Korg Electribe R for the iPad
The Electribe has been one of the staples of many producers armoury since it was originally launched in 1999, thanks to its strong bank of gritty sounds and unique functionality that allows you to create beats in a quick and intuitive way. Korg’s announcement of the Electribe R as one of the iPad’s first dedicated … 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
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
Mixing Electronic Music Course – A Preview
Amateur and aspiring producers, myself included, are often faced with a significant degree of confusion when it comes to the final mixdown of a track. Once you have a track arranged and sounding like its ready to be finished it is essential to ensure that you have a good quality mix in order to attain … Read more
Paul Epworth – A Man Of Many Talents
London’s award-winning music college Point Blank is due to host a guest lecture given by Paul Epworth, a British music producer, musician and songwriter who has worked with the likes of Bloc Party, Primal Scream, The Rapture, Friendly Fires, Jack Peñate, Florence and the Machine, Kate Nash and Maxïmo Park. This multi-talented producer has also … Read more
Professional Course Programmes in Music Production
We’ve previously written posts on music production courses which enable you to gain a comprehensive knowledge of creating tracks, in a software specific way and in a genre specific way. On completing one of these courses it is often the case that people wish to move on to study further aspects of music in order … Read more
Amazing Trifonic Video
Happy New Year everyone. Music Production School is back and raring to go after a well needed Christmas break spent overindulging in food, drink and sleep! I recently came accross this music video for Trifonic’s track, Parks on Fire. Now, I know very little about the creative process for visual effects, however when done well … Read more
Logic Pro 9′s New features – A Quick Guide
This video is a great little taster of the ways you can use some of the great new features in Logic 9. Danny J Lewis, who has worked on labels such as Defected and Ministry of Sound, expertly guides you through the excellent new bounce in place feature, which allows you to render anything in … Read more
New Meat Katie Sample Pack
Loopmasters officially launched early in 2003 with the aim of producing flexible sample libraries for producers and musicians who required top quality samples and software from seasoned professionals to integrate into and inspire their music. The company have a great artist series which feature sample packs that have been personally selected by top industry producers … Read more
