Arturia Spark – The Creative Drum Machine Get hands on with the sounds and the team behind Arturia’s Spark hybrid drum machine By Paul Dakeyne | Friday June 3, 2011 0
Toontrack Classic EZX Preview Toontrack announce the release of another exciting expansion pack for their EZ/Superior Drummer software – say hi to ‘The Classic EZX’, blending classic sounding Helios console flavours to contemporary pop sensibilities By Paul Dakeyne | Tuesday March 1, 2011 0
Korg Wavedrum Oriental Video Overview The post NAMM show videos continue to appear, and here’s a corker introducing the new Korg Wavedrum ‘Oriental’. Paul Dakeyne suggests its use may not be limited to just drummers and percussion players – no Siree By Paul Dakeyne | Friday January 21, 2011 0
Enhanced Percussion Using Layering Techniques Enhance dynamics, stereo imaging and get an overall more unique sound to your basic percussion elements using these simple layering techniques. By Paul Dakeyne | Thursday December 16, 2010 0
Production Tip: Multi-Rhythm, Bespoke Audio Files DJ/Producer Paul Dakeyne checks in on a ‘Production Tip Friday’ – this week he looks at the merits of creating your own multi-rhythm, bespoke drum loop files. Could it work for you in programming more efficient and original percussion content for dance tracks? By Paul Dakeyne | Friday November 19, 2010 2
Abbey Road 60s Drums from Native Instruments Native Instruments has recently announced Abbey Road 60s Drums for its Kontakt sample player, available as a DVD or download. This instrument set has just about the most valid claim to use the wo By Paul Dakeyne | Friday January 29, 2010 3
Fxpansion BFD Eco announced BFD Eco has arrived from software company Fxpansion. Based on the award-winning BFD2 engine, this new Eco version has been optimised for flexibility though is streamlined to be a fun and afforda By Paul Dakeyne | Friday January 15, 2010 0
No musician is an island anymore Keyboards, microphones, computer music software, drums, guitars and amplifiers – not so long ago, the musicians who used the gear in each of these categories would have seemed isolated from one a By Barney Jameson | Tuesday October 6, 2009 0
7 Instruments You Can Play Without Learning We’d all like to be expert musicians, entertaining people with our skill on the piano or guitar. But learning to play an instrument takes lots of dedicated practice and hard work. Here are se By admin | Wednesday September 23, 2009 1
Korg Wavedrum – Beat this! Getting it’s first UK TV premiere back in ’94 with electro-popsters The Grid, Korg’s innovative Wavedrum is about to resurface in 2009. Like many DJ’s, I was blessed with an uncanny sense of rhyt By Paul Dakeyne | Tuesday September 22, 2009 0
Battery 3 – Full Power, Half price This is silly.. really silly.. A 50% price drop on this amazing software from Native Instruments. I’m still on Battery 2 but now have no excuse to not upgrade. Battery, alongside Logic 8′s EXS sa By Paul Dakeyne | Thursday April 23, 2009 0
