Electronic Music NewsHow I Create Electronic Music
The News Review:
- How I Create Electronic Music
- West Coast Sound Interviews Underworld on Eve of Hard Summer 2009
- Kontakt Player Launched
- Electronic Arts’ Loss Widens as Revenue Falls
- The Electronic Takeover
How I Create Electronic Music
Internet DJ
Now from listening I make a hook in melodics. That is something that goes well with the tension and is repetitive but variating mostly around the 4-5 octave and has elements of or follows the structure of the chords. It can be as less as 3 notes but it has not to remain too much in the music only be remaining in the mind and rembered by the listener. Now I add the chorus chord part with all the dynamics on the chords such as filtering note decay chorus depth distortion amount gain whatever you can apply to make it dynamic and full sounding maybe some basic drums and melodic accents. Then make a hook to that. It has to be rock solid something that you can hum or singMake it within the shift you have applied to the chord parts and think of shifting it more or back later when it returns make it around the 7th note of the main scale or used chords maybe maybe use combinations of 2 notes in the scale of the theme from the used chord(s). This is where I go adding more structure to the song an intro with drums or instruments then a verse then chorus then whatever maybe the verse again maybe the chorus again maybe the outro already choose and structure.
West Coast Sound Interviews Underworld on Eve of Hard Summer 2009
LA Weekly
To be part of something that’s celebrating new permutations and new reflections on electronic music is great. It’s something of an honor really. What do you think of the nu electro scene?Like any genre of music electronic music fragments and new artists come out of it. Without the underground there wouldn’t be pop and without pop there wouldn’t be underground music to react against it. We had done some festivals with Justice and we dig it. There’s a respect for the difference.
Kontakt Player Launched
PC World
All sound libraries are managed in a graphical library browser providing an overview of your sound collections. Kontakt Player is also the basis for a new range of self-powered sample-based instruments which will be available for download and purchase directly from Native Instruments. Now available are the company’s new Maschine Drum Selection–hard-hitting drum and percussion sounds for modern electronic and club music styles–and Evolve Mutations–a new instrument for movie TV and game composers. The Maschine Drum Selection priced at $59 contains 20 full drum kits adapted from the company’s Maschine factory library. As a Kontakt-Powered instrument the Maschine Drum Selection is ready to play both as a standalone instrument and as a plug-in for all major instrument hosts providing an assortment of gritty urban kits heavily processed acoustic drums and vintage analog samples for various electronic music genres. It offers soundshaping controls and includes a flexible graphical step sequencer that can be used to set up intricate grooves directly within Kontakt Player and Kontakt 3. All kits are also included in additional formats for use within Kore 2 Kore Player and Battery 3.
Electronic Arts’ Loss Widens as Revenue Falls
Wall Street Journal
He said the company planned to increase its marketing spending to promote its games but would fund it by making additional cost cuts. Still analysts are optimistic about the company’s outlook because EA is expected to come out with a strong lineup of games in the next two quarters including the latest in its popular “Need for Speed” racing and FIFA soccer game series. The company is also the distributor for MTV Games’ highly anticipated “The Beatles: Rock Band” music game. Michael Pachter an industry analyst for Wedbush Morgan praised the company’s forthcoming titles. “We think their product strength continues into the September quarter” added Evan Wilson an analyst with Pacific Crest Securities who upgraded his investment rating on the company about two months ago. For the period ended June 30 EA reported a net loss of $234 million or 72 cents a share compared with a loss in the year-earlier period of $95 million or 30 cents. Revenue fell to $644 million from $804 million.
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The Electronic Takeover
The Windy Citizen
It?s natural to think of these names when thinking about Lollapalooza; however there is a part of Lollapalooza that has been overlooked in past years. I?m speaking about the DJs that perform at this annual event. In the past DJs have been pushed to the side except for the year when Daft Punk headlined which was the only real look at electronic music until now. Thankfully this year?s schedule is looking to showcase electronic music as a serious musical competitor. DJs from all around are coming to Lollapalooza such as Diplo from the notorious duo of Major Lazer;.