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TouchAble @ Dubspot – Killer Ableton Live iPad Music App
EventsDubSpot is excited to welcome TouchAble creator Sylvian Garcia to our studios Thursday, February 3 at 7PM for a workshop on this incredible application (to RSVP send an email to info@dubspot.com with “TouchAble Workshop in the subject line). TouchAble is
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Logic Pro Video Tutorial :: Drum Synthesis w/ Ultrabeat :: Dubspot
FeaturedDubspot Instructor and Logic expert Evan Sutton shows you how to navigate the various sound design features and parameters in Logic’s Ultrabeat drum machine in this new video tutorial. Ultrabeat is a drum sampler and synthesizer in Logic which allows
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Experimental Music Events: Hallucinations + Gamelatron in Brooklyn
EventsOn Thursday and Friday, January 27 and 28, professional chamber orchestra and collective Metropolis Ensemble along with Artistic Director Andrew Cyr will perform a mind-bending concert at Le Poisson Rouge featuring the world premiere electro-acoustic remix by Ricardo Romaneiro of
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Top Music Podcasts: RA, XLR8R, Fact, Stones Throw, Ghostly, Gilles’ Worldwide +
FeaturedWe’re always listening to something fresh, so what we’ve done here is compiled a list of what we consider to be essentials – podcasts such as Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Podcast, Resident Advisor / RA Exchange, XLR8R, Sound Pellegrino, Create Digital Music’s Music Tech In Review, Stones Throw and Ghostly.
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Ramadanman AKA Pearson Sound + Hessle Audio Label
Artist & LabelsKeep it moving, never rest, be gone before the fire is cold. This is Ramadanman’s personal goal, the force behind his creative output.
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Coachella 2011 Lineup: Mala, Kode9, Nosaj Thing, Mount Kimbie, Lorn +
EventsIt’s about that time again. California’s Coachella Festival announced its 2011 lineup (kicking off the year’s Summer festival announcements) and the bill is quite massive! Of course the lineup is fraught with indie rock bands, from Arcade Fire and Interpol
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Ableton Live Video Tutorials w/ Nalepa – Week 1: Add Life to Your Pads
ProductionIn the first installment of Live Production Tips with Steve Nalepa, Professor Nalepa shows you how to improve the quality of your production and avoid clutter from the get go. He demonstrates a simple technique
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Dubspot DJ Graduation: Back 2 Back Parties @ Bar 13 & Slate
DJ Tips & TricksWe invite you to come check out Dubspot DJ Graduation – Back To Back DJ graduation parties/celebrations this week, Tuesday Bar 13 and Sunday at Slate. Taking to the decks on Tuesday, January 18th at Bar 13 are Adam Brown,
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New Movements in Portable Productions: Griid, Reactable Live, iRig Mic +
ProductionThe world of iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod), Android and tablet music creation has been a hot topic this past year and many creators of music software and hardware are announcing new products for 2011. Liine (the company behind Plastikman’s iPad
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One Year Ago This Morning Millions of Haitians Rose…
EventsOne year ago this morning millions of Haitians rose to greet the cool January sunshine. They walked the streets of Port au Prince, on their way to work, through the damp corridors of the capital.
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New DJ Technology @ NAMM: Rane SL4, Pioneer DDJs, Numark NS6 +
DJ Tips & TricksAs the music industry gears up for NAMM this week we have a flury of news in the world of DJ equipment for you. The world of digital DJing has taken huge steps in 2010 and we are excited about some
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Native Instruments Massive Video Tutorial: Talking Bass Synthesis
FeaturedDubspot Instructor Heinrich Zwahlen explores creative possibilities of Massive, Native Instruments synthesizer which is frequently used to create fat bass sounds and intense leads. In this two-part video tutorial, Heinrich focuses on Massive’s ability to create speech-like sounds, showing step by step how to create your own variations of the talking synth, or digital mouth harp.
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Richard Devine + Jimmy Edgar @ WHAM BAM 2011! Fri 1/14 :: Dubspot LA
DubspotOn Friday, Jan 14th, Dubspot teams up with Electronic Creatives, Droid Behavior, and Friendly Integration to present a music lineup is kicking much ass with Jimmy Edgar, Richard Devine, WE ARE THE WORLD, Thavius Beck, Drumcell, Laura Escudé, DJ Kero, Derek Michael, Eezir, Professor Nalepa vs It’s Not Over Quebec performing.
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A Made Up Sound (2562) – Interview & Spotlight @ Dubspot
Artist & LabelsWe caught up with Dave Huismans, otherwise known as 2562 and A Made Up Sound, after a series of recent performances in the U.S. (debut U.S. performance at The Bunker and another show in Philadelphia at SINErgy.) The producer talks to us about his A Made Up Sound moniker, production aesthetic, performance, and more.
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Ableton Live Video Tutorial: Flying Lotus’ ‘Camel’ – Beat Deconstruction pt 1
FeaturedHave you ever wondered what your favorite producers are thinking when they’re making beats? Dubspot instructor, Ableton Live expert and award winning music educator, Pat Cupo, explains his concept of “Beat Deconstruction”. In this tutorial, Cupo takes a two measure loop of Flying Lotus’ “Camel” from Los Angles LP
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