Business, Services And Guides For Music Labels
AKAI Pro are renowned for their hardware products. Over the course of history, their legendary MPC range has been used by iconic artists such as J DIlla, Dr. Dre, Kanye West, Mark Ronson, Outkast, Big Boi and many more and continues to be a staple for many producers. The MPC is perfect for musicians who want to get their beats […]
The post AKAI Pro MPC One: How to Make a Trap Beat in 10 Minutes appeared first on Point Blank’s Online Magazine.
Whether you’re an experienced user or just getting familiar with Logic Pro, years of experience teaching students has shown us that learning your keyboard shortcuts can really make a difference to your workflow and free up time to experiment and create. So, with this in mind, we’ve put together a list of the 27 most useful Logic […]
The post 27 Logic Pro Shortcuts to Speed Up Your Workflow appeared first on Point Blank’s Online Magazine.
We’re excited to announce that Point Blank LA is now an official Ableton Certified Training Center becoming one of only five in the Los Angeles region. This new accomplishment for PBLA allows us to provide our students with ACTC qualifications, much like our schools in London, China and Online and will kickstart a new stream of […]
The post Point Blank Los Angeles Becomes an Ableton Certified Training Center appeared first on Point Blank’s Online Magazine.
With reverb being arguably the most commonly used effect in music production, a good reverb plugin is a staple for every producer. Whether you’re working with vocals, drums, guitar, VSTs or more, using reverb is a fantastic way to make your instruments sound natural and in situ. Reverb comes in a number of different styles […]
The post 5 Best Reverb Plugins to Add Atmosphere to Your Tracks appeared first on Point Blank’s Online Magazine.
This year at Point Blank HQ we’ve been busy creating a variety of music production tutorials to cater to your needs. We’ve covered Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Unity, FMOD and more making sure we explore all the tools available to producers at either beginner or advanced levels. Below find out how to make an epic techno kick, […]
The post Top 3 Music Production Tutorials: 2019 appeared first on Point Blank’s Online Magazine.
We’re back again with another video tutorial from Danny Linton aka Funk Ethics. This time Danny demonstrates exactly how to make techno dub chords which will instil atmospheric ambience in your tracks. If you’d like to boost your production game even more, be sure to check out our previous video with Danny which focusses on creating a blistering techno kick […]
The post Techno Sound Design: How to Make A Dub Chord w/ Danny Linton aka Funk Ethics appeared first on Point Blank’s Online Magazine.
We recently held a guest masterclass and open house at our studio complex in Los Angeles with George Wiederkehr, a composer/multi-instrumentalist with 15-years of experience as a producer/engineer, and Matt Lara, a Certified Native Instruments Product Specialist. The workshop in question had a specific focus on the 10 Secrets of Mixing and now, for those of you who were […]
The post 10 Secrets of Mixing with George Wiederkehr & Native Instruments Pt. 2 appeared first on Point Blank’s Online Magazine.
We’re back with another PBLA Open House event at our gorgeous campus inside the historic Mack Sennett Studios in Silver Lake, Los Angeles. Point Blank Los Angeles will be open to the public on Wednesday, December 4 from 8:00pm onwards, giving anyone curious about our classes the chance to have their questions answered on the […]
The post PBLA Open House w/ MECHA: Free Masterclass & Bonus Ableton Giveaway – Dec 4 appeared first on Point Blank’s Online Magazine.
If most shows are recorded these days, where are all these great recordings going? VEVA Sound has recently created an entire business unit, VEVA Live, to address that exact question. Once upon a time, the challenge was simply recording your show. Now, …
Splice is the digital music platform evolving the way people create, connect, and collaborate with access to sounds, software, and inspiration. The following comes from Splice, a proud partner of Digital Music News. It’s designed to keep creators in th…