Friday Forum Live! Watch Kells Deconstruct his Remix of Amani ‘Transform’

This week for Friday Forum Live, we are joined by Point Blank graduate Kells for a deconstruction of his recent remix of ‘Transform’ by AMANI. The producer has gone from strength to strength in recent months, and for the team at Point Blank Recordings it was a no-brainer to have him remix AMANI for their first release. […]

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Friday Forum Live (FFL!): Creating Classic Synth Sounds

For this edition of Friday Forum Live (FFL!), Point Blank Course Developer and expert instructor Dan Herbert will be demonstrating how to create some classic synth sounds in Massive and Reaktor. Sounds on the shortlist include the reece bassline from Ray Keith’s ‘Renegade Terrorist’ and the classic French electro sounds of Justice. Tune in as we […]

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Plugin of The Week: Arturia Oberheim SEM V

For this edition of our Plugin of the Week feature, regular plugin test-dummy Carly Hordern is joined by Sound Design instructor Paul Ressel to pick apart Arturia’s Oberheim SEM V. Paul teaches Sound Design as a part of our BA (Hons) Music Production & Sound Engineering Degree. The SEM was Oberheim’s first analogue synth, a keyboardless […]

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Plugin Of The Week: Sonnox Limiter

For this week’s plugin of the week, we take a look at Sonnox’s latest version (V2) of their Oxford Limiter. This peak limiter offers enhanced levels of processing and metering accuracy, enabling you to see and correct reconstruction overloads, as well as conforming to industry standards. It features four variable-strength noise shaping modes, Auto Comp, […]

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Plugin Of The Week: Eventide Fission (Split Your Sounds!)

We were lucky enough to be asked to beta test Eventide’s brand new ‘Fission’ plugin, which acts as both an excellent mixing utility and a powerful creative effects tool. It takes the spotlight for this week’s Plugin Of The Week. Watch Point Blank’s JC dive into it in the video above, which will be going live at […]

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How to Sequence a Modular Synth using Arturia Modular V (FFL!)

With the introduction of fixed-architecture synths, modular synthesis experienced a decline in the 1980s. Modular synthesisers had been commercially manufactured over ten years before by the legendary Bob Moog and Don Bulcha, who ceased production in 1981 & 1984. However, this made them much more sought after, so eventually, companies like Modcan and Doepfer introduced […]

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