Time+Space launch mastering competition

Time+Space has launched a competition in which your can get your tracks mastered courtesy of Time+Space and Stardelta. Relative News

Time+Space unveils Rob Papen's Punch - Drum and Percussion Instrument

13th January 2011: European distributor Time+Space has announced that Rob Papen will be unveiling his brand new virtual synth, Punch, at NAMM 2011 today which combines sampled and synthesized drums in a high quality per... Relative News

Orange Amps Unveil Revolutionary OPC Musician's Personal Computer

Orange Amplifiers announced to the world in summer 2010 the revolutionary all-in-one computer amplifier speaker – The OPC. Relative News

[NAMM] Eventide Space

Eventide take the wraps off their little black box – an Eventide Reverb in a compact case for Guitar, Stage and Studio. Relative News

[WinterNAMM 2011] Orange Amps unveil OPC Musicians Personal Computer

Orange Amplifiers announced to the world in summer 2010 the revolutionary all-in-one computer amplifier speaker – The OPC. The product has since undergone significant specification improvements and at NAMM the company will be debuting the final... Relative News

How To Play Guitar Fast - Avoiding Critical Mistakes In Learning To Increase Your Guitar Speed

by Tom Hess Do you struggle with playing guitar fast? Is your lack of guitar speed making it difficult for you to express yourself fully as a musician?read more Relative News

Space Rhapsody by Alba Ecstasy

YouTube via adimsimion | January 09, 2011 | "Just testing my Blofeld in MULTI MODE: arpeggiators and FX are played with it. This is the first time when I play with Blofeld in multi mode and I found it very useful and easy to obtain extraordinary sounds and combinations.Footages are courtesy of Hubble: http://hubblesite.org/.http://www.albaecstasy.ro" Relative News

Staind Begin Work On 'In Your Face' New Album

Staind have started work on their seventh album, singer Aaron Lewis has revealed. Relative News

Open Mic: How Did You Soundproof Your Studio?

// We’re putting together a post on soundproofing a home studio, and would like to include as much of your advice as possible. How did you soundproof your home studio? Where did you purchase the materials? What plans do you have for the future? What issues need to be dealt with? What tricks and tips can you share? Each week we open our mic to readers and lurkers alike to come out of the woodwork and tell us your thoughts and opinion, your experiences and mistakes, what you love and what you hate. We want to hear from you, and here’s your chance. Relative News

Master Pitch and Tempo in FL Studio

// In this tutorial we are going to cover how to use FL Studio’s master pitch and tempo tools to create a massive slow down you’ll hear at the end of some songs. This effect first came from records that would slow down as they came to an end and caused a drop in pitch and speed. Soon DJs would emulate this at a club as an effect. In the digital realm these is no record we can put our hands on, but we can automate a slider or two to get the same effect. If your using another DAW, check to see if you have a master pitch or tempo you can automate in your DAW. With all that in mind, let us begin! Step 1: Pick Your Beat Before we can start the slow down we will need something we can slow down first. To really show this effect off I am going to use an instance of Drumaxx and create beat by using a prebuilt pattern in the Drum n Bass genre. Drum n Bass usually floats around 170-190 BPM and is perfect for our purposes. After that I will drag my pattern out for 8 bars in a piano... Relative News