New place new setup 2010

I have recently moved into a new flat. Had to fix my bedroom studio together again. This is what it looks now. I bought a couple of monitor stands which hopefully make my last investment in gear. My pc is getting old so i might tweak it up later. But for now I have everything i need to make music on a pc.

free midi drum loops

If you're one of those guys who do not like using audio drum loops in their productions and prefer MIDI to it I have the right site for ya. You can buy or get some midi drum loops for free. Actually, now I'm downloading their package of free midi drum loops to have a look at. Check it out: http://www.groovemonkee.com/en/samples

kevkondro looking glass

Looking glass is a short piece of music that I have written on reason. Please have a listen. You are very much welcome to remix/remake it. I have provided reason file below.

• kevkondro_looking_glass.mp3 (right click + save target as to download)
• kevkondro_looking_glass.zip (reason4 production file)

How to use vocoder on snare in ableton

Vocoder effect on a snare in live. Even though the title suggests dubstep, think, this is kind of audio effect will spice up snares in any other genre too.

Anatomy of Compression

This video is done in Fruity Loops, however, the author covers the same universal compression principles which apply to any digital audio workstation.

Monitoring triangle

Did you know that "When monitoring, the distance between each speaker should be the same distance as your ears are from them. This forms an equal distance triangle" (via Primeloops).

How to promo your big tunes

Calvin Harris - Humanthesizer from ahpcs on Vimeo.