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"For more info: http://bit.ly/hnTM7K In this tutorial, producer/DJ and Dubspot Senior Logic Instructor Matt Shadetek shows you how to manipulate, re-pitch, and process vocal samples using Logic Pro 9's ESX24 Sampler and Pitch Correction plug-in. Utilizing one of the vocal samples that comes with Logic, Shadetek slices each individual note of the sample, converts them into a sampler instrument. Shadetek delves into the ESX24 Instrument Editor, in order to re-pitch the vocal samples and make them playable across the keyboard. He then utilizes Logic's Pitch Correction plug-in (similar to Antares Auto-tune), which he uses to refine the pitch of the re-pitched notes. At the end of the tutorial, you should have a strong grasp of how to take a sample and play your own melody with it in Logic's EXS24 sampler."

Video tutorial of two methods for removing vocals in audio files within Ableton.

"Spark Digital is the world's first studio-grade condenser microphone to offer both USB and iPad connectivity. Expanding on the professional and sound of Blue's Spark XLR studio microphone, Spark Digital features the same studio-grade condenser capsule and hand-tuned components for high-fidelity recording and consistence performance in any situation- vocals, drums, piano, speech, location recording and more. Spark Digital also includes the Focus Control, providing two different sonic options in one mic at the push of a button. Complete with an adjustable desk stand and built-in shockmount, Spark Digital also includes y-cables for each platform with a headphone jack for zero-latency real-time monitoring. With a full range of recording capabilities, Spark Digital turns your iPad into a true mobile studio. System Requirements iPad: iPad and iPad 2 PC: Windows 7, Windows Vista, XP Home Edition or XP Professional USB 1.1/2.0; 64 MB RAM (minimum) Macintosh: Mac OSX (10.4.11 or higher) USB 1.1/2.0; 64 MB RAM (minimum) "

Rough Rider is a modern compressor with a bit of "vintage" style bite and a uniquely warm sound. Perfect for adding compression effects to your drum buss, it also sounds great with synth bass, clean guitar, and backing vocals. Definitely not an all-purpose compressor, Rough Rider is at its best when used to add pump to rhythmic tracks. Of course, you can use it however you'd like. The Compressor Police aren't gonna come to your house and give you a citation. Slap it on a track and crank some knobs. The front panel layout is done the same as many hardware compressors, so it will be immediately obvious how to use it. A brief overview of the controls: Ratio: The ratio knob is logarithmic in operation. Completely anti-clockwise is 1:1, and completely clockwise is 1:1000. The 12 o'clock position is 1:10, so everything to the left of center is single digits, and everything to the right is "atom bomb squish," essentially. Attack and Release: We left off the actual time values, so you're gonna have to use your ears, like the he-men did it in times of myth. Meter: That honking big dial in the middle of the UI is the gain reduction meter. It basically shows how much compression is occurring. Sensitivity: usually called "threshold" now, but we think "sensitivity" always made more sense. Turn to the right, you get more compression, essentially. Turn it all the way to the right, and you've got a distortion box, the sound of which is tuned by Ratio, Attack, and Release. Makeup: 30 dB of gain to compensate for the attenuation caused by the compressor. Active: From the front panel, this is simply an off/on switch, but if you automate it, strange things happen... MIDI Learn: Like all of our products, the VST version has MIDI Learn. Download any manual from the current product line for an explanation of how this works, as it is common among all our VST products. Rough Rider is available as a VST effect for Windows, and an AU or VST for OSX. The OSX versions are Universal Bin

"MeldaProduction provides several effects for free. These are generally effects included in MDrummer and released in VST/VST3/AU form. Their features are very limited compared to our commercial plugins, but still extraordinary to most plugins on the market. You can extend the free plugins features by upgrading to our Pro bundle. See Licence & upgrade in each effect for more information. MAnalyzer MeldaProduction MAnalyzer MAnalyzer is an advanced spectral analyzer and sonogram containing unique features such as... MAutopan MeldaProduction MAutopan MAutopan is a classic auto panner with attitude! Our adjustable shape oscillator design and... MAutoPitch MeldaProduction MAutoPitch MAutoPitch is a simple automatic pitch correction plugin designed for vocals and other monophonic... MBandPass MeldaProduction MBandPass MBandPass is a filter plugin containing a high-pass and low-pass filters with slopes up to... MCompressor MeldaProduction MCompressor MCompressor provides refined compression with volume maximization. It features an adjustable... MEqualizer MeldaProduction MEqualizer MEqualizer is an extremely easy-to-use 6-band equalizer, but don't let it's simple design fool you.... MFreqShifter MeldaProduction MFreqShifter MFreqShifter is an extremely versatile frequency shifter, which unlike pitch-shifters doesn't keep... MLimiter MeldaProduction MLimiter MLimiter performs smooth saturation in a definitive tube-like way improving the clarity of the... MLoudnessAnalyzer MeldaProduction MLoudnessAnalyzer MLoudnessAnalyzer is an EBU R128 and ITU-R BS 1770-1 compliant loudness meter. It contains a peak... MNoiseGenerator MeldaProduction MNoiseGenerator MNoiseGenerator is a simple noise generator. It can be used as a testing generator for analyses or,... MOscillator MeldaProduction MOscillator MOscillator is an antialiased generator plugin with adjustable oscillator shape. It can be used as... MPhaser MeldaProduction MPhaser MPhaser is a traditiona

This post provides an inside look at the process of creating a loop-based performance using Traktor Kontrol. Additional equipment used includes: Traktor Kontrol S4 Traktor Scratch Pro 2 Shure Beta 58 (mic) BOSS GT10b Bass FX processor (vocal bass effect) BOSS SYB5 Bass synthesizer pedal BOSS RC50 Loop station

Video tutorial on how to download a free creative commons licensed sound on FreeSound and then use that as source material for the Simpler in AbletonLive. Includes: -Downloading the sample from FreeSound -Using Simpler to manipulate the sample - Assigning macro controls to the sample - Using a MIDI track to create a part using the samples - Using automation to alter the transposition of the samples