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Freddy’s Tech Tips 004: Creating a Range for your “Radio” Buttons

May 16, 2013  Have you ever tried to MIDI map the delay time on Ableton’s ping pong delay? Or the Arpeggiator’s style? Annoyingly, your controller’s will scroll through all the positions available, making...
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How Do You Start A Song?

May 16, 2013  Making an early or instant impact is vital when writing a tune, especially for radio airplay, but just how do you go about doing this? In this tutorial we take a look at the different ways to grab the listener’s attention right from the word...
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Friday Forum Live! Interview with Plump DJs (Lee Rous) – 17.05.13

May 15, 2013  This Friday we welcomed Lee Rous, one half of the Plump DJs, to the Point Blank studios for a brilliant, insightful guest interview session. As one half of the infamous...
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Send your Questions in for Legendary New York Audio Engineer Young Guru

May 15, 2013  As our network of connections within the music industry continues to evolve and expand, we’re also concerned with keeping our community involved in any exciting developments and this week we...
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Sway Live Interview for the Point Blank Youth Foundation – 15.04.13

May 14, 2013  Point Blank believes in the power of music as a tool for social change. Since the change in government at the last election and the ever-present recession, the funding that...
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Point Blank Music & Club Recommendations: May 13th

May 13, 2013  Hi there, welcome to another instalment of our recommendations feature. This week features some great music, including a very impressive debut album from Tone Of Arc, singles from No Artificial...
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Point Blank Students Represent at Vertigo Festival!

May 11, 2013  Many Point Blank students graduate and head on to great things, a perfect example being the line-up at Italian festival Vertigo, which takes place this August. Not only is one...
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Producer’s Producer: Ben Hoo

May 10, 2013  Ben Hoo is a producer on a steady rise, with some high-profile remixes already under his belt and an ability to traverse various styles of music with ease. Ben’s recent releases have come via Get Physical sub-label Kindisch, while he has remixed luminaries such...
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Friday Forum Live! with Native Instruments (Komplete & Maschine) – 10.05.13

May 10, 2013  For this episode of our Friday Forum Live our friends at Native Instruments came down to bring us the latest on Komplete and Maschine. NI’s Product Trainer Owain Wilson came...
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Studio Internship Opportunity with Cameron McVey (Neneh Cherry, Massive Attack)

May 09, 2013  We’re pleased to be able to offer another great studio internship opportunity to our students this week. Cameron Andrew McVey, also known as Booga Bear, is a British singer, songwriter...
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Freddy’s Tech Tips 003: Setting a Default Audio Track

May 09, 2013  Every week our Ableton Certified tutor, Freddy Frogs, will be presenting a new tip or trick relating to Ableton Live. And this is the latest entry, setting a default audio...
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