Beat Lab Fresh Tracks January 2021
Fresh Tracks of the Month – January 2021 We are bringing in 2021 with a showcase of our favorite Alumni releases from the past month. From ambient waterfalls to wompy bass lines, these tracks offer a playful range of musical talent and vibe that are as fresh as the powder snow on Mountain High today. So sit back, relax, and get down! su_divider top=”no” size=”1″ AllieyXO feat Britt Lari – Deseos Alliey XO crafts a beautiful winter bop with the singer and Beat Lab alumn Britt Lari. XO’s production builds a cool-toned background for Lari’s yearning Latin vocal performance while airy synth plucks push the melodic power of this track into another realm. The track is driven forward by a pulsing kick that culminates in a liberating final drop. Reminiscent of cool nights near so-cal beaches, this song is indie-pop meets deep house in a beautiful Latin winter spell …
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Should I Buy It? – Guitar Rig 6
Should I Buy It? – Guitar Rig 6 Native Instruments are back with their Komplete 13. One of the most notable additions is the long waited Guitar Rig 6! Now offering new design, 3 new amps, 15 new effects and a revamp browser. This multi-fx plugin is not only for guitarists. Let’s check out if we should buy it. su_youtube_advanced url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbGQG2Vht9M” width=”400″ height=”200″ autohide=”yes” rel=”no” fs=”no” modestbranding=”yes” divider style=”clear” su_box title=”Native Instruments Guitar Rig 6 Rating: 8.5/10″ style=”glass” box_color=”#333333″ su_row su_column size=”1/2″ Pros: –Â New Design looks clean –Â The 15 new effects including the studio plugin effects are a great addition – Keeping the same – Great Manual /su_column su_column size=”1/2″ Cons: – Most amps from version 5 still don’t sound too realistic – New amps might be too few for a whole new version (But with potential to a lot more with updates) /su_column su_divider top=”no” …
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Fresh Tracks of the Month – March 2020
Fresh Tracks of the Month – March 2020 Welcome, all, to this month’s spectacular edition of Fresh Tracks where the tracks are fresh and the audience is even fresher (that’s you). We’ve got some incredible tracks below and we’re so excited for you to listen. After last month’s alumni spotlight, we wanted to carry the same range in style so we’ve got a wide breadth of genres. We’ve got hip hop tracks, nu-disco, indie/alt-rock, you name it! Enjoy the new new, listen below. su_divider Hopper – Bonnie Hopper’s song Bonnie is the first song we’re featuring on this month’s Fresh Tracks. It’s an Indie Rock song with a refreshing sincerity, and simplicity to it. The production meshes blissfully with the musical/vocal performances and the end result is a delightfully listenable tune. It feels like it could fit comfortably in the background of your favorite TV show, or at a live show. …
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Free MIDI Files – Where to Find Them
Free MIDI Files – Where to Find Them MIDI files are the sheet music of the 21st century – they tell you the chords and melodies artists wrote for songs and the often even the drum arrangements. MIDI files can contain the inner workings of a complete song. In this article, we’ll share an awesome amount of places to find MIDI files for free. Visit These Sites We’ve assembled a huge list of resources for you to use on your search. Below is a list of websites with the best MIDI files to offer, all for the price of free. BitMidi BitMidi is an awesome resource for free MIDI files old and new. They have a wide range of songs in the classical genre and many in the contemporary Pop and Electronic world. Don’t sleep on this website! Midiworld Midiworld.com is the top resource for classical and jazz MIDI files. They …
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5 Music Producers Killing the Game | Who Happen to be Female
5 Music Producers Killing the Game* *Who happen to be female. Whose your favorite male vocalist female producer duo? How about just your favorite female producer? No one comes to mind? This may not be surprising, as the beat making scene has historically been a boys club. The pairing of female vocalists and male producers is as prevalent as hi-hat rolls in a Drake song. The most up to date stats read that only 5-10% of music producer are female. And in fact, no woman has ever won the Gammy’s Producer of the Year award in a non-classical section (grr). This is not a reflection of the quality of work that women are producing, but the inclination of women to lean into (or be pushed into) performance roles instead of the technical ones. It’s a chicken and egg situation: women stay out of production roles because it’s a man’s world, …
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