Category Archives: Tutorials
Bill Brewster Interview (Last Night A DJ Saved My Life/DJHistory.com) – 08.05.13 &...
May 07, 2013 The greatest book ever written about dance music’ – The Daily Mirror on ‘Last Night A DJ Saved My Life’ This Wednesday at 4pm (BST) we have the godfather of...
FFL! – Ableton Remix tutorial with Troy Pierce (Items & Things) – 03.05...
May 03, 2013 This week’s Friday Forum features a very special guest from the world of techno, Mr. Troy Pierce. As a member of the Items & Things collective, he works alongside Magda...
Freddy’s Tech Tips 002: Mapulator
May 02, 2013 Imagine you wanted to create a delay effect that morphs into a phaser, then cuts out and finally morphs into a beat repeat with an awesome masher! How many times did I tell myself: “I wish I could do this in Ableton!” Hit the Pay With A Tweet button...
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Ski’s Ableton Push Challenge: Part.2
Apr 30, 2013 A few weeks back Point Blank tutor Ski Oakenfull took part in a challenge to work up the parts for a vocal track using Ableton’s Push device. Ski performed incredibly well, with the assistance of amazing vocalist (and former PB student) Viv May, and finished the challenge with a...
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Interview with Scarlett Etienne – (Music Production for Catwalk Shows)
Apr 30, 2013 Last week we had a visit from Scarlett Etienne, multi-instrumentalist, DJ and producer, who gave us an exclusive video interview to talk about her background and her experience in curating...
Posted in Ableton Tutorials, Guest Artists, News, Tutorials
Freddy’s Tech Tips 001: Multiple Window and Dual Monitor with Ableton 9
Apr 25, 2013 Introducing the first in a new series of tips from our very own Freddy Frogs, Ableton Certified Tutor. Freddy is an Ableton master and is always delving deeper and deeper...
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Masterclass Highlights 007: Hatcha (DJing Tips)
Apr 25, 2013 So we’ve reached 007 in our Masterclass Highlights series, which means it’s time for special dubstep agent Hatcha to step up to the wheels of steel. One of the original dubstep DJs, Hatcha has a strong history and has been at the forefront of the UK’s dubstep scene since...
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Friday Forum Live! with Chris Calcutt (Focusrite/Novation) – 26.04.13
Apr 24, 2013 A few months ago we had Chris Calcutt from Focusrite visit Point Blank to give a product demonstration to our students. While he was here we discussed the possibility of...
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Masterclass Highlights 006: High Rankin
Apr 22, 2013 Here’s the latest Masterclass Highlights video, featuring selected cuts from one of our most popular videos to date with dubstep don High Rankin. In the video we see him work with Ableton to give viewers hints and tips on how to recreate dubstep sounds as well as handing down...
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Friday Forum Live! Miaer presents: DJ Skills with Novation Dicer – (19.04.13)
Apr 19, 2013 The latest in our series of Friday Forums comes courtesy of a DJ by the name of Miaer, who skillfully demonstrates Novation’s Dicer to great effect. A turntablist since the...
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Ski’s Ableton Push Challenge
Apr 17, 2013 As we continue to not only push forward with our teaching techniques and our approach to musical education, we’re also pushing our own tutors to get the very best out of them and to show everyone just how talented they are. The latest endeavour we’re about to embark on...
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