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27 Sep 2021 Review: Slate Digital's Custom Opto successor to the FG-2A

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19 Mar 2021 Review: The JZ Microphones BlackHole 2

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26 Feb 2021 Track Breakdown: Marten Hørger – ‘Øut Øf The Wørld’ (Confession)

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24 Feb 2021 SMALL ROOM ACOUSTICS - How to Interpret Room EQ Wizards Results Part 1

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18 Feb 2021 Point Blank Deconstruction: BTS – ‘Dynamite’ with Jonie in Ableton Live

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11 Feb 2021 Point Blank Techtorial: How to Use Antares Auto-Tune with Genesis Elijah

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10 Feb 2021 Review: The new Blackstar ID:Core Stereo 10 V3 combo amplifier

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5 Feb 2021 Point Blank Techtorial: UA LUNA Challenge with Jonie

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2 Feb 2021 Point Blank Tutorial: Exploring Roland Cloud’s JUNO-106 Plugin with Risa T

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28 Jan 2021 Review: Zoom PodTrak P4 'perfect for the creator on the go'

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22 Jan 2021 Point Blank Perspective: Production Manager Joel Stanley (Dave/Stormzy) on the Future of Live Music

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15 Jan 2021 Point Blank Tutorial: Exploring Roland Cloud’s TR-808 Plugin with Risa T

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12 Jan 2021 Blackstar announce new ID:Core Stereo 10V V3 series

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8 Jan 2021 Point Blank Track Breakdown: Ferry Corsten & Trance Unity – ‘Free’

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27 Sep 2021 Review: Slate Digital's Custom Opto successor to the FG-2A

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3 Sep 2021 New: Audome the tool for mixing and mastering engineers

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19 Mar 2021 Review: The JZ Microphones BlackHole 2

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18 Dec 2020 Pioneer DJ DJM-S11 vs DJM-S9: Point Blank Feature Review

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20 Nov 2019 The new keyboard named Osmose is a dream come true!

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28 Oct 2019 ADE 2019: ROLI's new LUMI 'The smarter way to learn and play music'

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28 Jun 2019 All FabFilter Pro plug-ins now available as AUv3 on iPad

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10 Feb 2021 Review: The new Blackstar ID:Core Stereo 10 V3 combo amplifier

