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Twitter for Bands: My experiences
In May of 2011 I first started to try and actively get more Twitter followers and maintain that "Follower Momentum." The plan was to follow possible fans and then hope that they follow me back. It seems obvious then: that the more work you do selecting who you follow, the more success you will have in connecting with true fans. In this article I'm going to explain some of the process I went through and my results.Read more . . . → -
Cthulu Sleeps fan cover
Read more . . . →I'm a pretty big fan of cover songs given the fact that I just released a cover song of This Is Our Night on my own record label. Here is a cover of the deadmau5 song Cthulu Sleeps. Pretty quality work if you ask me!
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MIDI Synth in Max for Live
Read more . . . →When Ableton first announced Max for Live I knew this plugin / add on would be a game changer. I had to get a copy as soon as possible. For the uninitiated max for live basically lets you use a simple graphical programming language, called max/msp within Ableton Live. This lets advanced users program custom interfaces and controls that have access to every piece of information Ableton Live knows about the audio. The possibilities of extending the features of the application are limited only by the programming skill and creative needs of the user. I have used the software a...
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How to Make Fade Outs (or Fade Ins) in Logic 9
Read more . . . →Welcome to coldplaysucks.com for more Apple Logic tutorials check out: http://www.coldplaysucks.com/tutorials/logic-tutorials/ It has been several weeks since i've posted a tutorial here, but I swear; I have a good excuse! I've been working on a number of tracks and also getting ready to start another semester at Carleton University. But now on to the audio tutorial. I noticed one thing that many people are searching for is a way to simply do a "fade in" or "fade out" on their audio in Logic. Coming from other DAW's you might expect a lot of clicking around and creating automation, but there's...
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Linked and Unlinked Region Loops in Ableton Live
Read more . . . →By Alex Massaad Hey there, I have to be brief because I'm just leaving the studio to do yoga (down the hall ;) but I wanted to share an awesome Ableton Live feature that I've been using almost every time I work on a Live project now. This my friends is a quick tutorial on linked and unlinked region loops within Ableton Live. I'm using Live 8, but this will apply to older versions, or just check out the demo free on the Ableton site. [caption id="attachment_772" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Click to enlarge"][/caption] Normally when you click the little "e" in...
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Little Boots - Earthquake Remix: breakdown and some issues
Read more . . . →Last fall the British pop singer known as Little Boots held a remix competition for her song "Earthquake." I was very excited to jump into this project for practice but I immediately ran into some problems. You can grab the Earthquake stems here. My first problem stemmed (pardon the pun) from the choice of files that were provided. Unfortunately the vocals arrived as one giant stem reducing the possibilities to remix the incredible harmonies within the vocal track. I tried to work around this limitation by using Melodyne, the vocal tuning software. This would have allowed me to make different...
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How to use ReWire to record from Ableton Live into Logic Pro
Read more . . . →By Alex Massaad I just finished making a tutorial video that teaches how to use Ableton Live and its plugins as an instrument within Apple's Logic Pro 9. This is acomplished using the ReWire protocol (link to wikipedia description) to stream audio and timing information between the two programs. Make sure to watch the video fullscreen and also make sure you are playing it in HD if your machine is capable. Related articles by Zemanta Apple updates Logic Pro, Express (tuaw.com)
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Vibrasphere Remix Breakdown
Read more . . . →By Alex Massaad A few weeks ago I made a remix of a song: Its by a band that I've been a really big fan of for a couple years, Vibrasphere. You can check out the link above to get caught up with the song I'm about to describe and break down. In this post I'm going to explain how I put together this arrangement, as well as some details on how I'm configuring Ableton Live to play around with the samples before I get to the arrangement stage. I save a lot of time by playing around with musical...