10 Reasons You'll Love Prime Loops

Blog | Music Tips, Features & Tutorials

Are you ready to blog n' roll? Good! So are we! Each week we give you fresh articles from our 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!


Top 5 things to happen to Electronic Music in 2009

2009 has been a big year for electronic and computer music.

Have a think back and remember all the things that have changed in your workflow since the year began - all the plug-ins, the new services and even brand new pieces of must-have software.

But what have been the biggest things this year to hit the electronic music scene?   Let's take a look at the Top 5 things to happen to Electronic Music in 2009...



5. DJ Hero

Whatever your opinion of DJ Hero, there is no denying that, much like Guitar Hero before it, it will open its music scene of choice to a massive new audience.

The combination of Pop, Dance and Hip Hop music has thoroughly brought Electronic music to the gaming masses, solidifying a sense of interest in production and, perhaps more importantly, performance of the genre in a whole new generation.

This could have massive repercussions on the electronic music scene - a huge influx of people buying DJ gear as they realise their calling in life requires a mixer and some headphones perhaps?   Or a slew of punters rushing to find tutorials on producing music, so that they can be on the sequel?

We'll have to wait and see!

4. Spotify



Spotify technically launched in October 2008, but in 2009 it went online for free registration rather than invite-only.   This resulted in people being able to get a scarily large library of music for absolutely nothing.

This is a huge thing for all music producers - being able to get their music out with a new and exciting platform... or looking out for the newest way to get exploited by a large company.   Either way it's something big.

3. Accurate Pitch Bending


Going into the more technical side of things now, Pitch bending has quite thoroughly evolved.

Gone are the days of chipmunk-style vocals; technological advances this year have allowed us to pitch up several octaves whilst still retaining the natural sound on the vocals, preserving the punch of the percussion or the grit of the guitars.

Scooter will be crying into their pitch-bending plug-in.

2. Flexible Time Stretching


Not only has pitch bending undergone a revolution, time stretching has followed suit, with DAWs now allowing sounds to be stretched beyond recognition... without them actually being beyond recognition.

Software such as Propellerhead's "Record" and Logic Pro 9 has made it an industry standard that audio can now be manipulated just as easily as MIDI, without tempo being an issue any more.

Hell, some DAWs allow you to not even record to a click track and then can automatically put you in time!   Maybe talent would be a thing of the past if it were not for the need to stay in tune...

1. Melodyne DNA


...Or did I speak too soon?   Melodyne deserve the top spot thoroughly - they have created software that can analyse an entire song, show you all the notes within it, then allow you to manipulate those notes.

Think of the uses for synth-creation and sample manipulation - being able to grab and change that harmonic overtone in a synth sound without having to spend years EQ-ing a patch to perfection.

This also has massive repercussions elsewhere - remixing will be changed forever; chordal instruments can be pitch (and time) corrected as easily as vocals now, and robots will take over the world.

Okay, perhaps that's a slight overstatement, but with so many seemingly sci-fi technological advances happening in such a short space of time, it's easy to lose track of what's real and what's not.

If 2009 has shown us anything, there are certainly some changes coming to the music world in the future; that's for sure.


« Back to Blog

T&C | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy | Advertise | Site Map | Links | Free Tutorials

Soundcloud | Facebook | Myspace | Twitter | Youtube

© 2012 Prime Loops. All rights reserved. Web Design by Viaus.

Bookmark and Share

Loops & Samples

Genres

Formats

Types

Series

Weekly Newsletter

You want 15% discount on all our products, as well as cool features, reviews, tutorials, industry news & free loops specials in your inbox? Then subscribe to our newsletter!Subscribe!

About Prime Loops

Prime Loops provide award-winning sound libraries, fresh in tune with the evolving music scene. We are an extremely passionate team of engineers, sound designers & DJs, hailing from London, UK.

All of our loops, samples & sounds are completely royalty free and have been designed to give you instant inspiration for your music productions, soundtracks, game themes, sync projects and a whole lot more!
more

Multi-Format

All our loops and samples are multi-format, and you can choose which format you would like to download before purchasing.

  • Multiple Download attempts
  • New, Exclusive & Up-to-date
  • Crystal Clear, Optimised Sound Suites
  • Secure Payments
  • Free Tutorials, Tips & Tricks
  • Free Competitions
  • Artist Exclusives & Remix Showcases
  • Much, much more…
more

Fast Downloads

Downloading loops and samples with Prime Loops is fast and easy. All our samples are available as instant downloads, and you will receive a secure download link immediately after payment.

Shopping Cart

Your cart is empty.


Community

"When producing and remixing #1 Chart hits for Britney Spears, Stevie Wonder, Christina Milian, Kelly Rowland, N'SYNC, I know Prime Loops will provide the extra edge that I need."

Jack D Elliot (US Platinum Hitmaker)
more


Blog Categories

Top Downloads

1.
Breakbeat Electronica
2.
R&B Dance Anthems [Combo Deal!]
3.
Vocal Allstars Series: "Forever"
more

Did You Know?

As of 2005, Queen albums have spent a total of 1,422 weeks or 27 years on the UK album charts; more time than any other musical act including The Beatles and Elvis Presley.