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This year has been pretty special in terms of Ableton tutorials. Amongst our extensive deconstructions and beat-building masterclasses in a variety of DAWs, we’ve had a heavy focus on Ableton Live 10. We traveled to ADE and saw how techno legend, Tom Hades, creates his kinetic dancefloor shakers, Monstercat’s Gammer schooled us on how he made […]
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When it comes to making beats, everyone has to start somewhere. Whether it’s on an iPad app, Ableton Live, Logic Pro, GarageBand or something else, you’ll have a similar experience of picking your favourite sounds, creating beats, melodies and more. Despite what people say about which DAW’s are better than others, it may surprise you to […]
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In this quickfire Logic Pro X tutorial, Point Blank expert instuctor Ben Medcalfe (aka Rogue Element) takes us through the wide array of vintage instruments which are included within the latest version of Logic. Showcasing some of the unique sounds that can be produced from some classics such as the Mellotron, electric piano, and Hammond Organ, […]
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One of the most consistent and frankly fair accusations levelled at software when compared with analogue gear is that it fails to inject a sense of character to sounds. Sending audio through another piece of solid equipment imbues it with the hallmarks of said equipment and naturally, that is hard to emulate digitally. Software companies have […]
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With the release of the Logic 10.4 update at the beginning of the year, Apple added a host of new features, one of which was a brand new reverb called ChromaVerb. The Logic among us were raving about it pretty early on, so we asked PB expert instructor Ben Medcalf to run through some of the […]
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If you follow us here at Point Blank, you’ll know the main DAWs we teach with are Ableton Live and Logic Pro. Both are incredibly powerful tools with limitless potential for you to make whatever kind of music you wish. The learning curve can be a little steep, however (which is why our Introduction to […]
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Last week we shared an interview with Bamz, one of our favourite up and coming producers who, in just a few short years, has developed a style uniquely her own and made beats for singles by the MOBO winning artist Nadia Rose. Always open and generous with her time, in it she told us about […]
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Last week we shared an interview with Bamz, one of our favourite up and coming producers who, in just a few short years, has developed a style uniquely her own and made beats for singles by the MOBO winning artist Nadia Rose. Always open and generous with her time, in it she told us about […]
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We’ve updated our sample courses to include a taster of our Online BA (Hons) in Music Production and Sound Engineering. The course consists of eight modules included in the full BA, designed to give you a taste of what you can expect when you study with us. Starting today, every week for the next eight […]
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We’re back with Part 2 of our latest ‘UK Garage’ style guide, where we caught up with Mercury Prize winner and legendary producer MJ Cole at his London studio, showing how he creates a track using elements from his new Loopmasters sample pack. Check out Part 1 here, then watch the video below to gain some insight into his creative […]
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