Octav Paul

The way Ricardo Villalobos starts his set @ Reggio Air Festival

2011-09-14T16:19:00.001+03:00

Ricardo Villalobos rocks the scene on the Reggio Emilia airport among Raresh, Johannes Heil, Danilo Vigorous...

Enjoy...

Octav Paul @ Fat Cat Club - Ableton Live Act 2.09.2011

2011-09-12T18:13:00.000+03:00

Shake it! EIVISSA/ibiza with Layo & Bushwacka, hosted by DjSounds.com

2011-08-22T11:33:00.000+03:00

Legendarii DJ rezidenti de la defunctul club The End din Londra sunt acum la Savannah din Ibiza, in fiecare vineri seara, fiind invitati speciali ai MTV si la Amnesia pentru conceptul lor de petrecere UK warehouse, Shake it!

Mai departe ne povestesc despre emisiunea lor de la Amnesia Radio gazduita de Mar-T, despre setup-ul lor preferat cand pun la un main event, si anume integrarea Traktor cu X1 si cu ajutorul cd-playerelor CDJ2000 intr-un setup complet si profesionist.

Mai multe detalii: http://www.djsounds.com/08/12/layo-bushwacka-ibiza

So Wicked! DJsounds Show 2011 with Rik Parkinson from Pioneer on Ibiza Sonica

2011-07-08T19:47:00.002+03:00

After last year's killer series of the DJsounds show that saw an all star cast of DJs play on the hallowed Ibiza Sonica decks we continue this year with ten weeks of incredible shows.

No stranger to the DJsounds show is Rik Parkinson who kicks off the series on the DJM-900 nexus and CDJ-2000s.

Enjoy these great 2 episodes from DJsounds.com.

Rik Parkinson takes the mixing on Pioneer CDJs and Nexus Mixer to another level.

Part 1/2 >>

Part 2/2 >>

Satisfied ?

Cum imi aleg o pereche noua de casti ? Pareri despre castile AIAIAI TMA-1

2011-06-06T17:46:00.001+03:00

Daca te intereseaza felul in care se aude o pereche de casti si nu ai sansa sa le probezi, cauta "raspunsul in frecventa" in forma grafica, precum poza de mai jos.

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AIAIAI TMA-1 sunt casti de club, intrucat se vede clar k au o amplificare accentuata a frecventelor joase. Cele pentru Studio, tind sa aibe nivelul de amplificare egal pe toate frecventele.

A nu se uita k fiecare pereche de urechi are o "setare" diferita, iar parerile vor fi intotdeauna impartite. De aceea un ochi bun si specificatii tehnice direct de la producator, sunt cel mai bun advisor pentru cumpararea de noi casti profi!

Tot la specificatii trebuie cautat in special:

Presiunea sunetului, masurata in decibeli. Majoritatea castilor bune au peste 100-110 db ...

Puterea maxima admisa si redata la distorsiunile prezentate. Puterea se masoara in mW. Daca ai niste casti care suporta maxim 100 mW precum AIAIAI TMA-1, nu le forta cu un volum puternic. (Sfat pt DJ: ATENTIE!! Majoritatea mixerelor de club au o amplificare pe casti mai mare decat suporta majoritatea castilor !! Dai volum tare => fortezi castile, auzi distorsionat si automat te chinui sa mixezi si nu mai zic de impactul asupra urechilor tale, si reduci durata de viata a castilor tale!) Daca vrei volum mai puternic, ia-ti o pereche de casti cu o putere admisa mai mare, precum castile Audio Technica ATH-PRO700 care au 3500 mW, la care automat poti da un volum mai mare fara distorsiuni.

Marimea difuzorului. Cele mai puternice au 50mm in diametru.

Impedanta. Impedanta este ca o rezistenta electrica. Din scoala stim ca U=R*I si Puterea=U*I=R*I*I => Rezistenta/Impedanta este in raport direct cu Puterea!! Daca iti iei casti cu Putere mare, vor avea si o Impedanta mare! Sunt si disproportii, de aceea trebuiesc cautate valori medii ale impedantei.

