A-Level Options…
With the A-level results due to be released today and the mass media casting disparaging gloom for candidates that have been unfortunate enough to apply in the most competitive of academic years, it would seem that hope has been lost for this generation of academically orientated freshmen. There will be an estimated 170,000 disappointed school … Read more
So You Can Make Music… Now What? Part 2
Following on from last weeks look into the never ending stream of social networking opportunities, it is time to now take a closer look into how you can promote and sell the freshest, most hottest thing on the music market… YOU. Not everyone will have, or want, the ego that it takes to reach to … Read more
So you can make music… Now what? Part 1
If you’ve come to this site there’s a high probability you share a keen interest in the art of creating music. Such the fantastic art that crafting beats is, you’re almost guaranteed to not get anywhere with it unless you promote, promote and promote. But let’s face it, self promotion, marketing, or whatever you want … Read more
Introducing the Point Blank Forum
The forum has long been a vital feature of the learning process for music production students at Point Blank Online; A place where they can interact with their fellow students, share their latest tracks and probe their tutors for any extra nuggets of knowledge not covered in the course material. Until now however the only … Read more
Into The Red – Logic Pro Channel Strip Headroom
If you’re a regular reader of this blog then you’ll no doubt be clued up as to the fact that at Point Blank Music College all of our tutors are real industry experienced professional producers, with a great deal of knowledge behind them. This has been recently proven to a great extent by Point Blank … Read more
How to Produce Minimal Tech in Ableton Live
However you want to describe it, as minimal or tech house or minimal techno or whatever, it is a sound that has taken dance floors across the globe by storm and is unlikely to be leaving us anytime soon. There are countless amazing producers and DJs that have taken the Minimal and Tech House sub-genres … Read more
Melodyne DNA Used As A Tool For DJs
The guys over at DJ Tech Tools have come out with another great post, this one features Melodyne Editor’s DNA which we at Point Blank were lucky enough to get a first look at and play around with when the beta version came into our hands around six months or so ago. You can check … Read more
Chopping Samples Manually in Ableton Live & Assign to Drum Rack
During the post-NAMM period which we are currently in there is often a lack of adequate music production technology news as everyone is busy playing with all the toys showcased at the event. However, I recently came across this pretty interesting demonstration of a technique in Ableton that has a great deal of potential and … Read more
Paul Epworth In The Point Blank Studios
If your a regular reader of the blog then you may remember us posting about being pretty excited by the fact that we were expecting a visit from winner of ‘Producer of the Year’ at the Brit Awards, Paul Epworth. Well, he came and gave a great talk which was thoroughly enjoyed by all, so … Read more
MIDI Fighter Mapping For Traktor Pro
You may be already know of the MIDI Fighter created by those clever boys over at DJ Tech Tools, but I thought I’d write a quick post to coincide with their release of a video explaining the controller’s mapping with Traktor Pro. The MIDI Fighter is a DIY MIDI controller that can be built by … Read more
