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Off Centre Selection Podcast - Graduate Beats Vol. II

5/25/2017

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We are very proud to  present to you our Second instalment of "Off Centre Selections" which is a podcast entirely made up of songs created by graduates of the Full Producer Certificate Program.

http://www.offcentredj.com/full-producer-program.html

Genres and influences are of course very wide in range. Expect anything from Trip Hop, to Trance, and EDM, to instrumental film soundtracks.

Congratulations to all the featured artists for their impressive efforts:

0:00 Micky Myers - Six Feet Over
2:31 FIddle-beaTZ - Shadow
5:30 Akeil Fields - Downtime ft. Bella Rose
9:48 Carli Cottrell - Cancer
12:42 Deadweight - Lakitu
16:15 FIddle-beaTZ - Leave
19:41 Creelo - Aquarius Ft. Hafs al-Ghazi
27:07 AKA - Remix of Zeds Dead X NGHTMRE - Frontlines  Ft. GG Magree
30:48 Akeil Fields - Canada's Most Blunted
34:06 Carli Cottrell - Short Term Memory
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Producer Tips: From Simple Loop to Full Song - Part 01

10/20/2016

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Watch Part 2 of this series here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx8OO55TjQE

Off Centre's Jonathan Kawchuk takes us through some of the ins and outs of bringing musical ideas to life. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series focussed specifically on creating melodic and structural variation. How do you turn a great 4 bar or 8 bar loop into a full song using Ableton Live. Star Wars represent!

Whether you're looking to learn the Art of DJing or develop your studio potential as a producer, at Off Centre you'll learn the skills, technical know how, and creative mind set to become a unique and well-rounded artist. Learn more about our programs here: http://www.offcentredj.com/certificate-programs.html
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DJ Tips - 6 Things to Remember for Sound Check

8/9/2016

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​Is it plugged in? Did you turn it on?....

Might think those are obvious things to do when it comes to hearing sound but believe me some of your favourite dj's have missed those steps :) We've decided to put together a little checklist to help you get started.

Let us know if we missed anything, add it to the comments below.
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Producer Tips: Playing Live with Ableton Part 1

7/6/2016

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​Check out Part 2 of the series - Playing Live with Ableton Using Controllers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6rwo3kyYLE

In this tutorial we’ll take a look at how you can take your live sets to new heights using mapping.

More info about Ableton and Electronic music production courses at Off Centre: http://www.offcentredj.com/full-producer-program.html
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Producer Tips: Ableton Kick Layering and Resampling

6/1/2016

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​Kickin' it with JT from the Off Centre Camp. In this video we explore some details of how to combine multiple sounds (in this case kick drum samples) to make a fuller sound. 

Learn more about producing at Off Centre: 

http://www.offcentredj.com/certificate-programs.html
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Producer Tips: Scale Effect in Ableton

5/17/2016

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​Ableton’s Scale is a powerful MIDI effect that allows you to constrain every note on your keyboard to a specified scale. For example, if you wanted all of your keys to play only notes within an A minor scale, Ableton’s Scale can do this.

In this tutorial we’ll take a look at how Scale works and map out some of our own scales.

More info about Ableton and Electronic music production courses at Off Centre: http://www.offcentredj.com/certificate-programs.html
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Producer Tips - Global Quantization in Ableton

2/18/2016

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​This video is a brief explanation and demonstration of exactly what Global Quantization is and what it can do to in Ableton.

More Ableton course info: http://www.offcentredj.com/ableton-li...

Global Quantization is a powerful Ableton feature that can be used in session view. It's one of the elements that really sets Ableton apart from other DAWs and can change your workflow and  overall engagement in your music making experience. It can be used on stage for live shows and can also bring that performance feel in to your beat making process in the studio.
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