Sunt si cazuri cu casti cu impedanta foarte mare. In acest caz puterea va fi diminuata la un volum de intrare normal.

Acestea 3, Puterea, Marimea difuzorului, Raspuns in Frecventa, sunt cele mai importante caracteristici ce trebuiesc luate in vedere la achizitionarea de noi casti.

De curiozitate o sa testez si eu castile TMA-1 ...

Site Producator: http://www.aiaiai.dk/all-products/tma-1.html

Octav Paul Podcast @ Tilllate.com Romania

2011-05-30T14:51:00.000+03:00

Octav Paul - Groove is a must @ Tilllate.com (Spring 2011 Ableton Live Set)

Another groove that makes you move into the wild, in any place that you can move your feet, sometimes making you want some more...

A preety nice selection of tracks, made by Octav Paul, and forged into a mixdown with Ableton Live.

More on Octav Paul:

Boosted by house music rhythms, he let's himself drifted in a musical journey each time he plays in front of the crowd. Either he is playing the classical way, with two cd-players, or he is using live-act equipment such as his laptop with Ableton Live running a symphony of sounds and effects, synthesizers and midi controllers, Octav Paul brings a surplus of magic in his mix.

Having the four to the floor mix structure from house music, he joints other styles like progressive house, deep and tribal house, and techno also, and concentrates on the swing of the groove of the tracks he's mixing.

He played the most in Bucharest in clubs like Studio Martin, Silver, Fabrica, Barocco, Temple, CocoLoco, Colorteca and in the rest of the country in Xen (Brasov), Opium Lounge (Braila), Daso Cado Targoviste).

Over to his music production side, after years of experimenting and learning what electronic music is, the results of his work came out with releases starting with 2008.

Discography:

2008 - Hey! EP - MusicArena - Romania
2008 - Night Shift EP - MusicArena - Romania
2010 - Fast Nights 2010 - Dimpleman Records - Holland

Remixes:
2009 - Alexuuu, TDK - Otra Cosita (Octav Paul Remix) - Silver Screen Recordings
2010 - Smart Wave, Ciupy, Mihai Bejenaru - Y Files (Octav Paul Remix) - Minimo Records
2011 - Stewart McCarthy - Lucky No. 7 (Octav Paul Remix) - Solardish Records - Germany
2011 - Olivian Nour - Boracay (Octav Paul Remix) - Tzinah Records - Romania

More details:
http://www.myspace.com/octavpaul
http://www.soundcloud.com/octavpaul
http://www.facebook.com/octavpaulfans
http://djoctavpaul.blogspot.com

Sambata 21 Mai 2011 @ No Name Timisoara

2011-05-19T15:28:00.001+03:00

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Octav Paul @ Colorteca (Lipscani - in gang) Sambata 7.05.2011 ora 22:00

2011-05-03T22:56:00.000+03:00

Sambata 7 Mai 2011
de la ora 22:00

Colorteca Bar Lipscani

prezinta:

Octav Paul (dj set)

http://www.soundcloud.com/octavpaul
http://www.myspace.com/octavpaul
http://www.facebook.com/OctavPaulFans
http://www.djoctavpaul.blogspot.com

Danseaza in ritmul culorilor!

Intrarea libera!

Octav Paul - NEW REMIX for Olivian Nour - Boracay

2011-05-01T23:04:00.001+03:00

Tzinah Records presents Olivian Nour, a young guy from Bucharest, who knows how to get your attention towards him and his ‘Boracay’ track, remixed by our friends – Sapriori, Zemtov, Javier Carballo and Octav Paul. This release is all about the Boracay feeling....

Octav Paul's remix is setting a warm sensation with his analog sounding bass and highs, and because of that, the track fits perfect in any night mood ambiance...

Check out the release on Beatport!

Don't forget to LIKE: facebook.com/OctavPaulFans

Defected In Ibiza 2011 - Opening party @ Pacha Ibiza 4.06.2011

2011-04-28T20:38:00.000+03:00

The time has finally arrived where we can proudly announce our plans for Ibiza 2011. We've released everything you need to know about our forthcoming Ibiza season on the site - including our Pacha line-up, Ibiza album, and a chance for you to join us for the Opening Party - but if you want a 60-second snapshot summing up the entire summer, look no further than this video...

