Author Archives: Nick W
Thanks for Entering the Competition to Win an iRig MIX & DJ Rig Pro Bundle
May 15, 2012 Thanks for entering Point Blank’s compeition to win an IK Multimedia iRig MIX and DJ Rig Pro Bundle. The winner will be selected at random from all the entries and...
Posted in Daily Round-Up
Win Tickets to dirtybird Detroit Party at Movement 2012
May 13, 2012 Between May 26th – 28th Movement Festival will return to Hart Plaza in downtown Detroit – the city widely regarded as the birthplace of techno – and Point Blank is...
Posted in Competitions, Events, News
Reminiscing About the Korg M1
Apr 27, 2012 Danny J Lewis is otherwise known as Enzyme Black, with releases on labels such as Defected, Masters At Work and his own imprint Enzyme Black Recordings. He is the head of course development at Point Blank’s online music production school. In this post he looks back to his first...
Posted in Gear, Tips & Tricks
Point Blank Now Open Late on Mondays and Thursdays
Apr 21, 2012 Due to international demand Point Blank is now staying open later on Mondays and Thursdays till 12 midnight UK time (7pm EDT and 4pm PDT) to cater for the different time zones our students live in. This is a sign of the times – our students now come from...
Posted in News, PB Courses & Press
Point Blank’s Daily Round-Up: Tupac’s Back – 12th April 2012
Apr 16, 2012 Today’s top picks… Who fancies a 40,000-watt driveable tank with 13 speakers? >> (Wired) “People see the tank and expect techno,” says Nowak, a 30-year-old sound artist. “But what they...
Posted in Daily Round-Up
Ableton Live Tutorial – Twisted Vocal Effects / NI Maschine / Free Custom FX Rack
Mar 18, 2012 Today Danny J Lewis shows you how to how to twist up a vocal using a custom Ableton Live Effects Rack. Download the rack below for free! This post was...
Posted in Ableton Tutorials, Freebies, Music Courses, Tutorials
Native Instruments’ Maschine Tutorial – Saturator / Roland TR-808 / Ableton Live /...
Mar 10, 2012 Today Danny J Lewis shows you how to use a saturator to bring life to an 808 kick drum bassline with Native Instruments’ Machine. This post was originally published in DJ...
Posted in Ableton Tutorials, Music Courses, Tutorials
DJ 101 – The Foundations of Beatmatching / Pioneer Ergo Controller / Free...
Feb 12, 2012 Today Point Blank DJ tutor Ben Bristow demonstrates the building blocks of beatmatching on Pioneer’s new DDJ-ERGO-V controller. This post was originally published in DJ Magazine’s free online edition DJ Weekly issue 88...
Posted in Music Courses, Tutorials
Ableton Sound Design Tutorial – Using Glide in Analog
Jan 25, 2012 Today we are bringing you another exclusive taster from our brand new Sound Design in Ableton Live Course which launched this month. In this tutorial Danny J Lewis demonstrates how...
Posted in Ableton Tutorials, Music Courses, Tutorials
Mastering Audio in Logic – De-essing Vocals with Waves C1 Compressor
Jan 07, 2012 As we draw ever closer to the big launch date of our Audio Mastering course featuring Waves plug-ins here is the next in our series of sample tutorials which give...
Posted in Logic Tutorials, Music Courses, Tutorials
Chicago House Bass in Ableton Live: Subtractive Synthesis, Analogue, Envelopes &...
Jan 06, 2012 Today we are bringing you an exclusive taster from our new Sound Design in Ableton Live Course which launched in Jan 2012. In this tutorial Danny J Lewis demonstrates how...
Posted in Ableton Tutorials, Music Courses, Tutorials
