This blog was written for primeloops.com – check them out for some ace samples and to see my blogs 2 months earlier!

Electronic Music has, to put it bluntly, changed the world.

Imagine a world without pumping 4-on-the-floor beats, soaring euphoric synths and bathroom-break-inducing basslines.   Sure we’d have sturdier bladders, but at what cost?

I’m Dave – the new recruit here at primeloops and I’ll be blogging twice weekly about all things electronica.   Since this is my first comissioned post, a history of dance music’s progression seems a logical and fun choice!

I’ll even make it a story for you.   Once upon a time, there was a misunderstood little genre called…

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If you’re into chiptune, you’ll know the community around it is like none other – giving things away for free is an innate part of the culture surrounding the genre.

When it comes to making chiptune, it is no exception.

Here are 10 of the best free chiptune VSTs and Plug ins on the interwebs!
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The day has arrived!   Time flies when you’re having fun, eh?   You can now listen to the final 7 day Electro House song.

I’ll also teach you how to Mix and Master an Electro House song!

Click here to go to Day 7 of the Electro House 7 Day song!

As we’re nearly at the end of the track I figured it was time to turn our Electro House loop into an Electro House song!

I’ve also explained how to do that Daft Punk-esque filter sweep on the whole track – well cool effect!

Click here to go to Day 6 of the Electro House Tutorial!

The wait is over!   Now you can hear GraphicsGirl’s frickin’ awesome vocals on top of the sexy beat!

To check out her website where she has tutorials and resources for graphics design with photoshop and inkscape, a free vector art program, go to www.graphicsgirl.co.uk

To watch day 5 of the Electro House Tutorial, click here!

Christ on a bike – some of you may remember my post on the DNA feature of Celemony’s new Melodyne Autotune software, in which you can change the pitch of individual notes within audio recordings.   Well here’s the news: It’s not a dream any more…

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