For this tutorial, Point Blank’s lecturer Dave Stone shows how you can chop up samples in Logic Pro to recreate the popular Granular Synthesis effect...
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The new interactive website features step-by-step lessons on how synthesis works...
Ableton have launched a new microsite teaching users how synthesis works, using interactive widgets allowing users to build their own rich-sounding synth while teaching the...
Surgeon shows off his live techno setup...
Techno don Surgeon recently made the move to a more improvised live setup and admitted that he hasn't DJ'd in the usual sense since.
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Granular synthesis might require a slightly unconventional approach but it’s capable of extremely complex and unique tones. When it comes to sound design, it can...
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Learn how to use a modular synth without spending every penny you have...
A new, downloadable synth simulator allows users to learn how to patch and play a modular synthesiser without having to be in the same room...
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Back in September, Point Blank hosted a fantastic live set from Look Mum No Computer. It was so impressive they asked him to come back and give...
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It can be used to "explore the building blocks of audio synthesis", with a free Ableton Live plugin now available
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Point Blank Music School welcomed Radio 1 royalty Pete Tong to their London school recently for a crash course in making music with Native Instruments’...
Learn from the master of subtractive synthesis
Rob Papen is known in production circles as a guru when it comes to synthesis. Now he shares his knowledge with all DJ/producers looking to create their own sounds with his new book and DVD, The 4 Element Synth. Covering the basics right up to advanced techniques, this is a must-have for anyone wanting to get hands-on.
Rob Papen’s new virtual drum synth, Punch beats its way into our hearts
Every producer’s Dutch genius Rob Papen has been a bit quiet of late, leaving many of us to wonder if and when he would grace...
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Point Blank are back with a four-part tutorial series, in which Course developer and instructor Dan Herbert will be looking at two of Arturia's modular...
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Point Blank’s Dan Herbert gives us the low down on Arturia’s Moog Modular emulation
Point Blank are back with a four-part tutorial series, in which...
Point Blank course developer & instructor Chris Carter demonstrates using LFOs in sound design
Point Blank are back with a brand new tutorial series to...
VCV Rack is an affordable way to learn modular synthesis
Download a free open-source modular synth from VCV. The new software lets users patch together virtual modules in a Rack environment. Similar to Softube’s Modular...
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It's the biggest addition yet to the popular DAW...
Ableton have added the ability to add emojis to track names, notes and any other text-based fields across the popular music-making tool. Finally, you can...