Posted on 03 November 2010. Tags: akai mpc, asr 10, asr x, emu mophatt, mv 8000, novation supernova, roland fantom, software vs hardware, sp 1200
Man…when I decided to post my little experiment yesterday I didn’t think it would be so fun and popular. We really got some very, very, interesting ideas going and that’s what I love about yall, always down to speak your minds. For those that missed it, go read the post: Do drums sound better in [...]
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Posted on 17 July 2010. Tags: akai, asr x, beat thang virtual, maschine, motu bpm, mpc, Native Instruments, uvi soundbank, uvi soundsource
Still exploring Motu BPM, making a beat using just the factory sounds this time, no expansions or anything. Everything in here comes from the factory library. It’s a nice little workstation, with the expansion packs it becomes even more powerful, despite some little quirks hear and there, I like it. I find myself opening it [...]
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Posted on 13 November 2009. Tags: alchemist samples, asr 10, asr x, beat making, big fish audio, bigfishaudio.com, chopping samles, dj premiere samples, flute samples, horn samples, jazz record samples, jazz samples, jazz vinyl samples, loopmasters.com, making a beat, mpc, mpc 1000, mpc 2000, mpc 2500, mpc 4000, mpc 500, mpc 5000, mv 8000, mv 8800, pete rock samples, rhode samples, soundsandgear.com, sp1200
Is it Friday already!? Dang! Well it’s time for another edition of Big Fish Friday…time to take a look at some more samples sent to me by big fish audio. This week, we’re gonna get a lil jazzy on ya! Talkin all that Jazz… This isn’t one of those “hip hop jazz hybrid” collections, this [...]
Posted in Big Fish Friday, Sample Libraries, Videos and Tutorials
Posted on 11 November 2009. Tags: ableton live, asr 10, asr x, beat making, chopping samples, making a beat, mpc 1000, mpc 2000, mpc 2500, mpc 3000, mpc 4000, mpc 5000, mpc 60, mv8000, mv8800, software mpc, soundsandgear.com
I get a lot of folks askin me about how to use ableton live like an mpc. Specifically how to play your chops so they cut each other off. I also cover how to make your own custom presets for when chopping samples. If you want to chop and automatically add fx and such, you [...]
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