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CHIPTUNE, EVENTS, MUSIC

cTrix’s gAtari – chipmusic project at blip 2011

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Artist at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/cTrix/118258328189500

The “gAtari” was my excuse to do something a little silly after I discovered that the Atari 2600 was more limiting than I realized! (31 pitches, minimal waveforms and only 2 channels!) I needed an EQ which could take a high voltage and drop it down to line level (Boss bass EQ) plus a way to hold loops between tracks and parts (Boss delay). So rather than have it “DJ” style config, I thought I make something a little more creative. It uses my atari-x-mod converter software which compiles binary files for Atari. You can find a little video about it here: http://vimeo.com/23589320

Big ups to Celsius / Trash80 / nf / Lazerbeat for the audio recording. Massive thankyou to sebastienvd81 & JDD3J for shooting additional video footage. Thanks to Wing / Celsius / Abrasive for their assistance and filming. Mega-thanks to Paul Slocum for the maco asm code for 2600 that I based my software around interfacing with :-)

Come to Blip Festival Melbourne 2012!

ps. You can download a similar set to the one I played here at http://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/cTrix/Blip_Festival_2011-cTrix/cTrix_-_Live_at_BLIP_NYC_2011

EVENTS, GAME MUSIC, MUSIC

Happy Fun Time Game Band & FunkFlash – Streets of Rage, Round 2

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These guys did a great job. And look like they’re having a great time.

Greig: acoustic and electric guitars, bass guitar.
Kibble: tenor saxophone, electric guitar effects, keyboard.
FunkFlash: drums

Mp3 here: http://www.zshare.net/audio/92623808532b0684/

ALBUMS, CHIPTUNE, DANCE MUSIC, EVENTS, Features, MUSIC

Dj CUTMAN – Dubstep Is Dead

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I released a new mix today, originally crafted for a show with my buddies at Toats Orig. I spent this morning editing this nice little blurb on Soundcloud, so a little copy/paste action should let you know how I’m feeling >;]

Dubstep Is Dead is meant to be a eulogy for the classic meaning of the word Dubstep; a genre that got its start with underground garage mixes in the UK. This mix comprises of the tracks and artists that I believe have taken the genre to new places, incorporating elements of progressive house, electro, chiptune and tech. This is not to say that dubstep itself is gone from this planet forever, but rather it has risen like a Phoenix… here to destroy us all.

Released on Halloween 2011, a one year anniversary of live dubstep mixing for me. I hope you’ve enjoyed all the MIXES thus far. A big, big thank you to all the artists, blogs, and labels who’ve provided me with the music I spin, this is truly a team effort.

As a way to say thank-you, I’ve posted a complete tracklist with links to the artist’s Soundcloud pages and download locations for all of the tracks (many of them available for free).

Dubstep is Dead by Dj CUTMAN

As always, support me and these artists by sharing this mix using the buttons below. The mix is offered as a free download from Soundcloud.

PRODUCTION & TUTORIALS, VIDEOS

How To Master a Track with Ozone

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Discovered this post on Ableton Live Tutorial and just had to share it. iZotope Ozone is popular mastering software that I’ve used in the studio, and it’s always great to see someone’s method to improve one’s own skills. Check out the videos and be sure to head over to Ableton-Live-Tutorial.com for more great information.

These tutorials were created by DJ Vesper.