Here’s a great video tutorial which shows you how to prepare your sessions to take to another studio for a collaboration.

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Here’s a video tutorial on how to achieve a stutter effect using Ableton’s Sampler

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While several third-party soft-synths have robust arpeggiation and step-sequencing functionality, none of the synthesizers in Logic Studio have this feature.

However, with a little dive into Logic’s environment and Piano Roll editors, you can make sophisticated, arpeggiated lead lines (hereafter: arp line) just like the pros.

Step 1

At the heart of any arp line is a great synth patch. Logic hosts a number of synths that would make excellent sources, but we’ll use the oft-overlooked, yet powerful ES1 synthesizer for its punchiness and simplicity.

Load one instance of the ES1 synthesizer in a new instrument track in Logic Pro. From the drop-down menu of presets, select 06 Sequence Elements – Saw Sequence. Set the octave to 8, select Wave 2 for the Sub-Osc waveform, and add a slight amount of Glide to the patch. Your final patch will look something like this:

ES1 Patch

Step 2

Now that we have a sound, we can hop into the dreaded Environment window. The Logic Environment is feared by many, but the truth is that once you have a basic understanding of it, you can accomplish some powerful things.

Open the Environment window by pressing Command + 8. In the upper left corner, click the down arrow to expand the drop-down menu of Environment layers. Select Clicks & Ports. You should see a set of connections similar to those in the image below.

Clicks and Ports

This window essentially shows the MIDI I/O of your keyboard controller or interface. You’ll notice that at the end of the chain is the ‘Sequencer Input’. This is the last item in the line where Logic receives and routes MIDI input to your tracks.

Step 3

While there are several ways of connecting an Arpeggiator Object, I’ve found this method to be quick, reliable, and relatively straightforward. It has the additional benefit of allowing you to record the arpeggiated MIDI signal, which helps if you wish to edit the notes later on.

From the ‘New’ menu, we’ll select Arpeggiator, and the result should be an Arpeggiator object in the window. Drag the cable output from your ‘Input Notes’ object to the input of the Arpeggiator object. Likewise, drag the cable output of the Arpeggiator to the input of the Sequencer Input object. The result will look something like this.

Arpeggiator object layout

Step 4

After completing the steps above, select the Arpeggiator object and note the panel to the left of the main Environment window, which displays the properties of the Arpeggiator object. Here is where we can begin to tune the way in which the object will affect our incoming MIDI signal.

Have some fun experimenting with the effects of each parameter. For this tutorial, I’m going to use the following settings:

Arpeggiator settings

Step 5

Now that we have our basic setup, we’ll begin recording a few arp lines! Select a tempo that’s appropriate for your tune – I’m going with 110bpm here.

By putting your transport into PLAY or RECORD mode, your incoming MIDI data will now be modulated by the Arpeggiator object. Experiment with this for awhile to get a feel for how it works, then record a few variations using simple chords and intervals. You’ll find that while using this Arpeggiator is an imperfect art (occasional missed notes and late changes), a few short moments in the piano editor to move a few things around will help clean things up to perfect sync.

Step 6

Now that we have a few variations of our arpeggios, let’s liven them up a bit using a couple of simple techniques. First, we’ll add in some variations to the arpeggios in the Piano Roll editor.

For the first arpeggio, I have a simple alternating octave of 16th notes. I’ll select all the notes in this section and use the Transform – Fixed Note Length function. This will shorten the duration of the notes and give them a bit more punch. I set mine to 120 ticks.

Next, I’ll add in a few third and fourth octave variations to some of the notes, resulting in something like this.

Octave variations

I’ll use a similar process on the second arpeggiated section, adding in some octave variations and adjusting the note duration.

Step 7

Now that we’ve tuned our arp lines, we’ll add some simple effects to them using Logic’s delay plugins. For this particular style, I really like Logic’s Tape Delay, so we’ll insert one instance of the Tape Delay plugin into the insert track of the Arpeggio arrange track.

We don’t want the delay to overpower the punchiness of the arp line, so here are the parameters I’ve used for this plugin.

Original source: http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/production/how-to-make-arpeggiated-lead-sounds-in-logic/

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Essential Percussion

Loopmasters are proud to present “Essential Percussion”, a handpicked selection of the hottest loops and samples from our favourite Percussion sample packs released to date.

