Here are some of the best tutorials and articles published on the Tuts+ Network over 60 days in March and April. You might be surprised at how much you can learn from a site outside your area of expertise. Why not make it your goal this month to learn a new skill? Whether it’s motion graphics, web development and design, music production, Flash, illustration, logo design or digital art, the Tuts+ network is an excellent place to start the journey.
30 Great Ambient and Background Loops (via AudioJungle)
Mar 25th in Web Roundups by Collis Ta'eedWe’re closing in on a year now since Envato launched its audio double header of AudioJungle and Audiotuts+ and though it’s taken a while, the growth has been slow and steady! We’ve had some brilliant tutorials here on Audiotuts+ and over on AudioJungle we’ve had some really great loops and tracks. One of the most popular classes of music in the ‘Jungle has been without a doubt ambient and background music. So we’ve rounded up 30 of the best ambient and background loops for you to take a wander through as a sample of the great work over at AudioJungle!
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The Best of Tuts+ in February
Mar 15th in Web Roundups by SkellieFebruary was a huge month for Tuts+, with the launch of our single Plus membership, Tuts+ dashboard, the Nettuts+ Plus program. It was also a big month for our content, with plenty of fantastic tutorials published. Here are the best of them!
Best of TUTS - December
Jan 7th in Web Roundups by SkellieDecember signals the start of ‘holiday mode’ for a lot of people, but there are no holidays for TUTS! Throughout the month we released dozens of new tutorials and informative articles. Here is a selection of the best — just in case you were too busy eating Turkey and chocolate!
Best of TUTS - November 2008
Dec 1st in Web Roundups by SkellieThe TUTS+ network has been growing like crazy and this month we received more page views and visitors than ever before. Here’s a showcase of the best TUTS+ content in November.
15 Greatest Comeback Albums of All-time
Nov 27th in Web Roundups by Adam BrownComeback albums are a beautiful thing. If you’re a longtime fan of that one band that used to be awesome but has spent their last decade cranking out the most godawful music of their career, the moment when they finally get their shit together again on record can be absolutely life affirming.
For the artist, that comeback album that they just KNEW they had in them opens up the doors for a fruitful late career resurgence to cement their legacy as one of the all-time greats. At least, until they blow it with that experimental pan flute album a few years later. Here are a few of the greatest comeback albums of all time…
5 Most Hilarious Obscure Music Genres
Nov 13th in Web Roundups by Adam BrownHey, you know that post-Marxist-afro-cuban-experimental-Wiicore band you always reference when you’re trying to impress people with your obscure taste in music? Cut it out, everybody knows it doesn’t really exist. Maybe next time, try referencing one of these hilariously obscure (and real) genres instead.
5 All-Time-Classic Albums That Critics Despised
Nov 7th in Web Roundups by Adam BrownAs much as people like to deny it, there is something about a negative album review that can sway the public consciousness. A bad review in the right publication can seal an album’s fate as a bargain bin throwaway before it even has a chance. Often times, the harsh criticism is more than warranted. Not everything can be a gem. But every once in awhile, the critics get it wrong. Horribly, horribly wrong. For example…
5 Biggest Music DRM Debacles of All Time
Oct 31st in Web Roundups by Adam BrownThank God for DRM. Without it, the internet would be a cesspool of illegally pirated music, movies and software. Oh, wait, the internet totally is that, because DRM is, quite possibly, the most pointless innovation of the digital age. Companies spend millions of dollars each year coming up with new ways to protect their online content just to see some fifteen year old kid figure out how to circumvent it. Repeat as needed.
But DRM isn’t just an exercise in futility. When you absolutely, positively, must anger every customer you have, few weapons are better than DRM. Take these shenanigans, for example…
Best of TUTS - October
Oct 29th in Web Roundups by SkellieEach month we like to remind the community of what is happening on the other three sites in our TUTS network. This month we have some great Adobe illlustrator tutorials, some ace web development tips, and some excellent Photoshop techniques from other TUTS family members.
