Sonny John Moore (born January 15, 1988), better known by his stage name Skrillex, is an American electronic musician and singer-songwriter. Growing up in Northeast Los Angeles and in Northern California, Sonny Moore joined the American post-hardcore band From First to Last as the lead singer in 2004, and recorded two studio albums with the band (Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Body Count, 2004, and Heroine, 2006) before leaving to pursue a solo career in 2007. He began his first tour as a solo artist in late 2007. After recruiting a new band lineup, Moore joined the Alternative Press Tour to support bands such as All Time Low and The Rocket Summer, and appeared on the cover of Alternative Press' annual "100 Bands You Need to Know" issue.
Nesta Robert Marley OM (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter who achieved international fame through a series of crossover reggae albums. Starting out in 1963 with the group the Wailers, he forged a distinctive songwriting and vocal style that would later resonate with audiences worldwide. The Wailers would go on to release some of the earliest reggae records with producer Lee Scratch Perry. After the Wailers disbanded in 1974, Marley pursued a solo career which culminated in the release of the album Exodus in 1977 which established his worldwide reputation. He was a committed Rastafarian who infused his music with a profound sense of spirituality.
West first gained prominence as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records; he achieved recognition for his work on rapper Jay-Z's The Blueprint (2001), as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Janet Jackson. His style of production originally used high-pitched vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his own drums and instruments. He later broadened his influences to include 1970s R&B, baroque pop, trip hop, arena rock, folk, alternative, electronica, synthpop, industrial, and classical music.
Golden Samples presents 'Hit Makers Vol 9'. This sample pack includes ten Construction Kits for producing House, Big Room and Electro. This is the final product of the series Hit Makers. Golden Samples has worked extremely hard to provide you the most original and inspiring content possible.
Golden Samples presents 'Hit Makers Vol 8'. This sample pack includes ten Construction Kits for producing House, Big Room and Electro. This product is inspired by artists such as Carnage, Martin Garrix and W&W. Golden Samples has worked extremely hard to provide you the most original and inspiring content possible.
MusicTech’s 2013 Ableton Live Focus is on sale now. With the release of Live v1, Ableton completely shook up the world of sequencing, singlehandedly reinventing the wheel overnight and welcoming a whole new audience of producers to the joys of computer music-making.
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Vegas™ Pro 12 is an integrated, forward-thinking production environment designed for a new generation of creative professionals. Combining a familiar track-based timeline with hundreds of thoughtful workflow innovations, Vegas Pro 12 is a refreshing, modern approach to post-production. Supporting more formats, more workflows, and more creative control than ever before, Vegas Pro 12 makes it easy to deliver your message and express your artistic vision.
Golden Samples presents 'Hit Makers Vol 7'. This sample pack includes ten Construction Kits for producing House, Big Room and Electro. This product is inspired by artists such as Project46, Dubvision, Avicii, Dimitri Vegas and Chuckie. Golden Samples has worked extremely hard to provide you the most original and inspiring content possible.
Presented by music guru Eli Krantzberg, this series is all about Garritan Instant and Personal Orchestra virtual instruments. Follow along with Eli as he covers these stunning virtual libraries in the powerful ARIA player inside and out.
Eli begins with an introduction to the series, the libraries in general and then dives deep into the power packed ARIA player, covering instrument slots, Info, effects and setting pages. Next, Eli tackles the Performance Controls showing you how to manipulate the libraries in real-time using the Mod Wheel, Key Switches and more.
Unleash the true power of Native Instrument's FM8 virtual synth! FM8 master Al Swettenham breaks this monster synth down, step by step, so you can grasp the amazing power and creativeness of FM synthesis.
Al begins with the important basics such, as an introduction to the synth, a detailed overview and how to use the main Browser & Attributes page as well as the Master page. Next, Al jumps into FM8's powerful effects and arpeggiator and introduces you to "Expert Mode" as well as the "Easy / Morph" page. Al then reveals the Operators and Envelopes sections, advanced synthesis and routing and finishes up with custom FM8 sound design.