More info click here!

Octav Paul @ Colorteca (Lipscani - in gang) Miercuri 27.04.2011 ora 21:00

2011-04-26T12:00:00.000+03:00

Prezinta:

Miercuri 27 Aprilie 2011

incepand cu ora 21:00

Octav Paul (Dj Set)

djoctavpaul.blogspot.com
facebook.com/octavpaulfans
myspace.com/octavpaul
soundcloud.com/octavpaul

La noi petrecerea incepe devreme si se termina tarziu!

Adresa:
Lipscani 43 (in gang)
centrul Istoric Bucuresti

Tel:0751.268.245

Disgusting DJsounds.com with Dennis Ferrer @ DJmag Pool Party Miami WMC 2011

2011-04-23T02:57:00.000+03:00

He played mid afternoon at the DJmag Party at The Shelborne in Miami and then snuck up into our Pioneer condo to see how he could run Traktor through the DJM-900 nexus using just one USB lead! The DJM-900 nexus faders, knobs and switches can then be assigned in Traktor to control the internal effects. Building on the creative options this offered, he then marvelled at the new Color FX such as Space, Dub Echo and White Noise.

Alex Niggemann off from DJmag Pool Party with CDJ 2000s and rekordbox

2011-04-23T01:58:00.000+03:00

Alex Niggemann, fresh from playing the DJmag Pool Party at The Shelborne Hotel, receives a hands-on walk through the possibilities afforded by the CDJ-2000 and rekordbox prepared tracks.

Resident rekordbox whizz-kid Rik Parkinson shows Alex quantized looping where tracks can be looped in the mix and will always stay perfectly in time, as well as tagging tracks and one-decimal place BPM accuracy that allows the DJ to line up the BPM's on both CDJ's for a perfect mix every time.

Solardish Sampler 2011 - Miami Is Calling - Now on Beatport.com

2011-04-21T11:35:00.001+03:00

Solardish Records presents 'Solardish Sampler 2011 - Miami Is Calling', the definitive sound to one of the most highly anticipated events in the year, the 'Winter Music Conference' in Miami.

This sampler showcases 12 of the hottest tracks and remixes. Expect big, exclusive tech-house monsters from Talkie (Japan) and Jose Del Valle (Spain). The guys from Systemfunk (Spain) deliver a groovy and funky house track. Then we dive deeper into soulful house music with Maison D' Ame and Neal Paul (both from Australia). The guys from Groove Cocktail (Poland) remix the German band Fil-á-Fil. A deep house track comes from Mr. Marcie (Netherlands).

More uplifting sounds come from Vintage System (Poland) and Philthy Phonics (UK), who remixed Stewart McCarthys (UK) track. Spanish producer Javier Varez, who is releasing his tracks under labels like 'I Records' and 'Alma Soul Music', shows his talents with this beautiful vocal remix from Dush feat. Mr. Maph. The sampler ends with two fantastic tracks from Leo Cury & Jo Borges (Brazil) and A-Bee & Tom Vagabondo (Czech Republic).

Nothing goes better with the sun and a pool than delicious cocktails, frozen drinks and quality house music. 'Solardish Sampler 2011 - Miami Is Calling' has a vibe to capture that special moment.

Supported by:

"Matt G (1340 AM Radio, Florida)"
"Erwin Kelemen (Plastic Lounge, Freies Radio)"
"Joan Ribas (Ibiza Global Radio, Spain)"
"The Timewriter"
"Claradacosta "
"Jon (Soul Deep Sessions)"
"Grant Nelson"
"Francois Le Roy (Magma Syndication Radio Show"
"Kiko Martinez (Valencia, Spain)"
"DJ Gianni N (Ibiza, Schweiz)"
"DJ Funkybody (Café Del Mar, Tarifa)"
"DJ Richie-J (Pointblank.fm)"
"Christos Kedras (Kapa Music, USA)"
"Alex Dimou "
"Systemfunk (Ibiza Global Radio, Spain)"
"Brunofromibiza "
"Simon G - DeepSouthAudio (Volcano Radio)"
"Spiritchaser (Mark Bamford, Guess Records)"
"Miss Nine"
"Pierre Santino"
"Dubfire"
"Leo Cury"
"Tom Vagabondo"
"Colin Sales (Global Groove Radioshow,Glasgow)"

and many many others...

