Ryan's Corner

Mark Kelley (The Roots) - Behind The Demo Using Ableton Live & iZotope Trash 2

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After receiving email after email asking us about the audio previews for Mark Kelley's bass loop collection, I decided to make this quick "behind the scenes" video that...

MIDI Drum Loops for Dummies - Your Guide To Grooves & Sounds

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Are you new to MIDI drum loops?  Are you wondering how to create arrangements using different loop grooves and fills?  Then this is the video you've been waiting...

Daniel Lanois and Pharrell Williams at Home in the Studio

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Daniel Lanois invites Pharrell Williams into his Los Angeles home to talk about learning from legends like U2, Bob Dylan, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel and the Neville Brothers...

How To Play Drums (With Your Fingers) Like John Bonham

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Led Zeppelin's legendary drummer, John Bonham, is mostly remembered for his incredible groove and powerful backbeats, but he also pioneered...

VIDEO: Using fast jazz and bebop loops inside of Stylus RMX

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In this video I show you how to use faster jazz and bebop drum loops (200 bpm+) inside of Stylus RMX.  To demonstrate the process, I match...

Video: Charlie Hunter at the Portland Jazz Fest

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Loop Loft artist, Charlie Hunter, performed at the Portland Jazz Festival earlier this year, and fortunately an incredible video of the concert has surfaced on the internets!...

Video: How to layer kick and snare samples with live multitrack drums

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In this video I show you how to quickly layer and "double" multitrack drums in Logic with electronic samples.  This same production technique can be used in almost...

Improving Drum Mixes With Gates

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In this video I show you how to utilize gates in Reason (with their fantastic SSL 9000k-modeled mixer) on a multitrack drum session to clean up...

VIDEO: Tour of Complete Takes Vol 2 in Ableton, Logic and Reason 6

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Not just drum loops, but entire, song-length performances of multitracked drum sessions.... that's what Complete Takes is all about.  In this video, I give you a look...

Video: Using Multiple Loops In Multiple Meters (all at the same time)

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You were probably just asking yourself... "hmmm, is it possible to use multiple odd meter drum loops (in multiple odd time signatures) together at the same time,...