Producer Cafe

Sending a Demo 101

Posted on 19. Jul, 2011 by BjornAkesson.

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You have just finished an amazing track, well at least you and your cat think so! But what happens next? You want the whole world to hear what you have achieved but don’t know where to turn. Relax my friend, this easy guide will help you through the wonderful ride of sending a demo. Demo [...]

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5 Awsome sample packs

Posted on 13. Jul, 2011 by Luke Bond.

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Sample packs are getting used more and more rather than alot of producers crafting everything from scratch. Lots of packs are being used to create big music hits, a recent example of this was the track KNAS by Steve Angello where it’s main hook comes from a loop bundled in a vegeance pack. Is that [...]

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The art of an orchestral breakdown

Posted on 04. Jul, 2011 by Pizz@dox.

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There is a point in every musician’s career who is focused mainly on an electronic music to make, or to at least try to make an orchestral piece of music. I think that most of the ‘A State Of Trance’ listeners or trance music fans in general are aware of names like Andy Blueman, Soundlift [...]

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Getting stuck with a track in its early stages

Posted on 04. Jul, 2011 by BjornAkesson.

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Problem: You have started a track and what you have done so far is a cool beat, an amazing melody or something else that is the basis of a new track. And now what is left is just to finish the track? Well sometimes it’s not that easy, many of us get stuck in the [...]

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Introduction to making music

Posted on 02. Jul, 2011 by Luke Bond.

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So you’ve decided that you want to make music? Perhaps you have such a strong passion for music it’s always been your chosen path in life? Or maybe you hear all these great sounds and compositions and you’ve been wondering how they do it all? Well I’m going to introduce you to how music is [...]

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Synthmania – 5 must have softsynths!

Posted on 02. Jul, 2011 by Luke Bond.

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Software based instruments are getting more and more popular by the day and are frequently being used by some of the worlds most established producers. In this modern day and age where computers are getting more powerful, running your studio entirely off software is very common amongst producers. Here are 5 of the best software [...]