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Sound Spectra - Exploring Analog & Digital Galaxies - Phase 2
While the quality and texture of digital sound is still evolving, it often turns out that the spaciest sounds come from some rather old-fashioned equipment. Our Academy guests all agree on one point: from the big studios to the small set ups, the way that musicians interact with technology is incredibly personal. Whatever shape your wave form is, click here for essential perspectives on knob twiddling, from those who really should know.
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Sound Spectra - Exploring Analog & Digital Galaxies - Phase 1
It’s crucial to choose your tools wisely – but is there only one road to sonic badness? While not always sharing the same frequency, our Academy guests all agree on one point: from the big studios to the small set ups, the way that musicians interact with technology is incredibly personal. So whether you want to go overboard with outboard gear, or prefer to upgrade to the downgrade: click here for essential perspectives on soul circuitry, from those who really should know.
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The Art Of The Remix - How To Hook A Heavyweight - Part 1
From sage beat makers, to well-versed DJs and producers. It’s a craft, which they know very well. Many of those who speak at the Academy turn out remixes in their daily lives, and the outcome can be pivotal for their careers (and electricity bills). The art of the remix requires foresight, a flexible attitude to space & time, but most of all, respect. Luckily, you don’t need to climb to a misty mountain top to learn these ancient secrets. Click, listen, let it be applied: and then drop that science!
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The Art Of The Remix - How To Hook A Heavyweight - Part 2
The art of remixing was begun during the great sound clashes in Jamaica, when a well aimed re-rub could destroy another sound system. The art then evolved via the Disco DJ's of the 1970's and their reel2reel re-edits. Our Academy guests turn out remixes in their daily lives, and even with today’s gadgetry, it’s a craft requiring respect, strength and discipline. Luckily, you don’t need to climb to a misty mountain top to learn these ancient secrets. Click, listen, let it be applied: and then drop that science!
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Beat Construction Masterclass - Where All You See Is 950's, SP12's, MP60's... - Part 1
From storied Disco legends, to today’s most obsessive beat programmers: our Academy guests have all learned it for themselves. Simply put: shit better be bangin’! If you’re seducing the swing on machines like the MPC and the SP, pulling a fast one with old technology, or doing it digital – ask not what the equipment can do for you, but what you can do with your equipment. This feature contains tips galore, so click forth, to get the big picture.
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Beat Construction Masterclass - Where All You See Is 950's, SP12's, MP60's... - Part 2
Need tips on how to chase the ghost in the machine? From leftfield Disco legends, to today’s most obsessive beat programmers, they’ve divined the soul in the circuitry. Our Academy guests have all clocked serious hours learning how to coax proper patterns from machines like the MPC and the SP. As they say, a little love goes a long way...so tune in, click forth, and get the big picture.
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Sampling: The Main Course - Outtakes from the Academy Menu
From those who played the original breaks, to those who sampled them: Academy lecturers know how to flip the music up and make it their own. It’s all about finding an original voice, and as Cut Chemist said, the wider your library of sounds, the more articulate you will be. But how to work it when, like Steve Steinski said, copyright has grown from “what?” to a minor annoyance, to a plutonium bomb? Click and you will be clued up. You can quote us on that.
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Inside Looking Out - Tales From The Academy - Part 1
Last November in the historical heart of Rome, Italy, the Academy welcomed 60 multi-track minded participants from every corner of the world. Over the next four weeks, more than 50 key figures from the past & present of music came to share their perspectives. In between studio sessions and late night boogaloo, they discussed the jingle jangle, the timbre and the tingle in the tunes we love. Put your best left-click forward to watch the inside story.
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Inside Looking Out - Tales From The Academy - Part 2
Here's part 2 of the inside story on what went down at last year's Academy in Rome, Italy. 60 multi-track minded participants and 50 key figures from the past & present of music came to share their perspectives. In between studio sessions and late night boogaloo, they discussed the jingle jangle, the timbre and the tingle in the tunes we love. Put your best left-click forward to watch the inside story.
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DJ Etiquette - The Archives Remixed - Lesson 1
They all have started somewhere. They, literally all had to make a name for themselves. They put a lot of thought into why they do, what they do – and most of the times even more so on how. Many of the Academy’s lecturers have started out as DJ's – or have very profound opinions on those behind the wheels of steel. This little animated taster opens a gateway in the treasure vaults of our archives, from now on introducing you fortnightly to various topics & discussions hidden in the terabytes of knowledge gathered here. So sit back and click back, to go forward.
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