Tech Tips Vol.31 TUTORiAL

SYNTHiC4TE | August 23 2017 | 901 MB

After the success of his Minimal Techno course, this week we proudly welcome back dark, minimal techno sensei Mac Vaughn, for an all new set of Tech Tips in Ableton. Over the next 10 videos, we find out how to generate unique bass lines, atmospheres and effects that’ll not only inspire your creative flow but also build on your knowledge and tools to make Ableton work for you. A real insight into some of Mac Vaughn’s methods and techniques, these pro tips and tricks will help take your skillz to the next level and generate a whole load of sounds like no other to use in your tracks!

MusicTech September 2017 PDF

English | 116 pages | True PDF | 25.00 MB

The new issue of MusicTech is on sale from Thursday 17th August and we’re honoured to be the first magazine to present a feature on the brand new studio facilities at the legendary Abbey Road studios: The Gatehouse and the Penthouse. To mark this occasion we bring you a giant Abbey Road special, featuring a studio tour, a COMPLETE gear list, an interview with iconic producer John Leckie (who begun his career at AR) as well as hands on tutorials designed to show you how to re-create the Abbey Road sound at home! We’ve also got a disc packed with Abbey Road related video content for you to feast your eyes on. Elsewhere this issue we have features looking at the history of the Korg MonoPoly, 6 ways to cheat at making music as well as our usual plethora of reviews including the Pioneer Toraiz AS-1 and Novation Circuit 1.5 and a wide range of tutorial content.

How To Make Tech House 2017 TUTORiAL

SYNTHiC4TE | August 15 2017 | 1.79 GB

Welcomes back Rotterdam’s very own House legend, for a brand new course in How To Make Tech House 2017. For this course, Rene takes us through a production masterclass with an epic, beat driven Tech House tune confirming why he’s still top of his game in this genre. Firstly we check out the basic template before we get a detailed run through of how he’s shaped and sculpted each section of the track. We then get to see how to arrange the track using fills and effects to build tension along with the breakdown and buildup before we finish off with a look at how to optimise the master bus channel and get a perfect mix.

New York Deep Tech WAV

FANTASTiC | 14 August 2017 | 259 MB

New York Deep Tech taking you deep into New York’s underground House scene with their newest collection of pounding beats, brooding analogue synths and throbbing basslines. ‘New York Deep Tech’ is the definitive sound of Output, Cielo and House of Yes giving you that after-hours sound direct from America’s number one city. Sub-heavy drum loops, groove-gritty workouts, organic percussion and subbed out bass-lines with nods to classic House, Minimal and Deep Tech. Plenty of one-shots including original kicks, hi-hats, snares, claps and percussion are included, so drop them into your sampler of choice and get creative. Also a vast array of shuffling synths, Dub style tech stabs, quirky chords and moody pads come as standard in this amazing collection of sounds. Created using analogue and digital studio equipment from all the leading brands used in today’s professional studios by an in-house production team.

Afro Tech Vocals 5 WAV

FANTASTiC | 10 August 2017 | 88 MB

Afro Tech Vocals 5 is here and it’s packed with 111MB of loops ready to lift your music into the charts with it’s infectious hook-loaded style. Create your own serious Afro Tech style vocals from this amazing pack or just drop them straight in to your favourite DAW to feel the energy raised in your music creations. Give your track an instant hook with one or more vocal loops or boost up your drum tracks with a more percussive style vocal. Either way be ready to give your productions that edge needed to get those chart placings and DJ plays.

Perc Tech WAV

FANTASTiC | 28 July 2017 | 689 MB

Loops + Shots + FX

Perc Tech’ offers up 59 percussive loop kits which dive into forward thinking banging Techno. Each Kit is tempo marked at 124 BPM and delivers percussive elements to drive each Kit into your next session. This inspirational collection also features kicks loops, top loops, snare loops, bass loops and of course loads of electronic percussion sounds. You can mix and match the Kits, use as is, or just mangle them up with your own Techno grooves for maximum use. These amazing Kits can also be used in Tractor Remix Decks to make your sets stand out whilst DJ’ing. All the content is 100% Royalty-Free so no need to worry about using them in your recored DJ sets or music productions.

Bleepy Analogue Tech WAV

FANTASTiC | 20 July 2017 | 603 MB

PHENOMENAL COLLECTION

This sample library offers a phenomenal collection of detailed arp sequences, deep/warm bass, shuffling drum grooves, shadowy synths and complex FX loops, that have been expertly crafted through extensive application of advanced techniques using the Korg MS-20 and Roland RE-201 Space Delay.