The Essentials Series from Loopmasters are a range of sample packs which include a handpicked “Best Of” collection of loops and samples from our in house team, which reflect excellent value at £9.95 and enable you to sample a good selection of 5 products which we feel include some of the very best loops available for the genre.  If you really like the samples from any included pack within the product then use the included coupon codes in the PDF to get 20% off the full pack at any time.

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Essential Percussion pulls from the following packs:

Rasmus Faber Live House Elements

His fusion of live grooves, infectious playing and artful production techniques has led to a truly inspirational palette of percussion, bass, guitar, keys and Fx samples which we know will be used on many hit productions in the future.

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Musa M’Boob Presents Tribal Drums

Using a wide selection from Musa’s collection of beautiful instruments including Conga, Saber, Djembe and Bongos, this pack bursts with African spirit and powerful rhythms combined with the incredible precision and lyricism only a Master Percussionist can provide making it suitable for all modern music productions.

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Complex Indian Rhythms

This is the first of a series which sees the creative genius KV playing complex Indian grooves and rhythms from Indian culture and traditional music in time signatures of 5, 6, and 7. The pack contains 16 construction kits with tempos ranging from 80 to 130 BPM; each instrument in the ensemble comes as separate loop and you will also find mixed down versions of some elements for maximum flexibility.

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Da Lata Afro Brasil Parade Vol.1

Da Lata are an act which have constantly fused many live musicians, singers, percussionists and DJs together over the years and are considered one of the leaders of the Jazz/Afro/Samba/Live Funk crossover genres.

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Pete Locket World Percussion

He is one of the most versatile multi-percussionists in the world, having immersed himself in percussion and drums from every part of the globe, from Indian to Arabic and from Japanese to Latin. His trade mark is to combine all these influences into a new World percussion sound which sits perfectly within modern Western music styles.

The Pluginboutique (www.pluginboutique.com) is a brand new venture from the team at Loopmasters (www.loopmasters.com) which is dedicated to selling Instruments, Effects and Studio Tools from leading music software companies worldwide.

The website was designed from the ground up to provide a custom solution to sell downloadable products such as Soft Synths, Music Plugins, Studio Effects and Synth Presets – and launches with some great names already involved including Fxpansion, Ohm Force, Flux, PSP, D16, Sinevibes, Waves, Sonic Charge and G-Sonique alongside many others.

The website features product ratings, instant download and authorisation, a service to ensure all your plugins are up to date, one login to see all your plugins from different manufacturers, free plugins, trial versions, and a virtual cash scheme which rewards you with each purchase.

Matt Pelling, Director comments “With such a fantastic amount of Digital Music Software currently available, we felt we could use our experience and knowledge in this sector to create a great looking website where all the best products could be easily compared, so producers can research, purchase and download the best audio plugins for their projects, and start using them immediately”.

As an introductory offer all first time purchasers at www.pluginboutique.com will get a Free Sample CD from Loopmasters sent to them. Plus until the end of March every additional £100 you spend entitles you to another free Sample CD. To claim your free samples simply leave a comment on the Pluginboutique facebook page with your order number and the type of music you produce – your mystery sample CD/s will arrive in the post!

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Ital Tek – Bass Electronica

[by Loopmasters]

Ital Tek – Bass Electronica by loopmasters

Loopmasters are very proud to present a fresh and exciting collection of Bass Driven samples and Electronica from Ital Tek, an influential and current producer from the Bass and Dubstep scenes.

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Loopmasters Present Punchy Techno

[by Loopmasters]

Loopmasters Present Punchy Techno by loopmasters

This fresh sample collection is influenced by the current leaders in the Techno arena and will inspire producers who are fans of the current Deep and Underground sounds. Produced by Ricky Ambilotti and Dan Marden, this collection is influenced by artists including Umek, Gary Beck, Stefano Noferini and Richie Hawtin.

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Live Dubstep Strings

[by Organic Loops]

Live Dubstep Strings by loopmasters

For Producers working in Downtempo, Dubstep, Hip Hop or Bass Electronica who are looking for real strings played by live musicians, scored and played with feel and emotion and with an edge like no other string samples ever before available – Live Dubstep Strings has arrived.

