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Are you ready to blog n' roll? Good! So am I! Hi I'm Dave, and I'm running the blog here at Prime Loops! Each week I give you 2 fresh articles from my tasty mixed bag of music production treats!

Get tips and tricks right through to weird and wonderful musical insights... all with an entertaining twist! Enjoy!

Choose your Reverb!

While there are undoubtedly tons of methods of generating reverberation for your sounds, it can be difficult to choose which type to use for the situation you're in!

Here comes primeloops to the rescue with 5 sweet suggestions of which reverbs to rely on.

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What is Ambient?

You know, sometimes in-your-face electronica is a bit too much. The beats eventually result in a headache and the synths steal too much focus. Perhaps all you need is something in the background... something that's not asking for your full attention.

Welcome to Ambient.

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Rock'n'Roll vs Rock'n'Rave

We've all been exposed to old school rock bands such as AC/DC's obsession with Rock'n'Roll, but we're considerably further into the future now, and a lot of musicians are substituting the "Roll" for "Rave".

Combining electronic music with traditional live instrumentation has been going on for a while, but this new sensibility of combining the two venues is relatively new - merging the pit with the dance floor, the DJ booth with the stage, the alcohol-fuelled dancing with the... uh... other alcohol fuelled dancing.

Okay, so not everything is different - and perhaps that's why the combination of synths and guitars has taken off so successfully. Let's take a look at how it works and get our heads around Rock n Rave...

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5 Essential online tools for musicians

The internet is a wonderous place. So many amazing tools are available for free - but it's difficult to choose which ones are the best for establishing and maintaining your musical career.

Well, here are 5 essential sites you need to be surfing on a regular basis!

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What is... Progressive House?

The new genre that has been slowly building its way up to a mainstream climax (much like the structure of the songs) with massive chart hits, huge anthems and dancefloors around the world obsessed with it.

So, it's time to ask some questions about it...

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What's new in Reason 5?

Are you a Reason user, but have found it lacking slightly in some areas? Well chances are in this update to Reason and Record (the audio recording software that integrates with Reason), Propellerheads will have answered your prayers...

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