Category: Producers

Ableton Live 9 & Push Release Date – March 5th

Ableton has announced the release date for Live 9 and Push – March 5th: We are excited to announce that Ableton Live 9 will be out on March 5th. Push, our first hardware instrument, can also be pre-ordered on March 5th and will be available soon at a retailer near you. The eagerly-awaited Live 9 introduces new dimensions of creative…


Cinematic Strings 2 review – SoundsAndGear

Checking out the second release of Cinematic Strings, and orchestral string library for Kontakt and Kontakt Player. I go through the library in Kontakt 5 and play all the patches so you get an idea of what’s inside.


Rupert Neve – Pensado’s Place #102

Dave Pensado sits down with one of the most important figures of the recording industry, the legendary Rupert Neve. As a developer of microphone preamplifiers, equalizers and large format mixing consoles are prized and cherished throughout the industry for their incredible sound and build quality, the name “Neve” is synonymous with good sound. Also, if…


Mac Reynolds, Manager of Imagine Dragons, talks Right Producer at the Right Moment: Alex da Kid

Mac Reynolds is a sharp, young Manager who is out there DOING it, and if he wasn’t, you wouldn’t know the band,Imagine Dragons.  But, after an impressive 2012, Imagine Dragons should be on everyone’s radar, largely due to Mr. Reynolds efforts as their Manager, and of course the music the band produces.  Mac was smart enough to key in onto that second aspect, producing Imagine Dragons. They produced their first two EPs by themselves, but both Mac and the band knew they…


Sonic TALK 301 – No Time To Shave

 


Avicii in the studio – The Making of Dancing In My Head

In Autumn 2011 Future Music headed to Stockholm to spend the day in the studio with rapidly rising house star Tim Bergling aka Avicii to see him create the basics of a new remix. That track would become Eric Turner vs Avicii – Dancing In My Head. Sit back and enjoy over an hour of…


Celebrity B.L.A.P. Producer Showcase

Last night, the celebrity B.L.A.P. (Beats, Love &Alcohol Party) Producer Showcase at S.O.B.s went down as beatsmiths such as !llmind, Just Blaze, Statik Selektah, Buckwild, Needlz, Chuck Strangers, Jahlil Beats and more showcased their music. For those who couldn’t attend, EMETakeover has us covered. [RapRadar]


DANJA – Throwback Track Thursday 1/10/2013 #TBT T.I. #danjatbt


The Nu Desine AlphaSphere

At the 2013 NAMM Show, we talked with Adam Place and Felix Godden of Nu Desine, creators of the AlphaSphere musical instrument and controller. The AlphaSphere offers a fresh take on the music controller, supporting standard MIDI messages, but going beyond the typical controller with an unconventional design, pressure-sensitive pads and full polyphonic aftertouch. Features: 48 pressure sensitive pads Tap to trigger, or…


Bitwig Studio Update

At the 2013 NAMM Show, we got an update on the state of Bitwig Studio, from Bitwig’sDominik Wilms. Bitwig Studio is a new performance-oriented DAW, created by some of the original developers of Ableton Live. Wilms gave us a quick tour of Bitwig Studio, which is currently in beta testing. While Bitwig Studio features some concepts that will…