Archive for the 'Tips and Tricks' Category

The headache that is H/W Buffer Size and Pro Tools

It’s always good to know that someone reads what you right, so today I thought I’d help out a reader with a Pro Tools question that they have.
Joe wrote:
I posted here for help with pro tools crashing and I was helped so I thought I’d try again. I don’t know if this is the […]

Programming drums using Impulse and Ableton Live

Here is a useful video tutorial on home to make the most of Impulse when programming drum loops in Ableton Live. Runs for about 10 minutes, and even if you usee Ableton Live quite a bit, there still might be something new for you to take away from this.

How to identify a counterfeit Gibson Les Paul

Let me start by saying I have purchased a lot of stuff from ebay. It can be a fantastic source of weird and wonderful old music gear as well as a good place to get a decent price on some new stuff. With that being said, I have also noticed a huge number of ‘too […]

Fixing the Pro Tools launch crash

A Pro Tools crash is usually accompanied by an unhelpful error message. Luckily some of the errors or crashes aren’t as bad as they first seem and can be easily fixed. Here’s an example.
If Pro Tools crashes repeatedly every time you try to launch it, and keeps doing this even after restarting the computer, then […]

Basic Pro Tools optimization tips

You’ve installed Pro Tools and have it up and running. Now you’d like to optimize it’s performance, but where do you start?
Not surprisingly, the Pro Tools performance optimization settings are a good place to start. These can be found on the Playback Engine page. You can get there via the Setups drop down menu.
The […]

Making a sampled beat using Reason 3.0

In terms of messing up sounds, Reason gives you limitless possibilities. That’s what it excels at, and that’s why I love it. You can start with a basic four on the floor beat and turn it into something unrecognizable, ugly or brilliant.
The beauty of Reason is, that even if you have no experience in creating […]

Would you like to sound like the Prodigy?

Here’s another one of the good ‘ol “how to” articles, this one from Keyboard Magazine. If your a Prodigy fan, then I’m sure you’ll like it. It’s not ground breaking, but interesting none the less.
Breaking Down the Beats
The main drum groove for “Girls” is a tough, modern take on the classic electro beat in the […]

How to sound like the Killers

Here is an interesting track by track, blow by blow description for “How to sound like the Killers”. This may have come from Computer Music site, but I can’t actually remember where I found it now. All songs are from the Killers debut album, Hot Fuss.
Track 1
“Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine” opens with a […]

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