PLP 096: Vital Synth Review
Vital is an incredibly powerful free spectral warping wavetable synth. I started experimenting with it last month and was so impressed, I decided to dedicate an entire episode to Vital.
Dance Music for Heroes
Vital is an incredibly powerful free spectral warping wavetable synth. I started experimenting with it last month and was so impressed, I decided to dedicate an entire episode to Vital.
With things opening up again in the United States, I’m getting ready to perform live which has me thinking a lot about DJ techniques. In this review I condense over 40 pages of notes from Digital DJ Tip’s (DDJT) Complete DJ Course into into my most essential (and surprising) takeaways.
I recently completed Armin van Buuren’s masterclass at Masterclass.com. Masterclass creates highly professional courses with top-tier performers in a wide range of fields. In case you’re not familiar with Armin van Buuren, he’s been named one of the top DJs on the planet by DJ Mag five times, has had a Grammy nomination, and has 41 million listeners to his A State of Trance radio show. His record label, Armada Music, is one of the most diverse record labels in electronic music and was voted #7 for “Label of the Decade.”
Is a SUBPAC worth it? In December 2019 I purchased a SUBPAC S2 on Amazon while it was on sale. The SUBPAC is like a giant rumble pack on a videogame controller: you put it on the back of your chair and it vibrates to bass frequencies. At around $300 dollars, this is a pretty expensive piece of studio gear. In this episode of the Producer Life Podcast I’ll be sharing my thoughts after several months of use.
I attended opening night of Cocktails & Screams in Orlando and was amazed at the attention put into the atmosphere, the drinks, and the entertainment. Despite that I left early feeling a little disappointed. Cocktails & Screams opened to the public on October 5th, 2019. The night before was a soft-opening which allowed select people … Read more
Imagine music festival is a mid-sized EDM festival held at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Georgia (about 40 minutes south of Atlanta). This was my first year attending the festival but I had an amazing time. I drove in Friday night. The lines and vehicle checks went pretty quickly, although security in general seemed fairly … Read more