Despite everything, I somehow remain a bit of a fan of Soundcloud. In between the endless advertising on the site, the spam and sifting through all the rubbish to find decent music, I do...
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Now Facebook is getting into the Clubhouse market with its own clone – but are lockdown weary going to go for it?
Last Monday, I published a post all about the latest trend in technology. Namely the ability to allow everyone to spend hours on end talking absolute shite about one subject. Clubhouse started it, with...
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Someone tell Will April Fools was 10 days ago! $299 Bluetooth face mask with headphones unveiled… but who’d want one?
It seems that it’s not just producers and DJs in house music that have been coming up with new ways of making money over the past year – but this one might take some...
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Algorithms and all that
Algorithms are everywhere these days. In some ways, they’ve always been in our lives, but the internet age has brought them to the forefront in a way we were never aware of previously. We...
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In which I ask is sheet music racist without answering it!
This article has been getting some attention on social media during the week. Most of it is inevitably in the political correctness gone mad category. But it reminds me of something I originally wrote...
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When is a preset not a preset? Er, not here
The doomsayers who think MIDI packs are the worst thing in the music world since, well, the last thing they thought was the worst – prepare to have your minds blown. Do you fancy...
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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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Rabbit in headlights, the short version
I thought I’d post this one up quickly here, as I don’t have time to go into detail right now. Someone asked me yesterday what it felt like the first time I sat down...
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Signed, Amateur At Play!
Creating a sound that’s unmistakably “Amateur At Play” is an ongoing battle, but one I’ve started making some real progress on of late. A bit of background first. Back in the 1990s, when you...
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Fuzzy keymixing, undeniable clickbait
Very occasionally, someone somewhere takes an already suspect original concept and decides to turn it into something even more suspect. Phil Morse at Digital DJ Tips writes here about the idea of fuzzy keymixing....
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Mixdowns? Dive in and learn!
Articles with titles like “5 Mixing Rules You Should Be Breaking” always amuse me. I’m not saying for one moment here that you shouldn’t pay attention to these articles. Some of them might actually...
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Music theory, racist? Part 2
Back on Monday, I posted a link to an article asking essentially whether music theory was diminishing or ignoring aspects of more traditionally black music. In other words, is music theory racist? You can...
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Music theory, racist? Part 1
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