Slotvent

Whilst searching for things to write about on my last post i came upon this old new order track called Blue Monday.

God i aint heard this in a long time so its all here for you to have a look at. Lets hope it dont make you feel to old

All hail a new track from slotvent has arrived in the name of the function so please have a listen and leave your comments below

This is the first of 2 new tracks that have been added to the slotvent.com site the track is called flatline

Please add your comments below

Reason 4.0.1 is a maintenance update that resolves a few minor issues and, as a response to user feedback received for Reason version 4, brings some small workflow changing alterations.

General

• More tolerant error handling when loading custom fonts.
• Selected installer language was not used when upgrading from 3.0, this is now fixed.
• We have improved the error handling when copying Remote maps and codecs during start up.
• All sample players (NN-XT, NN-19, Dr Rex and Redrum) - High Quality Interpolation is now enabled by default.
• Improved handling of mono/stereo connections while auto-routing.
• Dragging devices to the rack from the tool window only worked with the top-most window, now it works with any window.
• More robust error handling during startup, avoiding certain timing problems in Windows.

Sequencer

• Automation type for Dr Rex transpose parameter was continuous - changed this to stepped.
• In certain situations Command-A did not work properly on Mac OS X.
• Notes with same Start or End position could change the play/stop order randomly. This could only be noticed while playing chords on a monophonic device. This is now fixed.
• Fixed note trig queuing for extremely short notes. This was causing phased effects when doubling clips exactly on two layers.
• “Reset automation override” could default to wrong value.
• Pressing Stop the second time moves the song position locator to previous start position, it could sometime move to song start if the locator had been repositioned during playback.
• MIDI import of file with redundant note information is now filtered.
• Uncombining a Combinator deleted the Combinator’s sequencer track. This is now fixed.
• Reason could take a long time to respond when entering extreme numbers in position editors.
• Overriding parameter automation by loading a patch did not always indicate automation override. Now fixed.

Improved workflow in sequencer

• If a clip is selected in Arrange mode and you switch to Edit mode, the clip is automatically opened for editing. This only happens if the clip is on the current track.
• You can press [Esc] to close an open clip in Edit mode. If the clip was opened from Arrange mode, this will automatically switch the sequencer back to Arrange mode.
• Only one single clip is created in loop record mode. Before, a new clip was created for every new loop.
• Changed Zoom behavior: The program now zooms on the song position locator if it’s in view. If not, it zooms towards the left edge of the current view.
• Drag and drop now also works in left-handed mouse configurations.
• Text-entry of a tempo with a decimal in the transport panel or when editing the static value was counter-intuitive: Typing something like ‘120.5′ or ‘120.05′ delivered 120.005. This is now fixed.
• Added label to velocity and pattern lanes.

Remote

Added Remote support for:

• Akai MPD24
• Akai MPD32
• Akai MPK49
• Edirol PCR-300/500/800
• Frontier Design Group Alpha Track
• Line 6 KB37
• M-audio ProjectMix I/O
• M-audio Axiom 25/49/61
• M-audio Oxygen 8 v2
• Fixed a performance problem with the Remote Override “learn” feature.

Browser

• Performance problem when having many ReFills installed.
• Reason could crash when saving if there was more than 300 ReFills installed -fixed.
• Better error handling while file searching in browser.
• Broken search for missing sounds in songs created with OS hide extensions enabled - fixed.
• Changed wording of memory usage in patch browser to avoid confusion.
• Saving patches in Reason version 4 and ReFill packer had a backward compatibility issue - fixed.
• Sometime the static value was not imported correctly when loading old songs - fixed.
• If an opened patch or sample had been moved or deleted while Reason was running this could prevent the user from saving the song - fixed.
• Reason could in certain cases unexpectedly quit when saving on Mac OS X - fixed.

Combinator

• If many devices in a Combinator were programmed to switch “Receive notes” on/off in the Combinator’s programmer, some devices responded slower than other devices. This is now fixed.

Malström

• Increased the buffer size of Malström’s Comb filter, this fixed problems with high sample rates.

RPG-8

• Fixed velocity CV and knob/automation lag when in random mode.
• Fixed broken velocity change of tied single note when in ON-mode.
• “Render Arpeggio To Track” was broken when pattern automation lane was enabled.
• New shortcuts: Shift pattern right: Ctrl + J (Win) or Cmd + J (Mac) Shift pattern left: Ctrl + K (Win) or Cmd + K (Mac) Random sequencer pattern: Ctrl +R (Win) or Cmd + R (Mac) Alter Pattern: Ctrl + T (Win) or Cmd + T (Mac)

Thor

• Thor’s sequencer have new shortcuts:
  Shift sequencer pattern right: Ctrl + J (Win) or Cmd + J (Mac)
  Shift sequencer pattern left: Ctrl + K (Win) or Cmd + K (Mac)
  Randomize pattern: Ctrl +R (Win) or Cmd + R (Mac)

Audio Card

• Reason could go silent if the sample rate was changed in Windows Vista or on an aggregated audio card driver in Mac OS X. This is now fixed.

