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Paul Nolan is a professional Composer & Lecturer based in Liverpool UK. His skillset is multifaceted, having worked in the realms of studio recording, post production, electronic music, DJing, and film music composition for a number of years.

Ableton Live 12 O’Clock EQ Issue FIX
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Ableton Live 12 O’Clock EQ Issue FIX

on Nov 27th 2011 with 9 comments

I’ve been DJing with Ableton for a long time, a good few years, and love it. The one thing that always annoyed me was the fact that the EQ Three plugin, supposedly designed for easy DJing and Live Performance, provided one completely out of touch feature – the Gain controls for the 3 bands didn’t set themselves at Unity Gain (0Db) in the ’12 O’Clock’ position.

But I have discovered a fix. Watch the following little screencast I’ve made to demonstrate how to get around this little but significant bug.

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Quick Tip: Using MIDI Performances in QL Stormdrum 2

Quick Tip: Using MIDI Performances in QL Stormdrum 2

on Aug 29th 2011 with 2 comments

If you’ve ever tried to replicate the big, aggressive and epic sound of the drums you hear in big – budget Hollywood action movies, you’ll know it can be quite a task. Going from single hits, to rolling, rhythmic and exciting sequences can seem quite daunting. However, help is at hand. Using Quantum Leap StormDrum 2, I’m going to show you how to use this instrument’s awesome MIDI Performances, to enhance the rhythmic underpinning of any track for film, games or TV music composition.

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