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Category Archives: Tutorials

How to Mix Disco

23-Jun-08

How to mix disco — in case you were wondering.

Halve/Double BPMs in Serato

26-Apr-08

Great, quick tip for halving or doubling BPMs in Serato Scratch Live without having to rescan the track.

Ableton Tip: Master Warp

14-Apr-08

If you’ve spent any time in Ableton Live, you are likely familiar with “warp markers” and how they are used to mark beats in an audio file. Using these markers, Ableton can time stretch or compress an audio clip to keep it in sync with a master project tempo. It’s a very neat feature, and [...]

Laptop DJ Quick Tip (Mac) - iTunes and Automator

10-Apr-08

If you’re anything like me, you often find yourself with a large pile of MP3 files scattered about in your download directory that need to be moved into the iTunes library. Normally this involves highlighting and manually dragging these files into iTunes. Read on for my quick tip on how to automate this repetitive task.

Digital Audio Primer

06-Mar-08

Do the terms sample rate, channel, bit depth, dynamic range, and bit rate make your head hurt? Blair Trosper has written a great digital audio primer that will having you speaking audio nerd geek speak in no time.

Extracting DTS on a Mac

05-Mar-08

Jordan Roseman did a great job documenting how to extract (”unmix”) individual channels from a DTS surround sound recording in his book Audio Mashup Construction Kit. Get yourself a copy if you don’t have it already — it’s definitely the bible for audio hackers.

What’s not covered in the book, however, is how to extract DTS [...]

Remove Vocals Using Audacity

02-Sep-07

Check out this short video tutorial demonstrating how to remove vocals from a stereo track. Technically speaking, it is actually removing center channel material and isn’t guaranteed to work all the time. However, it is an interesting technique to explore.

PS. Don’t mind the squirrel.

Ikea DJ Console

25-Apr-07

It’s no baby grand, but this Ikea DJ console will do the trick for those on a budget. And what DJ isn’t on a budget?

Also, check out these other cool instructables of DJ interest.

The Secret Lives of MP3s

17-Apr-07

Doug Kaye demystifies MP3 encoding in this Podcast and Portable Media Expo presentation. Although his audience is primarily podcasters, there is a lot of useful information in the presentation that will prove helpful for DJs and musicians publishing audio on the net. Give it a listen!

Pandora Music Theory Podcast

08-Dec-06

Interested in learning more about music theory? Check out the debut Pandora podcast entitled “The Basics of Vocal Harmony.”
(via GarageSpin)