There’s a thread over at OS X Audio detailing what appears to be an exciting discovery in Apple’s GarageBand loop file format. It appears GarageBand intends to one-up Acid’s loop format by storing not only the rendered loop data, but also the MIDI information, patches, and effect presets used to create the loop. [...]
Brian Perera, Founder and President of Cleopatra Records, is set to release Destroy All DJs, a licensed 70-minute mash-up featuring the likes of Queen, KRS-One, Miss Kittin, The Ramones, Louis Armstrong, and more. Read about it on the Dance Front Door site.
“Putting together a home-brewed compilation of songs used to be an act of love and art. Now it’s just too damn easy to be worth caring about,” claims Joel Keller in his Salon feature “PCs killed the mix-tape star“. “Now is the golden age of compilations and mixes, thanks to computer technology,” counters Andrew Leonard [...]
Eliot Van Buskirk mentions a few noteworthy remix tutorials in his book Burning Down the House, a great all around tutorial book for the digital audio enthusiast. He mentions Joel Bird’s Art of Remixing, FutureMusic magazine’s Ultimate Guide to Remixing Pt. 1, Pt. 2, and Pt. 3. All of these are definitely worth [...]
So you have a huge CD collection but neither the patience or the inclination to convert them all to MP3? RipDigital will convert your collection for you for around $1 a CD (price varies by quantity). The upside is that they have a quick turn-around time and is reportably able to have a [...]
I’ve been looking to make the big switch from Acid to Ableton for my loop-based production needs. I installed the demo and fired it up, only to find myself staring at thoroughly confusing interface that was nothing like I had seen before. So instead of spending too much time trying to learn by [...]
“If you play an instrument, imagine not being able to tune your own piano, replace a guitar string, or swap mouthpieces on your horn and you’ve got a good idea of the frustration I share with users of audio software above and beyond just FinalScratch.” Read Alexander Payne’s commentary on the state of audio [...]
Everyone’s heard the infamous Dean yeargh mix, made in Apple’s new GarageBand software. Jonathon Barlow, the creator of the Dean yeargh mix, writes about his 15 minutes of fame on his blog.
You must download DJ Food / Strictly Kev’s superchunk, Raiding the 20th Century — no excuses! It’s probably the best cut-up bastard pop project I’ve ever heard. Makes 2 Many DJ’s look like amateurs.
Mix Online picks the brains of Dave Audé, BT, and Thunderpuss in an article entitled Remixing Hotshots. Specific trademark techniques from each producer are discussed and explained. In particular, the artists discuss how they time stretch vocals without creating artifacts. Check it out.