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In this tutorial, Anna Lakatos aka Anna Disclaim, a Point Blank lecturer and Native Instruments Certifed Trainer, shows how you can sketch out quick track ideas and build beat using NI’s Maschine+ and demonstrates how you can do all of this using additional music production hardware. Maschine+ is a sampler, a drum machine, a synth and […]
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We’re back with another Friday Forum Live, this time delving into the magic behind Roland’s Roland Cloud devices, more specifically focussing on comparing real-life equivalents to their digital counterparts. In addition, the duo will also run through some music they’ve written using these plugins. For those of you who aren’t familiar with our Friday Forum Live, it’s […]
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There’s no doubt about it, the pandemic has rocked the music industry. Our friends over at Encore have been investigating this first hand – in a recent survey of 560 musicians they found that a concerning 64% of them were considering leaving the industry. However, It’s not all doom and gloom. Amidst all the turmoil, they’re finding […]
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Welcome to our roundup of mixes you need to hear this month, where we spotlight some of the best that electronic music has to offer in the form of forward-thinking track selections, pure club annihilation and new unreleased cuts from our favourite artists. If you’re looking to learn the ins and outs of DJing and […]
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Welcome back to our Point Blank Picks playlist series, where we share a selection of hand-picked earworms that we can’t get enough of. This month’s edition of the playlist features a diverse blend of tracks, including some new club tracks from Jaymie Silk, Sharda, Dance System and Husdon Mohawke and Machinedrum and Stones Taro, new wave tracks […]
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Black Friday is finally upon us; the day where hordes of promotional deals flood into your email account, as money seems to miraculously disappear from your bank account. Aligned to payday for the majority, Black Friday is always a great time for kitting out your studio and some of the deals this year are pretty incredible. Here at Point […]
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We’re back with another deconstruction, this time with David Harrow – a music industry legend and lead Point Blank LA instructor. For this deconstruction, we’re pulling back the curtain on Justin Bieber’s infectious track ‘Intentions’. ‘Intentions’ was released as the second single from his fifth studio album Changes and features Migos’ Quavo. The track itself was […]
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We all love free stuff, especially when it can enhance and refine our music production skills. Most of you will likely be very aware of the big hitters, like Serum, Massive and others which are renowned for their sound design elements, but there are some very useful, free options. We’re back with another roundup of 9 best free […]
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Universal Audio aka UA have unveiled their new ground-breaking free software, LUNA. To celebrate its release, our Head of Education and Development, Ski Oakenfull has created a video showcasing what this powerhouse can do. LUNA gives Apollo owners the fastest recording environment for music production, editing, and mixing. In addition to its seamless hardware‑software integration […]
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We’re excited to share that the Last Night A DJ Saved My Life Foundation have organised “the world’s largest simultaneous DJ live stream” to end 2020 on a high note and raise money for an important cause. The stream will feature an incredible line up of dedicated DJs, including Carl Cox, Sasha, Kevin Saunderson (performing with a […]
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