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For this tutorial, we’re showing how you can sample any instrument and turn it into a VST in Logic Pro, using and MainStage’s Auto Sampler. Auto Sampler makes it easy to create sampler instruments that you can use in MainStage and Logic Pro. You can create a sampler instrument from a MIDI-capable hardware synthesizer, from a software […]
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For this video, our Course Content Developer Risa T explores the features of Roland Cloud’s JUNO-106 soft synth and shows exactly how to shape and edit its iconic sounds. The JUNO-106 was the first in Roland synths to introduce the performance lever for pitch bends and modulation – an addition which became a standard feature of the […]
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To celebrate the release of Apple’s Logic Pro X 10.5, we’re creating a number of tutorial videos which explore the update’s new features. This time, Point Blank Course Content Developer Risa T demonstrates how useful Logic 10.5’s Live Loops feature is and shows just how easy it is to start arranging and playing musical ideas […]
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We’re back with another deconstruction, this time with our very own Course Content Developer Risa T stepping in to break down Tones And I’s giant hit, ‘Dance Monkey’. If you’re new here and not familiar with what a deconstruction entails, it’s where we take a well-known track, break it down to its core elements and recreate it […]
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For our latest track breakdown, we were joined by Faustix for an exclusive peek into how he created his massive track, ‘Bailamos’. Faustix is steadily becoming a force to be reckoned with in the dance music scenes with his ground-shaking releases on labels like Mad Decent, Monstercat, EPIC Records, Atlantic Records and more. The Danish DJ and […]
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In this quickfire Logic Pro X tutorial, Point Blank expert instuctor Ben Medcalfe (aka Rogue Element) takes us through the wide array of vintage instruments which are included within the latest version of Logic. Showcasing some of the unique sounds that can be produced from some classics such as the Mellotron, electric piano, and Hammond Organ, […]
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One of the most consistent and frankly fair accusations levelled at software when compared with analogue gear is that it fails to inject a sense of character to sounds. Sending audio through another piece of solid equipment imbues it with the hallmarks of said equipment and naturally, that is hard to emulate digitally. Software companies have […]
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With the release of the Logic 10.4 update at the beginning of the year, Apple added a host of new features, one of which was a brand new reverb called ChromaVerb. The Logic among us were raving about it pretty early on, so we asked PB expert instructor Ben Medcalf to run through some of the […]
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We’re back with Part 2 of our latest ‘UK Garage’ style guide, where we caught up with Mercury Prize winner and legendary producer MJ Cole at his London studio, showing how he creates a track using elements from his new Loopmasters sample pack. Check out Part 1 here, then watch the video below to gain some insight into his creative […]
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