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Modern Beat Productions is now taking new mastering projects ranging from small to large, with duplication services covering small-run demos to large-scale, retail-ready orders.

"Up until now, mastering services were reserved for Modern Beat Digital Recording artists," said president, David Edward, "however, we have increased our productivity and streamlined our workflow to allow new clients. These clients can range from aspiring artists and touring musicians, to professional producers and post-production facilities."

7 Tips for Creating Big Drums in Your Mix
by David Edward Jensen for Prime Loops
   
Ever wonder how to get those tight, slammin' drum tracks that you hear in dance music? There are many methods to achieve these sounds, but here are a few techniques, ranging from beginning to more advanced to help you get the biggest boom for your drum tracks.

Tune Your Drums - When working with sampled drums, drum machines, or drum machine emulators, make sure to tune your kick to the fundamental frequency of the song. This will allow the kick to sit in a comfortable space that is pleasing to the ear. Also, for most dance music you would want to use more than one kick. I usually use a series of 3 kicks together in the following manner:

1. Sub-bass kick - you can create this with a virtual drum machine such as D-16's Drumazon, where you can emulate the classic sound of a 909, a preset in a soft synth like Rob Papen's Predator, or of course, if you have an analog synth or drum machine you can get your sub sounds from there. Use caution when adjusting the ASDR settings for the sub bass because it can become fatiguing if there's to much sustain on the kick, as it can also be difficult to tame in your mix - A little goes a long way in this frequency spectrum. This usually lies in the 30Hz to 70Hz range.

Modern Beat News Podcast - Episode 004 - Special Edition feat. Amos Gaynes from Moog Music
Make sure to subscribe to our podcast to catch the latest edition of Modern Beat News! We get to spend some time in the Moog Music factory, along with some time interviewing developer and engineer Amos Gaynes. Check out what they've got going on at Moog music, and how they're still making some of be best true analog gear out there! Perfect for electronic music!

Some of the features include the Little Phatty II, the Midi MuRF, and the Taurus, music samples, commentary from Amos, and much more, on this edition of Modern Beat News!

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7 Tips for Creating Big Drums in Your Mix
for Prime Loops by David Edward Jensen

We will be helping out with CityMac, TedxNexGenAsheville and TedX Asheville this weekend at The Orange Peel in downtown Asheville. The events are sold out, but you can view online on livestream at the following addresses:

TedX Next Generation - Asheville - Saturday, Aug. 28 at 3-7pm 

TedX - Asheville - Sunday, Aug. 29 at 5-9pm 

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxNextGenerationAsheville, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDx[name] event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.

In case you wondered where we were last weekend, the president of Modern Beat Productions, David Edward Jensen, joined his fellow Alumna with Team UNCA for the 48 Hour Film Festival in Asheville, North Carolina. Screenings were this week at Asheville Pizza & Brewing Company, and the winners will be announced next week! Thank you to all that helped out.. it was a blast!

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