9 Affordable Plugins That Will Take Your Tracks to the Next Level

Although free plugins can be a great source of entertainment and bulk up your effects and instruments library, there are a number of incredible and affordable ones which can really take your tracks to the next level. It’s surprising how much many of these paid plugins can really do for your tracks, especially at their low price tags. […]

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Point Blank Mumbai is Enrolling! Sign Up Today and Get NI Komplete & Rekordbox Free

The entertainment industry in India is thriving. It’s on track to touch over $45 billion by the year 2021 with music and live events forming a vast and significant part of it. Many of the acts in this space come from the electronic music scene and include DJs and Producers who are just as powerful as […]

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9 Essentials for Setting Up Your Home Studio

You’re probably here because you’re keen to start channelling your creative skills into the world of music production and beyond. Building beats is great fun and setting up a creative studio space to call your own can be just as rewarding but if you’re a bit stuck on how to get started, that’s fine – […]

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Point Blank LA Playlist | #3: Computo

Our PBLA playlist series shines a light on some of the talented people we work with at Point Blank Los Angeles. As well as giving them the chance to show you what music inspires them, they also let us in on what’s going on musically in their lives – their projects, releases, production methods and […]

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First Look: Ableton Live 10.1 New Features and Updates

With Ableton’s latest update on the horizon, we spent some time investigating what’s new in Live 10.1. The new update has some incredible features on offer that are certain to enhance your creativity, as well as increase your workflow speed tenfold. Game-changing improvements have been made to the way automation works, as well as the welcome addition of some new […]

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Creative Songwriting and Performance in Ableton Live with Afrodeutsche

At the end of last year, we were joined by UK-based producer and live performer Afrodeutsche for an exclusive showcase in partnership with Ableton’s yearly Education Tour. Afrodeutsche’s sounds are melodic, sporadic and at times sharp as they sit snugly between the realms of danceable drum-heavy club tracks and soaring emotional soundscapes. She’s been picking up the pace as […]

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9 More Must-Have Free Plugins That You Need In Your Armoury

Our latest roundup of the top must-have free plugins you need in your armoury includes some seriously nifty tools to polish your creations with. There’s ghostly reverbs which will transform your sounds into otherworldly scapes, inspiring LFO tools which will add swing to your melodies and drums, filters which are perfect for making drum and bass, […]

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Watch All of Our Free Track Deconstructions in One Place

If you’re new to the world of music production it can sometimes be difficult to identify the different elements which make up a track. That’s one of the reasons why we began our popular deconstruction series which helps you learn how to quickly build beats from scratch all by yourself. If you’re unfamiliar with what one of our deconstructions is, it’s where […]

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Take our New Foundation Year to Access our Degree Courses – Apply Now for September!

We are excited to announce that we will be launching a brand new Foundation Year course later this year for those eager to kickstart their music career!  The Foundation Year begins in September and is ideal for those interested in enrolling on our BA (Hons) degree programmes but do not yet meet the entry requirements. The course lasts a total of 9 […]

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Learn How to Get The Most Out of Your Vocal Stems in Our Remix Tutorial

It’s well-known in the world of music production that a carefully placed vocal hook on a track can transform a good song into an unforgettable one. There are lots of different ways you can use vox in a track and the way you arrange and manipulate them can sometimes make all the difference. In our […]

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