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It's easy to make your own Music

The coolest boys in school were the ones who made their own music. Being the lead singer or drummer of the school rock band is probably a secret dream of many teenagers. If you belonged to that group of teens who always dreamed of rock glory, now is the best time to realise that goal. You can record your own music without having a professional sound studio. All you need is the right equipment and a bit of talent. The process of being creative always starts with inspiration and ideas. As inspiration is everywhere, the only thing you have to do is record them
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AKAI MPK61 MIDI Controller Review

Recently collaborating on a track with a mate, I had the chance to check out his home studio. Unbeknownst to me, he had finally ditched his cheap Casio LK-230 for a proper MIDI keyboard, the AKAI MPK61. This is my account of using the MPK to control Reason 4 re-wired into Ableton Live 7, as well as a variety of plug-ins and 3rd party virtual instruments. Akai may be known for their heralded MPC line, but they have quietly established quite a reputation as manufacturers of MIDI controllers and keyboards. From professionals to aspiring home studio producers, the MPK 61 is an incredible piece of gear which you could build your digital music studio around. Here are some of specs for the MPK61: 61 semi-weighted keys with aftertouch 16 pressure-sensitive MPC style pads (great for sampling) MPC quantizing and swing 72 assignable Q-Link controllers 8 assignable sliders As someone who probably makes about 50% of my music sample-based, I was extremely delighted to see ...
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Digidesign Digi 003 Factory at a glance

The evolution and improvements to digital recording software has really brought professional quality to the home studio. If you ve already got Pro Tools, it might be time to consider investing in another great Digidesign product, the Digidesign Digi 003 Factory. This piece of gear will seriously change up your workflow and how you approach music production. And I mean that in a good way. First of all, the 003 Factory has better recording quality and less glitch and lag than the M-Audio MBox. It features 24-bit/96kHz audio resolution, which is important if you really want to push your home studio to professional levels. A great thing about the Factory is also its versatility with instruments and MIDI
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