Tag Archives: music production courses

Raffertie Interview – On Signing to Ninja Tune, His New Live Act, Top Production...

Jun 06, 2012  For our latest interview we caught up with DJ, producer, remixer, songwriter and Point Blank tutor Ben Stefanski better known as Raffertie as he road-tested his new live show for...
Posted in Guest Artists, Tips & Tricks, Tutorials

Production Analysis (pt 2) – Jessie Ware ‘Running’ (Disclosure Remix) –...

May 24, 2012  Welcome to the next in our series of Production Analysis tutorials where we take an element of a well-known track and analyse how it was created. Today Danny J Lewis...
Posted in Ableton Tutorials, Production Analysis, Tutorials

New Free Course Samples – Art of Mixing / Audio Mastering / Ableton Sound Design

May 14, 2012  As Point Blank Online School has gone from strength to strength over the past 5 years, there has been one ongoing obstacle to overcome. That is to clearly demonstrate to...
Posted in Freebies, News, Sounds

Maximise Your Workflow in Logic with ControlSkin / Win a Point Blank Course

May 05, 2012  In this feature we meet Logic Café’s Paul Yarrow who introduces his new ControlSkin for Logic pro. This post was originally published in DJ Magazine’s free online edition DJ Weekly issue 100...
Posted in Competitions, Logic Tutorials, Tutorials

Production Analysis (pt 1) – Re-Creating the Bassline from Noir & Haze –...

May 04, 2012  Welcome to the first in our regular new series of Production Analysis tutorials. In the series we will take an element of a well-known track, be it the synth, pads,...
Posted in Ableton Tutorials, Production Analysis, Tutorials

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: Subsonic Labs Release Wolfram – 20th April 2012

Apr 20, 2012  Today’s top picks… Interview: Lone >> (Soundwall) Soundwall catch up with Lone where they talk about the Boiler Room, remixes and more. (Scroll down for the English version). Subsonic Labs...
Posted in Daily Round-Up

Point Blank Music Student Releases – April 2012

Apr 12, 2012  All Point Blank students are offered the opportunity to get their music signed via our in house record label. We all know that in order to succeed in the music industry you have to get your tracks out there and Point Blank Music helps makes that happen. The signed...
Posted in News, Student Success

Using Soundflower and Kontakt for Sampling and Manipulating Audio

Apr 07, 2012  Today Danny J Lewis shows you another way to twist up a vocal using a custom Ableton Live Effects Rack. This post was originally published in DJ Magazine’s free online edition DJ...
Posted in Freebies, Logic Tutorials, Tutorials

Creating Layered Organic Textures in Ableton Live / Free Samples from Samplephonics

Mar 31, 2012  Today Jonny Miller (Sonarpilot Audio) puts together a mid-tempo summer beat inspired by the organic sounds of producers such as John Talabot in Ableton Live. This post was originally published...
Posted in Ableton Tutorials, Freebies, Sounds, Tutorials

Get That Miami Pool Party Deep House Vibe in Ableton Live / Free Samples

Mar 24, 2012  Today Danny J Lewis shows you another way to twist up a vocal using a custom Ableton Live Effects Rack. This post was originally published in DJ Magazine’s free online edition DJ...
Posted in Ableton Tutorials, Freebies, Sounds, Tutorials