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Mixing Tutorial with The Rogue Element
All the tutors here at Point Blank are experienced music industry professionals. They include Grammy Award winning songwriters, platinum selling producers and sound engineers who have worked with some of the biggest names in the game. If you choose to study here, you will be getting expert tuition from people who understand what it takes to succeed in the music industry. The following video gives you a taster of life as a Point Blank student.
Mixing Dance Music Course - Preview Video
Being able to properly mix-down your tracks is often the difference between amateur producers with potential and producers who are releasing their records. A track may sound good in your bedroom, but big club sound systems can be a lot more unforgiving, amplifying any imperfections in the mix. Mixing techniques such as EQ, compression, effects, sidechaining and automation are vital to adding the necessary professional sheen to your tracks however they are by no means easy to comprehend, and this is usually the stage in the music production learning curve where people come un-stuck.
A Guide to DIY Recording and Home Production
One of the tutors from our audio engineering courses Ian Button has recently been scribing an in-depth guide to DIY recording and home production. Below you can find part 1. . . for parts 2-4 head over to Thee Awkward Silences blog where it was originally posted. Like all of the Point Blank tutors, Ian has a wealth of experience as a musician and producer. Not only does he teach the Music Production HNC Course but he is also the guitarist for Death in Vegas, drummer and producer for Thee Awkward Silences, as well as having sessioned for Pete Doherty and many other well-known artists.
Radio One Star Annie Mac Reveals The Secrets Behind Her Success
We were delighted to welcome BBC Radio One DJ Annie Mac to Point Blank Music School this week as the next instalment in our series of celebrity guest lectures. Studio 8 was packed to the rafters with students lucky enough to get a spot in the audience, all eager to hear the story of how she rose through the ranks at Radio One to become one of the nation’s most in demand club DJs. Annie has just taken over Pete Tong’s prime-time Friday 7-9pm slot on Radio One.
The Cut Up Boys Guide to Mash Ups
If you want to give your DJ sets a unique flavour and guarantee entertainment on the dancefloor, creating your own mash ups is a great way to go about it. A mash up can be defined as a song comprised of elements of two or more pre-existing pieces of music. The undisputed kings of the mash up are Bournemouth based duo The Cut Up Boys having released 6 highly acclaimed Mash Up Mixes on Ministry of Sound.
Wed, Mar 10, 2010 - 11:14am
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Tue, Mar 09, 2010 - 2:07pm
Go from beginner to expert in extra quick time with our intensive weekend DJ course http://bit.ly/1cyBDb
Tue, Mar 09, 2010 - 12:51pm
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Tue, Mar 09, 2010 - 12:02pm
RT @d8atransmission: Learning Logic Week 8: Mixing http://www.datatransmission.co.uk/Features/552/ @Point_Blank #logic #producer #production
Tue, Mar 09, 2010 - 10:50am
Online Hip Hop Pro Producer Course 1-2-1 video feedback from a pro producer coming soon! http://bit.ly/aOxCAK
Mon, Mar 08, 2010 - 11:40am
RT @blaharper: In the studio finishing up @point_blank assignment. It sounds good. Can't wait to try this track out in the club!!!
Mon, Mar 08, 2010 - 10:57am
Fresh sounds for your monday morning free demo of the Humanoid Scanned Synth http://bit.ly/9HPjNx
Fri, Mar 05, 2010 - 2:24pm
Check this vid of the Mu Abelton Live Controller for the Lemur! http://bit.ly/cUrwFC
Fri, Mar 05, 2010 - 2:14pm
New Blog Post RJD2's Customized Spinning Wireless MPC Remote!! http://bit.ly/27hEHy You've got to check this one out!!
Fri, Mar 05, 2010 - 12:20pm
Crazy vid of sound sculpture created from Earthquakes in real time 'Tectonic' http://bit.ly/cZW1aj Interesting stuff
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