Life used to be simple if you were in the dance music business. The majority of people either played music or made music – a few David Morales or Todd Terry types did both,...
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After Kevin Saunderson releases a sample pack, what about the other Belleville two?
Ears To The House doesn’t really mind you knowing we have no time for the Belleville Three fairytale of how Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson and Juan Atkins changed the world with their brand of...
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Could Spitfire Audio suspending co-founder backfire?
Should children be able to decide they want to change gender? This is a question which we’re not going to try and answer at Ears To The House – we’ll quite happily leave the...
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Mark Broom sampling Paul Johnson sampling George Benson…
House music was built on a sampling culture. This isn’t an especially controversial statement – even in house music’s early days, sample packs were a thing, albeit on far more dodgy legal ground than...
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One reason why sample packs AREN’T totally evil
There are many out there who berate sample packs. They allow people who know nothing about music to make music, these purists say. You know where this is going, don’t you? Their usual haunt...
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A Valentine’s Day gift, it most certainly isn’t!
Some people have the strangest perception of music producers. They seem to think that we’re umbilically attached to our own studios, unable to function without them. They also harbour the idea we’re essentially a...
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Freedom within rules – weird but true
I have to admit I’m quite the fan if Scott Diaz and his latest baby, Nitelife Audio. The sample packs are actually decent and useful, and the tips are also practical and sensible. It’s...
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Two reasons why MIDI packs aren’t lazy – and one reason why they are
The other day, I saw this advert on my Facebook timeline. Certain details have been removed – if the company in question sees this, feel free to pay me and I’ll happily display an...
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