By now, many in the music production realm are familiar with the “classic” dubstep sound. affectionately labeled “wobble bass,” this sound is created by taking a simple oscillator and applying a low pass filter with a LFO applied to the filter cutoff, resulting in the iconic “wob, wob” heard in [...]
To even professional DJs based in the U.S., Akiyama is a lesser-known brand. But this company, based just outside of Barcelona, has been attempting to match the quality of its products with global recognition. In business since 1986, Akiyama remains at the forefront with a knowledgeable staff of third-generation professionals [...]
Something exciting is afoot in Toronto. The electronic music community is beginning to stretch it legs and is setting its sights on consolidating its networks through a project called Studiofeed. Long a bustling hub for electronic music, Toronto’s underground is no longer content with operating in the shadows and has [...]
I know most of you won't read this...but I'm a 16-year-old house producer from Nigeria and... The bane of many upcoming artists—regardless of level of talent—is the oftentimes difficult process of making their name known in their respective entertainment world. As many unknown artists can tell you, level of talent [...]
So you learned how to DJ. You’re devoted, you practice often and hell, you’ve got good taste. You’ve got a set on soundcloud that has gotten some play and you’re beginning to be noticed by more of your friends. Some have even asked you to play at their parties. You’re [...]
DJs’ long-time favorite Technics 1200 turntables are no more. Does that mean the “traditional” form of DJing has died out? As much as DJs gravitated away from turntables and toward CDJs, and eventually to laptops and controllers, over the past 15 years, many still have a soft spot for the [...]
So you want to take your involvement in music to the next step. You've been DJing for a couple of years and have been producing music that's unique; your own style or take that the industry might not be ready for- not yet at least! You've got a crew of [...]
LIVKONTROL, by Imaginando, is an app designed to control Ableton Live remotely via an iPhone or iPad. The beauty of LIVKONTROL is in its simplicity, and I love the fact that it focuses on doing a handful of things perfectly instead of trying to do everything mediocrely. LIVKONTROL connects with [...]
This is a valuable production topic, and one that is sometimes overlooked by new producers in the mixing process: speaker placement and room acoustics. Just to be clear here: A proper understanding of room and recording acoustics can be the subject of years of study, as a whole science—the science [...]
After sitting through multiple gear workshops at the Winter Music Conference, we found that the industry has changed its overall attitude to DJing: It’s not what you use, it’s how you use it – unless, of course, you use iTunes for your set. This sentiment expressed during the Pioneer workshop [...]