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    Glitch Made Easy: iZotope Stutter Edit


    2011 - 01.20

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    DJTechTools brings us a little preview of iZotope’s Stutter Edit. Like some of the other glitch VSTs out there, this piece of software can be loaded into Ableton Live or another DAW to achieve some glitched out feats. The advantage of this program is its ease in creating “gestures” or a customizable series of launched stutters, cuts, filters, and effects. This is not too different from using dummy tracks in Live. Sutter Edit may save a lot of DJs time but this isn’t without a sacrifice. The VST listens to midi notes coming from your midi controller and launches a gesture assigned to a key. The downside to this simplification is that you won’t be able to control multiple parameters for each effect on the fly. For example, I’d like to have the frequency of a repeat assigned to a knob while pressing, a pad set to on/off, and velocity of the pad set to dry/wet or perhaps a bit crusher. As far as I can tell, this sort of customization is absent.

    Till February 14th Stutter Edit is available for $149, after which it will increase to a rather pricey $249.

    Get the trial at iZotope.com

    Red Bull Music Academy Infosession and Performances @ Meetfactory (Prague), December 9th


    2010 - 12.08

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    What an awesome line-up. Dorian Concept, Matt Black, Roska…  I wish I could be there.

    TIMING:
    WORKSHOPY – INFOSESSION MÍSTNOST:
    18.00 – 19.30 – RBMA Infosession: hosted by RBMA participants Brooklyn and dBridge
    19.30 – 20.00 – Deccart: hosted by Alexandr Vaněk (Monoque Live, Relogical rec.) and Roman Procházka (Cuffia, electronroll.com) + DJ Friky – showcase VIDEO scratch
    20.00 – 21.30 – Ableton/Bridge workshop hosted by Jeff Milligan

    PARTY – HLAVNÍ STAGE:
    21.00 – 22.00 Brooklyn/Juanita Juarez (CZ)
    22.00 – 23.00 Dorian Concept Live (AT)
    23.00 – 00.00 dBridge (Exit Records, Autonomic, ABunchofCuts.com)
    00.00 – 01.00 Matt Black (Energy Union, Coldcut, Ninja Tune, UK)
    01.00 – 02.00 Roska (KICKS & SNARES, RINSE FM)
    02.00 – 03.00 Jeff Milligan (Revolver Rec., New Kanada, Ableton)
    +  4youreye VJs (Energy Union, AT)

    Jak správně vyplnit přihlášku a dostat se tak do Tokia? Jak přecházet most mezi DJingem a beatmakingem? Bridge si budeš moci vyzkoušet s Jeffem Milliganem z Abletonu a zkušenosti z akademie probrat s s bývalým českým účastníkem Brooklynem (Juanita Juarez) a producentem dBridgem. Výukový workshop proběhne dále pod taktovokou Deccart, který povedou Alexandr Vaněk (Monoque Live, Relogical rec.) a Roman Procházka (Cuffia, electronroll.com). Infosession se vstupem zdarma, která začne v 18hod, pak plynule přejde do první české Red Bull Music Academy Club Night. Ve spolupráci s celoevropskou putovní kampaní Energy Union na ní zahrají od 21hod exkluzivní hosté jako Matt Black z Coldcut, Dorian Concept, dBridge nebo-li Darren White, Roska aneb nejen funky Wayne Goodlitt a další. Vizuální doprovod po celý večer zajistí rakouští 4youreye VJs. Vstupné na tuto druhou část bude od 100,- v předprodeji po 200,-Kč na místě.

    Red Bull Music Academy je vysněný workshop pro hudebníky, producenty, DJs či MCs bez omezení žánru a profesionality. Zbystřete, pokud se chcete něčemu přiučit. V roce 2011 bude možnost v Tokiu! Jednou za rok je na základě přihlášek z různých koutů světa vybráno 60 talentovaných lidí do dvou 14ti denních workshopů. Na nich se účastní přednášek světových legend, (spolu)práce ve studiích pod vedením zkušených mistrů a živých vystoupení v klubech s tou nejlepší atmosférou.

    Kdy: 9.12.2010 v 18:00
    Kde: MeetFactory, Ke Sklárně 3213/15, Praha 5
    Co: Red Bull Music Academy Infosession & ClubNight
    Kdo: Matt Black, Dorian Concept, dBridge, Roska, Jeff Milligan a další
    Přináší: Red Bull Music Academy ve spolupráci s Abletonem, Deccart a Energy Union

    Glitch Hop Forum Presents: Producer Q&A with Kraddy


    2010 - 08.11

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    Link: Producer Q&A with Kraddy

    Get in while you can! Join the GlitchHopForum and pose questions directly to the one and only Kraddy. Interested in honing your production techniques? Get tips from one of the best. These Q&As won’t stay live forever so hurry up.

    “Known as a pioneer of electronic music, Kraddy is one of the most innovative and remarkable artists of his day. He stands as a visionary in his field, a fresh voice that spans genres and artistic style. Hybridizing hip hop, dubstep and dancehall with digital edits and cuts, Kraddy’s music is a voice from the future awakening our ears and minds to what is yet to come.

    Originally from NY, Kraddy (born Matthew Kratz) began his musical career in San Francisco releasing his debut album, Truth Has No Path, in 2003. With the release of the single “Faux Show” (a remix of The Old Dirty Bastard’s “Shimmy Shimmy Ya”,) Kraddy became an underground favorite in the electronic music world. After a handful of vinyl breakbeat releases, Kraddy changed the game once again with his sophomore effort, The Illegal Album. Fueled by fierce beats and searing edits, The Illegal Album was a radical fusion of Kraddy’s unique production chops with classic hip hop and dancehall acapellas.” [source]

    Dubspot presents…Thavius Beck’s walkthrough for Ableton’s Beat Repeat


    2010 - 07.15

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    Thavius Beck does an excellent job of breaking down the various aspects of Ableton’s Beat Repeat. This is a wonderful tool to be utilized both while producing or while DJing live. The beat repeat is the absolute cornerstone of my live audio manipulation.

    Via Dubspot

    Eskmo and Amon Tobin = Eskamon, Damn Fine Objects including Ill. Gates Tutorial


    2010 - 04.10

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    Looks like Eskmo’s remix of Amon Tobin’s “Sister, you have got to listen“  has led to some more fruitful collaborations. The two have combined forces as Eskamon and released their first single titled “Fine Objects”, to be released on Eskmo’s “Ancestor.”

    If that wasn’t cool enough, the notorious Illiam a.k.a Ill.Gates  created a 10 minute tutorial video that accompanies a free Ableton Live sample pack  using material from the original “Fine Objects” track.  Head over the Eskamon for the goodies and see the Ill. Gates Tutorial below. What a great way to learn how to start messing around with music!


    Max for Live Public Beta


    2009 - 11.04

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    Ableton has officially set the release date of Max for Live for November 23rd. Head over to Cycling ’74 to download the free public beta. This may change the game a bit and will certainly enhance the recently released APC40 and Novation Launchpad. I’m eager to see all the wonderful patches users will come up with.