Groove3 Finishing a Club Track with Live 9 TUTORiAL | 778.11 MB
TEAM SONiTUS 10.2013
Remixer extraordinaire Timothy Allan is back and ready to show that you don't need any fancy third party plug-ins or instruments to make a great track in Live 9. In this series Timothy starts a club track using randomly selected samples, with Live 9 instruments and processing only! Timothy also includes his Live session file and samples so you can work and experiment along with him.
Equalization or "EQ" as it's commonly referred to, is the most basic, but important effect you'll apply to your tracks and recordings. But do you really know how to effectively use it, or better yet, how to not use it? Well, Eli Krantzberg is back yet again with another truly awesome product, "EQ Explained".
Eli starts at the beginning, with the frequency spectrum and the important relationship between frequencies, musical pitches, and harmonics. Next are filters and how they work and interact with your sound. Eli then demystifies Low & Hi Pass Filters, Band Pass & Reject Filters, Shelving EQ, Graphic Equalizers and Parametric EQ's. Eli wraps up the first category with priceless tips, strategies and creative ways to use Spectral and EQ Matching plug-ins.
ClickSound Joe Zay Complextro MIDI Elements Vol.1 Ableton Live Pack | 39 MB
TEAM MAGNETRiXX 03 October 2013
Weighing in at just under two minutes, this Ableton Live template has everything you need to create your own outstanding Complextro style track and includes a selection of unique and masterfully-crafted Complextro sounds and samples from the Joe Zay audio artillery, from pounding drums, grinding basslines and blisteringly sharp synth leads; it really is a power house template. So, whether you are a consummate pro looking for some inspiration or a newbie to the style of Complextro looking to learn some insider techniques, this template will give you an unrivalled platform from which to launch your next Complextro project.
ClickSound Joe Zay Big Room MIDI Elements 1 Ableton Live Pack | 18 MB
TEAM MAGNETRiXX 03 October 2013
Your heart is going to beat itself out of your chest, breaking ribs’n’all with the punch that this MIDI Construction Template for Ableton Live lands on your auditory senses and your imagination. Taking the emotional and melodic nature of Progressive House and thrashing it with an infectious energy of Electro/Tech House, Joe Zay has created a perfect and masterful demonstration of a Big Room House arrangement structure and that can now become yours with which to run wild.
A Three part journey in the studio with the Austrian marvel MEFJUS.. We hardly need to say more.. A close up look at techniques for: Drums, Bass, Effects, arrangements, mix-down and lots of other cutting edge ideas are used in his approach to modern Drum & Bass. With Huge releases on Neosignal, Virus, Trust In Music and a next level EP about to be unleashed on Critical Recordings, there’s never been a better time to step into a studio session with this producer…
Computer Music Special is a bi-monthly magazine from the creators of Computer Music. Computer Music Specials help you get to grips with wide ranging music topics, including top production techniques, sampling, popular software, sequencers, and tips on how to make it in the music industry. Computer Music Specials surrounds you in musical knowledge and inspiration from all genres, whether you DJ or play guitar and no matter your level, you'll find invaluable tips to help you create your best music yet.
Addictive Keys is a powerful tool for musicians, producers and songwriters, setting a new standard for virtual keyboard instruments. With its unique sound creation ability, smart workflow and fast loading times, Addictive Keys is the ultimate blend of engineering, innovative design and creative expression. Mix and match different microphone perspectives, add effects and advanced envelopes to create truly unique sounds - it's suitable for any production style or music genre. The standalone version is perfect for spontaneous jamming and live performances and the plug-in version supports all major DAW hosts.
SDRR was build to satisfy almost all of your saturation desires. It provides a comprehensive set of controls to manipulate the character of the saturation to make it fit exactly. SDRR offers four different main modes: TUBE, DIGI, FUZZ, DESK and reacts dynamically to the input signal. Each mode has it's unique crosstalk behaviour, which can be switched of or exagerrated. A unique RMS level difference metering mode makes level matching an easy task.