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Ableton Live: Dubspot Instructor, Michael Hatsis, shows how to add Space and Dimension to Minimal Techno style drums.

Topics covered include using Drum Rack’s Send and Return tracks, as well as Creating and using a Plate and a Room style reverb in Ableton Live.

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Ableton Live 8: Danny Lewis demonstrates how to achieve a glitchy, gated vocal effect.

Part of a Minimal Tech course.

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This tutorial looks at how to make music with Apple’s Garageband.

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Garageband is a very powerful music-making package from Apple, and can be used to make, edit and remix many styles. Here we show you the Garageband interface, and how to get to grips with the basics.

Richie Hawtin & Ambivalent “On Performance”

During the NYC stop of the DubSpot Live 8 U.S. Sessions Tour, Richie Hawtin and Ambivalent talked with attendees about a variety of career issues, such as production and performance strategies, finding new motivation, advice for learning, and even “that twitter thing.”

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This is a video demo of Eric Archer’s Minimal Drum Machines – a DIY preset beatmaker that can communicate wirelessly with other minimal drum machines, sync and create more complex rhythms. Read more…