In a promo spot for M-Audio, 9th Wonder discusses his signature sound, musical philosophy, moving to Pro Tools, use of the M-Audio BX8a studio monitors, and the importance of studying music.
The forward minded folks over at London based Shook Magazine have cleverly combined the cultural spirit of Wax Poetics with a special savvy only found in the internet economy. By acknowledging the potential future collectibility and eventual scarcity of physical copies, they’ve responded by kindly issuing free, distributable PDF downloads of each issue! Mark my … Read more
That’s right production fans… the latest version of Reaper has been released with a laundry list of added features and bug fixes including Solo in Front, mute fades, multimedia keyboard key support, MIDI note folding, and more. For those looking for a viable Windows/Mac DAW alternative, the $50 reduced price licensing fee certainly can’t be beat.
Enjoy more screenshots after the jump, then head over the the Cockos website for more info regarding the update.
Remix and M-Audio have teamed up to offer an on-demand seminar entitled Producing Club-Ready Tracks. A quick registration is required, but still not a bad way to pick up some very useful tips that are sure to help distinguish your sound from the competition. Did I mention this was free?
"This presentation will examine the focus/energy of the mix (mixing around the kick), EQing, editing, sidechaning, panning, levels, etc. for all of the typical elements rhythm, instrument and vocal parts of club tracks."
According to the bulletin sent by Digiwaxx Media, one of the largest free online MP3 record pools, their website has been hacked. Again, nothing unusual considering the recent comprising of urban websites, but here’s where it gets really strange… their domain digiwaxx.com now redirects to Funkmaster Flex’s Franchise Record Pool!
Digiwaxx states:
"Many of you may have noticed by now when trying to access www.digiwaxx.com or any of our related sites that you were directed to a different, unaffiliated web page. Please note, this was NOT our doing. OUR SITE WAS MALICIOUSLY COMPROMISED by a person that wishes to do harm to theCompany. (Hi Haters!)"
Whoa… Pete Rosenburg and Cypha Sounds just dropped an off the cuff Juan Epstein episode featuring none other than Q-Tip. Conversations about Bob Power, house fires, and lost recordings… Note: Q-Tip did the beats for the first three A Tribe Called Quest Albums!!! Download it now via Rosenberg Radio.
Producers Just Blaze, DJ Nu Mark, 9th Wonder, and DJ Revolution get together on stage and talk about how Pete Rock influenced their careers and drove them to hit the crates hard and heavy.
Producers and engineers in the Northeast United States will want to consider attending the Art of Record Production Conference taking place on November 14-16th, 2008 in Lowell, MA. In addition to panels including such topics as The Studio As Musical Instrument, Recording Practice And Performance, The Empowered Artist, and Production And The Listener, the conference … Read more
World Famous Wake Up Show’s DJ Revolution takes us inside his home studio for a tour of the bedroom vocal booth, stacks of wax, mixer collection, and production setup. [via OS]
Sinista Makes Beat w/ Miko Live At Ozone Awards