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Science Of Sound Vol.1

[by Industrial Strength]
Science Of Sound Vol.1 by loopmasters

Science of Sound is produced by Dom Sweeten – the man behind the 404Studio Virus Soundset. Now he offers you a brand new set of cutting edge patches made for Native Instruments Massive. This totally new collection is crammed with all the rich texture and raw attitude that you would expect from this talented U.K. producer.

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SOR Kick Free Revolution Vol.3

[by Resonance Sound]

SOR Kick Revolution Vol.3 by loopmasters

There’s not a single doubt producers all over the world have been waiting for this: after the huge success of the Kick Free Series so far, Oliver Schmitt aka Sounds of Revolution listened once more to the needs of the music producers resulting in this fine collection of carefully crafted loops.

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Laya Project

[by Earth Moments]

Laya Project by loopmasters

The Laya Project – Producer Collection contains authentic and organic folk instruments and vocals, recorded in the remote villages of Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka and Maldives using warm Neve and SSL preamps and Neumann vintage tube mics.

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Tech Gimmicks

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Tech Gimmicks by loopmasters

Delectable Records is proud to present their next exciting sample package “Tech Gimmicks” the definitive source of Techno samples that will fit effortlessly into your tech, techno and minimal productions.

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Here’s a quick video tutorial on how to integrate the Grammy winning  Melodyne software in PreSonus Studio One V2.

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Stepping up at number 7 in the LoopCast, we’re happy to bring you Piemont.

Frederic Möring-Sack and Christian Jonquieres have been releasing music under a number of guises on their own labels, Suchtreflex and Plumbum since 2007. Their work as Piemont, has won them a huge fanbase, headed by many of the DJ world’s leading lights

With a musical background that has encompassed Hip-Hop and song composition, via Skate-Punk and Metal, it is quite a surprise to experience the deep and often dulcet tones of Piemont’s modern productions.

Many of their tracks have developed into evergreens, being played out for months and months. Now Piemont is no more an upcoming force in the scene but an established member of the top league of German producers with an international profile.

They’ve just released a new EP “Swung Up” which  you can check out below.

We’ll be following shortly with a little interview with Piemont about how the approached making Swung Up and hopefully pick up some useful tips. Enjoy the mix!

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Industrial Strength Label Sampler

We continue our ongoing label focus this week with Industrial Strength.

New York’s Industrial Strength Records (ISR) was founded by legendary electronic music producer Lenny Dee in 1991.  ISR has now entered the Sound Design arena bringing together their experienced producers and musicians from around the world to bring you a plethora of sounds spanning all genres.

ISR are focused on bringing you the highest quality Sample Packs featuring samples, loops, beats, and the most savage music FX you’ll ever hear in audio.

As with all of our label samplers, the pack offers excellent value for money at an affordable £9.95 and pulls samples from a handpicked selection from five of PBB’s favourite packs.  If you really like the samples from any included pack within the product then use the included coupon code to get 20% off the full pack at any time.

The sampler pulls from the following Push Button Bang Packs:

Lenny Dee Hardstep

This is not your average pack in any way shape or form. Mr Dee’s mission was to create something new in which you can build ideas on while using this pack as well as being a perfect tool for your music productions.

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6blocc Dubstep Ammo

6Blocc brings an exclusive set of sounds, one shots and loops from his personal collection all in one banging license free sample pack. Dubstep Ammo features over 450 samples and contains 439 mb of pure banging Dubstep just the way you like it.

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Cinematic Tools Vol.1

Cinematic Tools is a pristine effect collection and was produced by none other than Fred Devanlay. Fred has been a composer and sound designer for 18 years, he has co produced and engineered for French Dj’s Claude Monnet, Erik Rug and Martin Solveig.

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Drum N’ Bass Rough Connections Vol.2

Rough Connection Vol 2 also contains a truly massive collection of kicking Music Loops, inspiring Sound FX, and a new Atmosphere sound folder perfect for modulating or refining your sounds to utter perfection.

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Dave The Drummer Tekno Tool Box

This pack reflects D.A.V.E.’ s vast knowledge of designing sounds for Techno music while unleashing his production skills all in one pack. Tool Box Volume 1 offers you a wide range of sounds to choose from such as Acid Techno, Minimal,Tribal, Sharenz, and of course straight up banging Techno that Dave The Drummer is known for.