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Hi!  I'm Lee.  Welcome to my blog.  Here we talk music: news, reviews, interviews, tips, tutorials and more.  I'm also working on the upcoming podcast  Influenced  as a guest, writer and researcher alongside music aficionado Mark Williams and friends.  Watch this space! I have been a lover of music for as long as I can remember, an amateur lyricist for 25 years, a music writer for 15 years and a hobbyist musician and blogger for almost 10 years. My tastes range from jazz to house to hip hop and I love helping artists from all genres develop their sound. My music, videos, reviews and interviews have been featured in a variety of magazines and websites, including: B-Boy Tech Report Gimme That Beat Humanhuman Audio Skills Dream House Beats Where Did the Road Go Beat Tape Co-Op Push Power Promo Drum Magazine You can find my music on Bandcamp: Monkey Mind Sounds AKA LeeTNB And you can find me on Facebook: The New Beatmaker page Lee's personal page

Mixing Tips: Huge Basslines, Volume, Pan and Clarity

HOW TO: Educational and inspiring production videos deconstructing Roots Manuva's 'Witness (I Hope) and giving tips on volume, pan and increasing mix clarity

File Under: #How to make beats on your computer.

Point Blank Music School: Deconstructing Roots Manuva's 'Witness (1 Hope)

Shout out to the good folks over at Point Black for deconstructing one of my favourite tracks of all time during a recent installment of the always super-helpful Point Blank Deconstruction series.

I always thought that the huge bassline to this UK hip hop anthem was reminiscent of a particular sci-fi TV show that used to have me running behind the sofa as a kid...


 PB instructor Ski Oakenfull deconstructs Roots Manuva's classic Witness (1 Hope) in Ableton Live.

Point Blank is The Global Music School, with courses in London, Los Angeles and Online. Voted 'Best Electronic Music School' by DJ Mag.

Learn Ableton or Logic via their online courses or in their state-of-the-art studios in London or LA: http://www.pointblanklondon.com.

The Recording Revolution: The One Hour Mix Part 1: 'Volume & Pan' 

Volume and panning of tracks is an area that is very easy to get wrong, which will scupper your mix straight from the jump.

Let another The New Beatmaker favourite Graham Cochrane help you get it right: with the first in what is a must-see series of videos, The One Hour Mix. 

An essential resource for musicians and mixing engineers: therecordingrevolution.com.

For more, visit therecordingrevolution.com and start making better music today.

'The Pro Audio Files: Tips for Increasing Clarity in a Mix'

Matthew Weiss is another The New Beatmaker favourite.  Below he provides some great food for thought on clarity within a mix.  

A pensive looking Matthew Weiss providing great insight, yet again: http://bit.ly/1X2KalK

For technical tutorials check Matthew out over at The Pro Audio files on youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/user/theproaudiofiles

For even more, check out The Pro Audio Files in depth courses via The New Beatmaker Affiliate / Stores page here: http://www.thenewbeatmaker.com/p/store.html

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Hi!  I'm Lee.  Welcome to my blog.  Here we talk music: news, reviews, interviews, tips, tutorials and more.  I'm also working on the upcoming podcast  Influenced  as a guest, writer and researcher alongside music aficionado Mark Williams and friends.  Watch this space! I have been a lover of music for as long as I can remember, an amateur lyricist for 25 years, a music writer for 15 years and a hobbyist musician and blogger for almost 10 years. My tastes range from jazz to house to hip hop and I love helping artists from all genres develop their sound. My music, videos, reviews and interviews have been featured in a variety of magazines and websites, including: B-Boy Tech Report Gimme That Beat Humanhuman Audio Skills Dream House Beats Where Did the Road Go Beat Tape Co-Op Push Power Promo Drum Magazine You can find my music on Bandcamp: Monkey Mind Sounds AKA LeeTNB And you can find me on Facebook: The New Beatmaker page Lee's personal page

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