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<title>Music Production - Bass Tips</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 20:06:09 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The bass component of many popular music tracks is absolutely vital and is not just an afterthought. As a producer, you should be aware of the many styles of music that rely on a solid (if not speaker-crunching!) bass line sound.]]></description>
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<title>Music Production - How Many Layers is Too Much?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 16:22:31 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When it comes to layering tracks and beats, sometimes it can be very hard to know when to stop. We can keep layering and dumping more onto the same tracks until we're satisfied, but does it sound okay to everybody?]]></description>
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<title>Beat Making - Hardware Sound Modules in Software</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 15:29:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many music producers these days are switching from hardware to software, and for good reason. Software is much more flexible than most hardware, and with the right tools you can replicate many of hardware's best features, such as the warmth (to some extent) and filters. But what about the sounds?]]></description>
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<title>Beat Thang - Is it a Virtual MPC?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 15:26:51 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you have heard of the Beat Thang program, you're probably interested to find out exactly what it does. I mean, it can be pretty hard getting in the door when it costs more than $100. I've been using it for a few weeks now, and while it has been pretty good in some aspects, it's certainly not an MPC equivalent.]]></description>
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<title>Hip Hop Sampling Thoughts</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 15:22:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[From the very dawn of hip hop music, sampling has been a hallmark of the genre. It's been it's crowning achievement, for better or for worse. While it's popularity has waned as far as made-for-radio tracks go, in the underground scene it is as relevant as ever.]]></description>
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<title>Will the iPad Take Over Netbooks For Music Production?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:42:59 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Mobility in music production is truly a gift that we should be thankful for. For those of us with very long commutes to work every day, it is a real hassle to need to wait until we return home to create the music that goes through our head every moment. ]]></description>
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<title>Music Patch Programming - Expression</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:17:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How do you go about adding expression to the sounds you create? Is it simply a matter of performance over patch creation, or do the two go hand-in-hand? ]]></description>
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<title>Music Synthesis Tips - Beginners</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:31:50 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Surely you have been experimenting with musical synthesis if you have been into music production for more than a few months. So, what level are you at? Do you wish to do more but just don't have the knowledge?]]></description>
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<title>ArtsAcoustics Opto Dynamic Effects - A Primer</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:49:34 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What exactly is an opto dynamic effect? In simple terms, it is an effect that has been modeled after a range of equipment and responds dynamically to sound content in a way that is very unique.]]></description>
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<title>Music Patch Programming - Rich Sounds</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:35:23 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you have been making your own sounds for a while, I hope you can find some new insight in this article. After all, music production is like anything else: you're either learning or your dying. ]]></description>
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<title>Beat Makers and Productivity</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:28:03 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Are you a productive beat maker? Many of us would hesitate to give an honest answer.]]></description>
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<title>iPad Music Production</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:23:36 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Making music with the iPad is undoubtedly going to be a fun experience. It has all the ingredients to a successful music platform, but there are of course a few caveats that you should be aware of.]]></description>
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<title>Image Line Drum Synths - Do They Deliver?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:14:22 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When you think of Image Line, what exactly comes to your head? If you answered like me, your answer would be Fruity Loops.]]></description>
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<title>Drum Synths 101</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:56:22 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For many years now, the drum synth market has been hotting up. More and more vendors are choosing to release their own drum synth virtual instruments, and this leaves the consumer perplexed and very confused.]]></description>
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<title>Chaos in Music Creation</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:54:50 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We'll be discussing chaos in music production and creation here. Worry not about the writing, though! The chaos is in the techniques and approach we'll discuss - we'll keep this article to a few regular English paragraphs and do nothing chaotic.]]></description>
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<title>Layering Drum Samples - Does it Work?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:32:21 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When layering drum samples together to make new sounds, one must consider all the technical aspects and also pay attention to the artful aspect that underlines all musical decisions in a beat making project. The evolution of drum samples, from sampled styles in the 70's and 80's to synthesized sounds from the 80s until now plays a huge role, and the more familiar you are with your history the better and more valid your decisions can be. These days, hybrid sounds dominate the sample scene, but each side has its strong points.]]></description>
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<title>Backing Up Drum Samples to Different Media</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:30:32 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Your drum sample collection is maybe your most prized collection of sounds used for music production, so why would you risk losing it all because of some computer loss of data? I mean, this is not the most far-fetched thing in the world. It happens hundreds of thousands of times daily all around the world.]]></description>
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<title>Are You Sick of Cycling Through Drum Samples?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:28:58 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most music producers today, especially those just getting into the game, are overwhelmed by the thousands of drum samples and sounds offered by the multiple drum libraries offered through programs like Fruity Loops, Native Instruments' Battery and Redrum (by Propellerheads, and included in their flagship program, Reason). So what can we do about it to prevent hair loss and allow us to get on with beat making? The solution in this case is to organize the drum samples to the best of our ability.]]></description>
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<title>Hip Hop Drum Samples - 3 Common Questions</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:26:23 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In this piece, we're going to be addressing a few questions about hip hop (or another urban music genre) drum samples. These questions are often posed on the most popular music production and beat making forums, and the range of answers provided is sometimes disturbing.]]></description>
