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Once again we are fielding questions from the world of audio production and finding answers from our best resource: Dubspot’s talented instructors. This week we asked our staff, “What microphones do you use in your studio, and why?

In this new video tutorial we take a look at an alternative way of working with Ableton Live’s Drum Rack. With all of the great instruments and effects that come stock with Live, Drum Rack may be the most powerful of the bunch.

We all need a little inspiration sometimes, and a good documentary is one of my favorite methods of inspiring creativity. Once again, I’ve dug in the vaults to contribute five more documentary films that may inspire your creative process and get you thinking about new directions in music, art and technology.

During a recent visit to New York City, recording artist Georgia Anne Muldrow stopped by Dubspot to talk about her musical upbringing and give some words of inspiration to up and coming musicians.

Native Instruments Maschine has redefined how hardware and software interact for production and performance. Our new program takes you from the basics of NI’s Maschine to creating and performing full tracks in a groundbreaking environment. In this video, students and instructors talk about their experiences.

Looking for some new gear to spark your motivation in the studio? Most gear-heads immediately turn to a new synth, effect, MIDI controller, plug-in, or musical do-dad in hopes of new ideas. But sometimes it’s the smaller things that count.

In this video, Dubspot instructor and Logic Pro guru Bill Lee explains creative uses of Side Chain compression in Logic Pro. He also offers tips and techniques for music production using some of Logic’s effects plugins and instruments at our DJ / Producer Education Sessions at Boston’s Together Festival 2012.

If you haven’t had the chance to check out our May newsletter, click on this link to view it. Our latest newsletter features free DJ / Producer video tutorials, sales and discounts for new and current students, artist interviews with Photek and Dubfire, new music technology, info about our live streaming workshop from Harvard University, and much more!

Join us on Thursday May 3rd from 7pm – 9pm, as we present special live streaming DJ / Producer Education Sessions at Harvard University with Dubspot Instructors and Harvard alumni Sam Zornow a.k.a. 2X DMC Champion DJ Shiftee and producer/electronic

Once again we revisit one of our most popular discussions on the art of DJing. This time we’re focusing on the warm-up set, with advice from some A-list professionals such as Josh Wink, Hector Romero, Mike Huckaby, DJ Dan, and DJ Shiftee.