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27 September Review: Slate Digital's Custom Opto successor to the FG-2A In an almost quiet summer in music hardware and software country, the American Slate manages to launch a cool new plugin, with which we are of course happy! The Slate Digital team has asked Inside Audio to review the new Custom Opto released today. Of course we don't say no...
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23 July Review: Eventide Micropitch and Ultratap Micropitch and Ultratap are two incredibly powerful plugins for those working in Digital Audio Workstations. Eventide have now brought that technology to the pedal platform, opening up the floor to sonic architects who wish to push boundaries and expand their sound palette. Eventide have always been at the forefront of...
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19 March Review: The JZ Microphones BlackHole 2 JZ Microphones a brand that you may not know, but has nevertheless made a very good name in the microphone world. JZ was founded in 2007 in Latvia and has been researching and testing for 20 years now. What immediately stands out is the creative and open-minded design, which they...
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26 February Track Breakdown: Marten Hørger – ‘Øut Øf The Wørld’ (Confession) Point Blank are back with another Track Breakdown, this time with Marten Hørger, a global force in the bass house scene, breaking down his monstrous song, ‘Øut Øf The Wørld’, which is out now on Tchami’s label, Confession.Emerging as a preeminent act in the bass house scene, Marten Hørger has...
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18 February Point Blank Deconstruction: BTS – ‘Dynamite’ with Jonie in Ableton Live Point Blank are back with another deconstruction, this time with PBLA’s Jonie breaking down the BTS track, ‘Dynamite’.‘Dynamite’ was written and produced by David Stewart and Jessica Agombar, arriving as the first English-speaking hit from the sensational Korean boyband, BTS. In the first 24-hours of the release of ‘Dynamite’, the...
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11 February Point Blank Techtorial: How to Use Antares Auto-Tune with Genesis Elijah For this Point Blank tutorial, rapper and producer Genesis Elijah shows how you can easily fix and your vocals using Antares Auto-Tune and create a range of popular effects.Autotune is a piece of digital software which can alter the pitch of a singer’s voice during a live performance or afterwards...
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10 February Review: The new Blackstar ID:Core Stereo 10 V3 combo amplifier The Blackstar ID:Core Stereo 10 V3 from the British company Blackstar is one of the most versatile amplifiers we have seen so far in its price range. This combo amplifier series of Blackstar is ideal for musicians who do not want to carry around heavy equipment but still want to...
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5 February Point Blank Techtorial: UA LUNA Challenge with Jonie Universal Audio a.k.a. UA recently unveiled their ground-breaking free software, LUNA. To continue their deep dive into what this powerhouse can do, Point Blank’s Jonie has created a tutorial, showcasing exactly what LUNA is capable of by creating a song from scratch.LUNA gives Apollo owners the fastest recording environment for...
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2 February Point Blank Tutorial: Exploring Roland Cloud’s JUNO-106 Plugin with Risa T For this video, Point Blank’s Course Content Developer Risa T explores the features of Roland Cloud’s JUNO-106 soft synth and shows exactly how to shape and edit its iconic sounds.The JUNO-106 was the first in Roland synths to introduce the performance lever for pitch bends and modulation – an addition...
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22 January Point Blank Perspective: Production Manager Joel Stanley (Dave/Stormzy) on the Future of Live Music As music-makers and music fanatics, we’re all concerned about the wellbeing of the live music industry due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many creatives have taken to online streaming whilst others have focussed on producing more music rather than elevating their live presence. Although the face of live music has changed...
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15 January Point Blank Tutorial: Exploring Roland Cloud’s TR-808 Plugin with Risa T In this tutorial video, Point Blank Course Content Developer Risa T explores the features of Roland Cloud’s TR-808 soft synth and shows exactly how to set it up as a multi-output instrument in Logic Pro X.One of the most iconic drum machines in history, The TR-808 has featured in timeless...
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8 January Point Blank Track Breakdown: Ferry Corsten & Trance Unity – ‘Free’ Last year, Point Blank were joined by the Godfather of trance, Ferry Corsten, for a breakdown of his track ‘Free’ with Trance Unity, as well as an exclusive interview.During the video, Ferry Corsten discusses his UNITY project, which was initially designed to spark collaborations between himself, other DJs and producers....
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18 December Pioneer DJ DJM-S11 vs DJM-S9: Point Blank Feature Review For Point Blank’s final DJ tutorial of 2020, Ben Bristow, their Content Development Manager, and DJ Ravine get hands-on with some new Pioneer DJ kit, giving an overview of the DJM-S11 mixer comparing it to the DJM-S9.If you’d like to get your skills up to scratch, check out Point Blank’s...
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14 December Making a Track with Native Instruments’ New Standalone Maschine+ In this Point Blank tutorial, Anna Lakatos aka Anna Disclaim, a Point Blank lecturer, Native Instruments Product Specialist and Ableton Live Certified Trainer, shows how you can sketch out quick track ideas and build beats using NI’s Maschine+ and demonstrates how you can do all of this using additional music...
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4 December Point Blank Friday Forum Live: Roland Cloud Tutorial Point Blank are back with another Friday Forum Live, this time delving into the magic behind Roland’s Roland Cloud devices, more specifically focussing on comparing real-life equivalents to their digital counterparts.For those of you who aren’t familiar with PB’s Friday Forum Live, it’s where JC Concato, Point Blank’s Creative Director...
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27 November Point Blank Track Deconstruction: Justin Bieber ft. Quavo – ‘Intentions’ Point Blank are back with another deconstruction, this time with David Harrow – a music industry legend and lead Point Blank LA instructor.For this deconstruction, they pulled back the curtain on Justin Bieber’s track ‘Intentions’. ‘Intentions’ was released as the second single from his fifth studio album Changes and features...
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19 November Watch Point Blank’s Ski Oakenfull Produce A House Track in UA’s LUNA Software Universal Audio aka UA have unveiled their new ground-breaking free software, LUNA. To celebrate its release Point Blank’s Head of Education and Development, Ski Oakenfull has created a video showcasing what this powerhouse can do.LUNA gives Apollo owners the fastest recording environment for music production, editing, and mixing. In addition...
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13 November How to Make a Full Song in Ableton Live 11 with Point Blank’s Ski Oakenfull Ableton Live 11 has been announced and it showcases some fantastic new features that diehard Ableton users have been longing for, such as comping and MPE support. Ableton have also included some brand new devices, including a Hybrid Reverb and new tools for MIDI randomisation to boost your creativity.If you’d...
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5 November Black History Month: Point Blank Link Up with Heartless Crew’s DJ Fonti For the last instalment of Point Blank’s Black History Month series, they were joined by DJ Fonti, a UK garage legend and original member of Heartless Crew, to talk about his cultural background, how he linked up with Bushkin and Mighty Moe, what British black music means to him, how...
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29 October Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000 Overview with Point Blank’s DJ Ravine & Mr Bristow Point Blank are back with a brand-new DJ video, this time looking at the highly anticipated Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000s.The new Pioneer CDJs are the follow up to the leading DJ tech company’s CDJ-2000s and include a bundle of new and exciting features. During the video, DJ Ravine and Point Blank’s...
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