Listen and Download from Beatport.com:

The Doors - Riders on the Storm (Octav Paul Edit) - Free Donwload

2011-04-17T00:55:00.000+03:00

This is a short edit for The Doors - Riders on the Storm.

I arranged the notes for the piano and the bass line, and added a nice dubby beat on top of it, and it sound reaaly nice with the big compression I added to the master sound.

Riders on the storm by The Doors - Octav Paul Edit by octavpaul

The song isn't finished.

I dunno what it will be like, of if it will have a final master version.

I'm gonna look for a preety nice voice to make the full cover of the song.

Anybody interrested, please give me a shout on facebook.com/octavpaul

THE TRACK WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ONLY 50 DOWNLOADS. get yours!!!

I want to learn how to play this song: Riders of the Storm - The Doors

2011-04-16T19:45:00.000+03:00

Robert Babicz - Favourite analog gear freak !!!

2011-04-13T23:02:00.001+03:00

Does tripped-out acid lover and underground techno overlord Robert Babicz dream of electronic Holodecks? Yes he does, so prepare to be beamed up as he takes us deep deep down into the heart of his studio and his sound. En route we get a 360-degree view of his set-up through another type of simulated reality. And it's here, in a very special bolt-hole that's a real picture in purple, that his creative magic reigns as he conjures up music through ‘mind looping technology' - keeping it real with a vintage Studer A80 tape machine!

Germany's Rob runs his own label, Babiczstyle, and has released music across a plethora of others such as Treibstoff, BPitch and Systematic, where he released his acclaimed Immortal Changes album. Next for this month is Robert Babicz Volume 001, an intimate album of old and new gems out on Babiczstyle, an imprint he describes as ‘a platform with the highest possible audio quality'.

Anyway, get an uber-real flavour of Rob now as he does it Babiczstyle Down the Production Hole...

First can you tell us something about your frames of reference/what you think makes for a high quality electronic sound recording?
I think this is not so easy to answer; I can only say this from my own perspective. For me a good recording is something where you can sit down, close your eyes, and take a walk inside the track with your mind. A good mixdown will let you go into a track, will play with your subconscious, and will help your brain to imagine things. A good track will not hurt your ears even when you hear it on a 20,000-watt system.

What's your current music production set-up like?
The best way to show this is to take a look at this new interactive 360-degree picture of my little studio... Studio 360-degree View »

I have a lot of outboard stuff, ‘cause I think the software synths these days are very good, but they still lack a bit of warmth, so I can give this to them through my EQ/Compressor collection.

Stuff I love using here includes: Chandler Curve Bender, Chandler Ldt2, Daking FET2, HCL Varis, Sontec, and my API Lunchbox - to name just a few. Then I record every track on my Studer A80 tape machine, which for me is the ultimate FAT machine. Real tape does so many magic things at once. And, believe me, I've tried every fucking tape emulation on the market. Really nothing, and I mean nothing, comes close to this tape theme like real tape. All of the plug-ins are nice EFX, and sometimes do not sound bad, but they are NOT tape. Ha-ha, just to make things clear!

Another important part for every Babicz production is the reverb sound, and here I have two weapons of choice: my Eventide Orville and the AKG BX20E. My monitoring is KRK Exposé E8B, I really love them, they are just fucking honest speakers - and that is what you need. You want to hear every little mistake slapping you in the face.

The basis of my studio is Logic Pro, as I mostly do all tracks there. (I'm loving the built-in synths sooo much.) I still use my analogue synths sometimes, like the SH-101 (used for the big lead ‘boooow' sound in ‘Remote Kiss') or my Korg MS-20 (I love its dirt).

Within that set-up what is/are your most essential tool/s of the trade?
It's the room itself and the speakers, then my D/A converter and the computer. Later on all these little tools in there... But maybe you can spot my Studer A80 tape machine? This is really essential.

