This is just a quick video showing how to chop samples manually in Ableton Live then assigning them to a drum rack.
It’s a quick way to slice samples and still have control over your sections.  I showed how to automate chopping in the video how to use ableton live to chop samples like an mpc.
This [...]

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You know I’m always looking for the best tools, that get out of the way and let you work.
One of my gripes with the current choice of drum sampling software is their inability to understand how simply we want to layer sounds.
Many folks just want to drag a sound to a pad, then another, and [...]

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Sequencing vsts in Maschine…without loading it as a plugin in a DAW
I just found out a dope way to use Maschine to sequence vsts without having to load it as a plugin.
I don’t like maschine as a plugin, because it has to become slave to the host transport.
Using transport and tap tempo buttons is a [...]

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Funny, I was just talking about not knowing the technical aspects of house music last week, Sample Magic aims to fix that!
They are one of the most well known house music sample production brands around, and now they are releasing an actual book on it.
This is going to be a full color, physical book…and they [...]

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Got a CRAZY brand new piece of news for ya..!
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Nashville, TN – (November 14, 2009) – Music technology leaders Beat Kangz Electronics (BKE) and Grammy Award winning producer Rockwilder today announced an innovative strategic partnership that will empower music producers and artists through the promotion and sale of BKE’s desktop music production software Beat Thang Virtual
Rockwilder [...]

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