ReWire

• Fixed a ReWire problem with FL Studio, making it more robust.
• Made Ableton Live and Reason ReWire connection more robust.

So, i have just realised that ive not made any music in quite a while so i plan on making a new one soon. As of now thats about all the info i can give but i do know its going to be heavy and dark

Quite a lot lately i have been listening to Noisia and Technical Itch so if they manage to persuade me that is how my new track will hopefully sound, so keep you eyes peeled for the new release coming soon

Right, today is not a good day for me as i just woke up to find that i’m sicker than a dog and a day off work was required. This couldnt have come at a better time with the gig coming up soon and all sorts of stuff happening in the next week or to. So for me its gonna be a case of hitting the max strength pills, lots of water and pretty much nothing else.

So, long story short don’t expect any music or anything to productive out of me for the next couple of days, but i promise that the moment that im better i will strt on a new track or too, to make up for the misery of my cold and make everyone feel better.

Till then check the downloads section for previous releasesor just have a wander around the site.

Well the last year is now over and ive added up all the awards i have won on garageband.

#13 Potential Soundtrack in Electronica, all-time

Track Of The Week on 3Dec2007 in Electronica

Track of the Day on 5Mar2007 in Electronic
Track of the Day on 16Apr2007 in Electronic
Track of the Day on 18May2007 in Electronica
Track of the Day on 1Jan2008 in Dance

Best Bass in Electronica, week of 11Jun2007

Best Beat in Electronica, week of 21Feb2007
Best Beat in Electronica, week of 16May2007
Best Beat in Electronica, week of 30May2007
Best Beat in Electronica, week of 11Jun2007
Best Beat in Electronica, week of 13Jun2007
Best Beat in Electronica, week of 18Jun2007
Best Beat in Electronica, week of 15Aug2007
Best Beat in Electronica, week of 22Aug2007

Best Melody in Electronica, week of 11Jun2007
Best Melody in Electronica, week of 13Aug2007

Best Programming overall, week of 21Feb2007
Best Programming in Electronica, week of 21Feb2007
Best Programming in Electronica, week of 23May2007

Best Drums in Electronica, week of 13Jun2007
Best Drums in Electronica, week of 29Aug2007

Most Original in Electronica, week of 27Jun2007

Best Mood in Electronica, week of 18Jul2007

Lets hope the same happens in 2008

Within 2 days of putting my track on garageband.com the song yess boss has already made it to track of the day

If you want to see all the hype about it then head over to garageband by clicking the link below.

If you voted for yess boss to be track of the day the a big thanks to you guys.

I made it to track of the week on garageband.  Clcik the banner to go see it

Here is the covering email:

Congratulations! As a result of some very enthusiastic reviews from GarageBand.com members, “Deep Black Hole” will be Electronica Track of the Week at GarageBand.com.

For 7 days starting on Monday, the 3^rd of December, 2007 (PST) “Deep Black Hole” will be featured on our site! It will also be featured in our special electronica Track of the Week podcast, but only if your song is marked as downloadable!

As the title says its been a short while since i have posted anything on this site so here is a quick update on what i have done to date since the last time i decided to write something on here. I suppose most important is the music so ill get straight to it. I have spent the last few days going through my pc and having a big old sort out of whats finished, whats unfinished and whats the biggest pile of shit that i have heard in a long time, im glad to say that the amount of new tracks have risen. Most of the new music is like deep black hole, very orchestral with a strong beat but there are a few that surprise even me

I will be adding them to the downloads section shortly for you all to download and listen to. I will also be adding them to the podcast in the next couple of days. I do hope you enjoy them.

Next up is radio. I will be making another post nearer the time but i have been accepted as a resident dj on radio glitch. Thursdays from 8:30pm till 10:00pm London time.

And finally myself and a few friends are in the process of creating a new site for fans of drum and bass that want to get more involved. It will feature forums, gallery’s, store and chat, maybe even some live radio our selfs who knows yet. For now we are going to keep it all under wraps but i will be sure to let you all know the details when its ready to go live.

Thats about it for now check the downloads section for the new songs in the next few days and ill speak again soon, Thanks for reading.