Category archives: Friday Forum Live

How To Make a Techno Track w/ Captain Plugins & Mixed In Key 10 with Sara Simms | FFL

For this special live masterclass, we were joined by DJ/producer Sara Simms to showcase how to make a techno track using Captain Plugins and Mixed In Key 10. Point Blank alumni, Sara Simms, is a captivating DJ, turntablist and multi-instrumentalist electronic music producer who’s known for her love of music technology. In addition to being championed for her techno […]

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Masterclass: How to Collab Remotely with BeatConnect

For this edition of Friday Forum Live, we were joined by BeatConnect, to showcase their innovative music production collaboration app live. BeatConnect helps you connect your home studio to the world, bringing your tools, instruments and style to the collaboration. BeatConnect lets you share sounds, mix, and create music with up to four people in a real-time shared […]

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Learn to Think Outside the Box Whilst Mixing Inside the Box in Our Waves Audio Masterclass

For this edition of Friday Forum Live, we were joined by Michael Adams, Waves Audio’s Director of Training and Development, and JC Concato, an industry professional mix engineer and Point Blank’s creative director, to showcase some live “in the box” mixing techniques using their state-of-the-art plugins. Michael Adams worked for Waves Audio as a Junior Product Specialist before working his […]

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Friday Forum Live: Roland Cloud Tutorial with JC and Ski Oakenfull

We’re back with another Friday Forum Live, this time delving into the magic behind Roland’s Roland Cloud devices, more specifically focussing on comparing real-life equivalents to their digital counterparts. In addition, the duo will also run through some music they’ve written using these plugins. For those of you who aren’t familiar with our Friday Forum Live, it’s […]

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Friday Forum Live – Watch a Deconstruction of Sister Sledge ‘Thinking of You’

After a long hiatus, having bidden farewell to our former Content Executive Carly Horden, we are back with another edition of Friday Forum Live. It’s another of Lead Course Developer Ski Oakenfull’s famous deconstruction videos but, this time he is joined by Creative Content Developer, Graham Silbiger, who assists in mapping out the arrangement and […]

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Watch a Deconstruction of Calvin Harris – ‘Slide’ ft. Frank Ocean (FFL!)

Welcome to another edition of Friday Forum Live where you’ll be able to watch our Lead Course Developer Ski Oakenfull deconstruct one of Calvin Harris’ many earth-shattering hits from last year. Graced with the presence of the most popular rap group in the states, as well as arguably the most excitingly independent voice in popular […]

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Sampling and Sequencing with Pioneer DJ’s DJS-1000 – Friday Forum Live

After last week’s brilliant quickfire deconstruction, we’re back with another edition of Friday Forum Live. This week our lead DJ instructor Ben Bristow has got his hands on the latest piece of wizardry from Pioneer DJ – the DJS-1000. Intended for live performance, the DJS-1000 is a sampler and sequencer that’s the same shape and […]

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Friday Forum Live! Watch a Quickfire Deconstruction of Maze – ‘Twilight’

In our first Friday Forum Live of the year, we are celebrating the release of Arturia’s new DX7 plugin, based on the classic Yahama FM synth of the same name. It’s definitely the truest representation of the original unit available and, as we see in the video, it’s full of gloriously retro presets. Ski Oakenfull […]

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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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Mixing and Mastering Tips Using iZotope Ozone 8 & Neutron 2 (FFL!)

  While there are no shortcuts when it comes to a great mix, the modern production environments have certainly made it easier for us to make great sounding music, faster. Few companies have been on the forefront of re-thinking the way we mix and master as iZotope, with their Ozone mastering series revolutionising the way […]

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