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<title>Altering Drum Samples For 3 Different Genres</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:26:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Drum samples come in a lot of flavors in this golden age of music production. The trouble of choosing genre-pleasing sounds is as much of a blessing as it is a curse. This mix and match policy employed by program library editors serves to inspire new beat makers but also confuses them.]]></description>
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<title>Drum Samples - Keyboard Or Pads</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:51:25 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the ubiquitous debates raging in many music production and beat making forums these days is the preference of rhythmic drum sequencing. On one hand, people are using standard MIDI keyboards that are otherwise used for synthesizers and instruments for their drum samples, while the other option that is pushed often is getting dedicated drum hardware like an Akai MPC.]]></description>
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<title>How to Get Snappy Snare and Kick Drum Samples</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:49:28 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Why would you want to generate snappy kick and snare drum samples? Well, as we all know, there's a serious loudness war going on, and what better way to drown out the competition that have the rhythm track in your songs simply cut through any speaker set or car radio and be instantly recognizable and catchy?]]></description>
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<title>Can You Make Drum Samples Yourself?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:47:59 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Any person with a personal computer can develop and make their own drum samples for various purposes. It is still not such an easy process and the learning curve can be quite steep, but once you get the hang of it, you'll be able to make your own unique, signature drum samples with ease and precision like a professional.]]></description>
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<title>Uncompressed Drum Samples - The Benefits</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:47:48 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Using uncompressed drum samples is really the domain of those who can spot the potential in samples. Rarely do thin ears spot this potential, and this is why over-compressed sounds are peddled by most rap music production websites, and successfully so, I might add.]]></description>
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<title>2 Tips to Help You Pick Your Next Drum Samples</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:46:07 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Top music producers will tell you that picking drum samples is as much of an art form as the actual process of making a beat. Why is this? Because the pop tunes of today are so focused on drum samples. In fact, just about all of the top forty songs have great drum tracks.]]></description>
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<title>Reason's Redrum - Drum Samples Made Easy</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:02:07 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Propellerheads (the makers of Reason) have really done something great with their virtual drum machine, Redrum. The Redrum is a combination of easy drum samples sequencing, loading and manipulation.]]></description>
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<title>Sequencing Drum Samples - How Many Bars?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:01:48 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The number of bars used when sequencing drum samples can vary quite a lot. Usually, the total number of bars will be equal to the length of the song as a whole, and if you're making loops to start with, it can be a bit more complicated.]]></description>
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<title>Using Drum Samples With Reverb</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:01:37 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Reverb, when applied to drum samples, is grossly underused in popular music. At the same time, though, a lot of the people who make use of the effect for their drum parts abuse it and degrade the sounds to the point of annoyance.]]></description>
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<title>Using Hi-Hat Drum Samples -  2 Mistakes</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:01:22 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The hi-hat drum samples available today are as varied as they are popular. With basically every kick drum and snare combination, you can find a hi-hat working away in the background, patient and contributing throughout a song. The effect of a hi-hat cannot really be measured, but suffice it to say that your favorite songs would sound a lot different without the hi-hat (or simply hat) patterns supporting the main acts.]]></description>
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<title>Types of Kick Drum Samples</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:51:52 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are many different types of kick drum samples available for music producers today. Beat making is such an involved activity that having to use the same samples over and over can really kill your creativity. This is especially true with kick drum sounds as these are an elemental ingredient to just about every rhythm and blues, hip hop, rap, pop and rock song on the charts and underground today.]]></description>
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<title>Drum Samples - Volume and Velocity</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:51:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The easiest mixing stage to apply when sequencing and organizing drum samples is the volume dynamic. Many producers like to do this on the fly, immediately have done the drum channels or after the beat is made entirely. Because it is such an easy process, most big-time producers factor this in as early as possible to get it out of the way and make a path for other samples and instruments to occupy certain sonic space.]]></description>
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<title>Panning With Drum Samples</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:20:26 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sequencing drum samples is very important, but of the same high importance is panning drum samples for palatability in a music scene where packing instrument upon endless instrument is becoming the trade of many seasoned producers and amateurs. Panning is, after volume, the most obvious step in the mixing process. Mixing can be extremely complicated to master, especially during the beat making process, but when starting to get into the hang of things, it does become easier with time.]]></description>
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<title>Drum Samples With Swing Settings</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:19:53 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In beat making, there exist two spatial factors that are often overlooked: time-sensitive density and swing. We'll be taking a look at the latter in this article, as there are a lot of beat makers who have not paid enough attention and have not applied the most basic principles of using swing on drum samples and instruments. First of all, why use swing?]]></description>
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<title>Drawing in Or Tapping Out Drum Samples?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:18:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When it comes to sequencing and laying down drum samples, producers and beat makers have a few different options. Sampling is still quite big, with a lot of amateur and established music producers still employing pre-sampled loops and making their own to fit a beat or concept. The main two methods, however, are drawing in samples and tapping them out.]]></description>
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<title>Drum Samples - Analyzing Snares</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:27:47 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Snares are just about an essential part of most popular songs; everything you hear on the radio and nearly all songs on all CDs in the rhythm and blues and hip hop, rap and dance genres. Snare use is determined based on the type of music and the groove of the song. Snare drum samples are usually placed on beats 2 and 4 in urban groove songs such as most hip hop.]]></description>
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