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

So you’ve just got a new sample pack and you’re looking to do some interesting stuff with them.   Here are 10 suggestions to help you make the most out of your samples…

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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 thousands of famous people associated with its evolution and its progress marches inexorably forward.

But of those names, who has influenced the widest audience with their innovations?

Here are the top 5 most influential Electronic Musicians ever…

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

It’s a battle between the pioneers of electronic music!

Two different takes on using electronic equipment will duke it out (an old expression for some old genres) to see which is the most influential!

In the red corner we have Musique Concrète, the sampling-obsessed French genre that loves its microphones and manipulation!

In the blue corner we have Elektronische Musik, the German synthesizer-savvy style that values computer-generated sounds over real recordings any day of der Woche!

Let the battle commence!

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I’ve recently been given the opportunity to check out the “XXL Hip Hop Drums Sample Pack” from primeloops.com – I used it in my 7 day song Hip Hop tutorial, so I’ve got a decent amount of experience with it!

Before anyone asks – I do get paid for adverts on my site from primeloops, but I was not paid to make this review – I do completely independant reviews so they can be credible and objective – if this pack sucked, I’d say so. Read the rest of this entry »

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

With the advent of Electronic music, it’s much easier to copy sounds – a simple cut and paste and you’ll have exactly the same music as someone else.

But which sounds have been copied and pasted the most?   Which sounds have people overused to the point where they’ve become intrinsic to the popular music industry?

Let’s find out…

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The following article was written by my homeslice Murray from www.beginnerDJ.com – he’s really knowledgeable when it comes to DJing and plans to bring out a bunch of blogs and hopefully video tutorials!   be sure to check it out and get your RSS on!

The History of DJing

To look at the history of DJing we have to go back, waaaay back.

Before we delve into the world of DJing, it’s important to know where it all started from, before the first record was spun.

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