If you want to understand British music’s generational leap from punk to acid house, there is no better lead than New Order’s ‘Technique’. Released on...
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Recording techniques for artists on any budget revealed by Los Angeles producer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist, Justin Taylor Phillips, aka Crywolf
One never knows when or where creativity is going to strike. Limiting creation to the studio is confining - you really want to be able...
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To celebrate their partnership with the world-leading plugin specialists, Waves Audio, Point Blank have created a series of masterclasses focussing on how to finely tune...
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In this first instalment of Producer Analysis - a series where Point Blank breaks down some of the key techniques an influential producer uses to create their signature...
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Last year Brainfeeder’s Iglooghost joined Point Blank for an exclusive production masterclass. During the masterclass, the UK producer unveiled the secrets behind his high octane Aphex...
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Released on 30th January 1989, New Order’s fifth album is a sun-flushed pinnacle of dance rock, directly inspired by the hedonistic energy of Ibiza’s burgeoning club scene of the time. 35 years on, with the help of the album’s engineer Michael Johnson, Ben Cardew reflects on its legacy, and its influence on the acid house era
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When playing a live DJ set, it's important to count the bars and phrases in your tracks to ensure your mix sounds as slick as possible. The...
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For this tutorial, Point Blank show how you can sidechain your reverb sends in Ableton Live using a few simple techniques.
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For this tutorial, Chris Martin, one of Point Blank’s Course Content Developers, shows how you can use resampling techniques in Ableton Live to create interesting...
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For this tutorial, Point Blank show how you can add “air” to your track during the mastering process, to give the final result a super...
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Point Blank have shared a new video tutorial from Risa T, this time focussing on how to program drums in Logic creatively.
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If 2012 was big for Dusky, 2013 was the year they really stepped up to the premier league.
In 2012 Dusky wowed you, us and everyone else with the ubiquitous floor killer that was 'Flo Jam'. Without letting up the pressure for a...
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Tommy Holohan steps up on Haven Records with Vol.2 of his ‘Skull Crushing Techniques’ EP series. Hear the glimmering, full-throttle techno/trance crossover of ‘Trancegression’ now
Irish techno trailblazer Tommy Holohan will release his new EP, ‘Skull Crushing Techniques Vol.2’ via Berlin label Haven this Friday 22nd November.
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Point Blank’s Ganesh Singaram looks at the different techniques
While EQ and compression are vital for shaping the tone and the sound of your mix...
SHERELLE is up next in our DJ Mag Originals series
SHERELLE is the latest artist in the return of our How I DJ series, powered by Pioneer DJ. In this episode, SHERELLE shares DJ tips and...
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