importance of patience in the music making process. Later he goes into sources of inspiration and working with Mobb Deep.
If 11 year old VohnBeatz is any representation of the next generation of producers, then the future of hip-hop looks very bright. S-1 (Symbolic One) is clearly training his son in the way of the Jedi.
There are plenty of bargains to be found in a rough economy, however, high-end monitors are not one of them. NBS Cables reckons that you’ll pass up rock bottom real estate and snatch up one of their $200,000 Butter/Fly or E.V.A. speaker systems. See NBS Cables for more info. [via APC]
Turntable nerds rejoice! A somewhat lenthy discussion breaks down history and development of the groundbreaking design behind various models the Technics SL-1200 turntable. Yes, the whole things is in Japanese, but there are plenty of goodies (and pics to drool over) awaiting anyone who dares to dig through the rough translation. Check out the full … Read more
The documentary Digitize Me investigates how digital audio technology has changed all aspect of music from creation and recording to distribution and sales. It’s especially nice to see the focus on analog vinyl and digital vinyl manipulation. [via Tha S Ence]
Recent in studio footage with Battlecat and studio visitors Illa J, Murs, and Terrace Martin during the construction of a track.
Ryan Leslie drops another drops another production video and recreates "Just Right".
DJ Muggs (Soul Assassins/Cypress) talks Akai’s MPC 5000 and its possible role in modern production.
Well, today is J Dilla’s birthday. I highly encourage everyone to take a moment, pull out your favorite Dilla production, and appreciate the masterful work he performed behind the boards. Also check out some of the other things happening on and off the net. Andy Brown pays a happy birthday tribute to J Dilla with … Read more