SUPERBOOTH18 is the first European trade fair for electronic musical instruments and will take place from 3 to 5 May 2018 at the FEZ Berlin. Next year, the world’s largest trade fair for electronic musical instruments and music production will be strengthened even more by a growing scene and new…
Tag: electronic music
interviews
Creativity & Songwriting – Joe Goddard Interview at Sónar+D
We often say, talking gear is great but the creative process should come first. This is why we found this interview with Hot Chip co-founder Joe Goddard extremely interesting and worth sharing with you. Point Blank travelled to Sonar +D in Barcelona this summer to host two very special sessions, featuring as an official…
tutorial
Learn The Basics Of Sound Design – What Is An LFO? (And How To Use It Effectively)
If you’re new to the magic world of synthesis (or if you’re only a ‘random wiggler’), you might be easily overwhelmed by words like oscillator, filter/gates, LFO and so on. A new series of tutorial videos by Point Blank’s instructor Chris Carter will be showing the basics of sound design,…
news
Creative Strategies – Watch Robot Koch Break Down His ‘Eclipse’ Track in Ableton Live
Originally a member of electronica-trio Jahcoozi, Robot Koch has firmly established his credentials with numerous releases on tastemaker labels including Project Mooncircle and Monkeytown Records. His collaborative track ‘Here With Me’ has garnered a whopping 30 million streams to date, whilst other accolades include winning ‘Best Electronic Music Composer’ at the German Music Composers’ Awards in 2014,…
giveaways
Win Ableton Suite & Online Course Worth £1800!
Feeling lucky lately? If you have already joined our awesome Volca FM contest (what, you haven’t? Do it now!), now we have something else for you. Our friends at Point Blank are hosting a great giveaway and we’re happy to spread the word. In 2011 Point Blank launched their own in-house…
interviews
One Synth, One Song – Make Noise 0-Coast
We recently launched a new series called “One Synth, One Song” which contain articles on creative strategies for electronic music producers. In the first instalment, we focused on the Dreadbox Erebus, alongside a lovely track by Russian-based Rostislav Goncharov a.k.a. Cyborg See Cyborg Do. This time we will highlight the…