Can you reveal a secret about your production technique/s?
A secret is to use all these EQs and Compressors just a little bit and combine different technology to get a much bigger sound. Use the parallel technique, which means sending sounds on AUX to the compressor and mixing them back to the sound.

You know, there is a thing that people maybe don't know: my mixdowns sound almost ready before mastering, so in the mastering stage I need to do very, very little for my own tracks. It's so important that you take your time in mixdown, and work on the details, ‘cause they will make a track sound interesting even after you've heard it thousands of times. Sometimes it's good to go out of the room while the track is running and hear your track from the toilet, and think about what is missing. Just to get a new view on the music. I like to use a very cheap radio, so I can control what is missing if you only have simple speakers. Use the mono button, if you have one, to control how your mix is sounding in mono. You will not believe it, but the there are so many clubs out there using their BIG sound system just in mono! Horrible, but we need to deal with that...

Do you have a general top tip for budding producers?
Try to concentrate on what you have first. There is always something ‘better' you could own, but it's important to know your weapons that you already know. Go and fuck them, misuse them, try things out...

I can imagine how hard it is to get attention these days with this flood of productions coming out every day. But try and believe in yourself and be honest with yourself. Don't give up. For me music is almost a ritual, it's alive. It's way more than air just moved by a speaker. Like for me it's very important to give my tracks an emotional aspect every time. Telling a story with the music, not just having the ‘best' bass drum or being the loudest, because you know where the stupid slider is in the limiter plug-in.

SoundCloud is a good thing to promote your music and so is Facebook.

Finally, what's your take on the future of electronic music production?
I am still very curious about what will come next. Right now, the old school gear is there already as plug-ins, so hopefully the guys will use the knowledge to produce new things, not just remix old things. My dream is, and this is since I was a kid, I want a Holodeck like in Star Trek, were I can touch sounds with my hands and work on them, killing them, fucking them... doing whatever you could imagine.

Epic DC10 Closing w Ricardo Villalobos, Rhadoo, Pedro, Raresh

2011-04-11T00:27:00.000+03:00

DanceTrippin 147: Villalobos & Arpiar @ Circoloco DC10 Ibiza from DanceTrippin.tv on Vimeo.

Octav Paul on Beatport.com

2011-04-10T18:54:00.002+03:00

Hey,

keep updated to this page, as new tunes and remixes are comming up soon on Beatport!!!

Octav Paul @ Ilussion Underground Cafe w Kid & Alek 8.04.2011

2011-04-02T08:24:00.000+03:00

Octav Paul @ Audiovalenza Studio - Live Act Stream HSM03

2011-03-01T08:09:00.000+02:00

Octav Paul @ Audiovalenza Studio - Live Act Stream

2011-02-15T08:06:00.000+02:00

Octav Paul b2b Sebastian Kayn @ Barocco Bar & Soundcloud Meetup Pre-Party 3.02.2011

2011-02-01T08:19:00.000+02:00

Octav Paul b2b Sebatian Kayn @ Old City Cafe Braila 22.01.2011

2011-01-11T08:26:00.000+02:00

Sebastian Kayn b2b Octav Paul @ Old City Cafe

Cei doi Dj din Bucuresti, Sebastian Kayn si Octav Paul, formati pe genurile de muzica de la petrecerile de main si afterhours, vor ridica tempo-ul si vor incinge atmosfera cum stiu ei mai bine in Old City Cafe din Braila in seara de 22 Ianuarie incepand cu ora 22:00... Te asteptam si pe tine sa petrecem pana in zori ..

Old City Cafe
Adresa: Str. Grivita nr. 9, Braila.
Info & Rezervari: 0728.268.385
http://www.oldcitycafe.ro

http://www.facebook.com/Sebastian.Kayn
http://www.facebook.com/OctavPaul

Data: 22.01.2011
Ora: 22:00
Line-up: Sebastian Kayn b2b Octav Paul
Promoter: Old City Cafe
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Octav Paul b2b Sebastian Kayn @ Friends Party Barocco Bar 13.01.2011

2011-01-01T08:22:00.002+02:00