Electronic music genre - GABBER (When Death Metal isn’t heavy enough)

August 21st, 2008 by Dave

Some people insist that metal is heavier than electronica. Here is the genre to show them to prove them wrong. Gabber (also known as Gabba or hardcore), literally translated, means “buddy” or “friend” - which has pretty much nothing to do with the style. Unless your friend is a bass drum so distorted and overdriven and generally mangled that it has obtained a musical tone. In which case say hi to him for me…

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Organising Musician Auditions - 5 ways to make things run smoothly!

August 20th, 2008 by Dave

Sometimes there’s no avoiding it - if you want to play guitar music live, even with synths and samplers, there’s no substitute for the real guitar-bass-drums behind the electronica. Samples just don’t cut it. So when you’re starting up your band, or if someone has left and you need to replace them - here are some tips to make everything less stressful!

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Tips for making an epic, immense sounding pad in Reason

August 19th, 2008 by Dave

Okay, so I want to make a big fat immense sounding pad effect to compliment a beautiful high choir sample, but all the presets seem lacking. It is easy to assume that since none of the presets have that power, it is unfeasible to get the sound I’m looking for. WRONG! All it means is it’s time to take things into your own hands…

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The secret to professional synth sound quality.

August 18th, 2008 by Dave

There are a million people in the world trying to make brilliant quality music, but only a few of them seem to be able to transform those tinny synth presets into immense, powerful soundscapes. I have just figured out how, so it’s time to blow off the lid on this secret…

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An AWESOME Youtube video of a Gabba / Hardstyle DJ.

August 17th, 2008 by Dave

With my recent spate of gabba inspired searches, I happened upon this little gem on youtube…

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How to make your band myspace page look unique with div layers

August 16th, 2008 by Dave

Thanks to some hard sleuthing I have found some of the best tutorials on the net when it comes to myspace design for your band site.

Whether its hiding sections, adding entirely new sections, modifying them or just generally making the layout look different and obscure, these tutorials can help you…

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