Ever since I can remember software (computers) being a tool for music creation, there’s always been an argument as to which one sounds better. Of course I always felt sound was very subjective and too many factors go into the end result to really say. Some use software but have analog (hardware) processing that gives [...]

Yo, yall know I’m a huge fan of Maschine…but you also know I’ve recently become a huge fan of BPM as well. I love them both for different reasons. The hands on workflow of Maschine is un-matched. And I love how it handles sampling, editing samples, chopping, etc. But I also love the BPM sound [...]

Back with another soundhound, today we checking out some orchestra samples. This is the first pack I’ve reviewed from Diginoiz, but I’m not new to them, they are a spinn-off label of fatloud, run by one of the producers for fatloud. So though this is the first official Diginoiz review, this isn’t the first time [...]

You all know I’ve been using Maschine for a while, and one question I get quite a bit is how to lay out a song using scenes. It’s a little different than traditional song mode in a beat machine… where you just put a pattern in a list and tell it how many times to [...]

It’s Friday…Big Fish Friday. Today I am reviewing another library from Big Fish and eQuipped Music. Yes, eQuipped, the same  ones that made smoker’s delight, smoker’s relight and breakbeat jazz…all high quality libraries. Premier Beats and Hip Hop Instrumentals is another entry into the realm of laid back, turntable, breaks and bits based music. let’s [...]

It’s Friday, and I know you hungry for some fish! I had a house full last week so I had to skip big fish friday, but I’m back with something dope for ya If you like that chopped up, jazzy, breakbeat style of music, then you’ll be interested in this review of Breakbeat Jazz. What [...]

It’s friday…time for some fish… This week I’m checking out a library Big Fish sent over entitled “Smoker’s Relight Deux” It’s a follow up to “Smoker’s Delight” a library I’ve personally been using and continue to use since it released in 2003 If you like laid back, smoked out, jazzy hip hop…then check this out [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Welcome to the first official “Big Fish Friday” Each Friday I will be taking a look at something from bigfishaudio.com They are one of the largest and most well known providers of sample cds and sample libraries in the industry. I have established a relationship with the company where they will send me out various [...]