Hip-hop producer Just Blaze discusses some of his methods for sound creation, finding the right beats and the pros and cons of sampling.

Check out the video on ASCAP’s site.

The Alesis Andromeda and Ion synths have officially been discontinued. Get them while you can. I’ve heard nothing but good about the Andromeda but I’ve heard they were pretty expensive to produce and sales have declined with the increasing popularity of software synths.

Alesis discontinued products page.

Can’t get enough vuvuzela?

Now you can get a 375MB vuvuzela sample pack for Kontakt. Why anyone would actually buy this I don’t know.

The first track from Trent Reznor’s new collaboration with Mariqueen Maandig and Atticus Ross “How to Destroy Angels”.
Listen to a stream of “A Drowning”.
Also, if you haven’t seen these yet there are a bunch of studio videos up here: howtodestroyangels.com

If the midipad app pans out I’ll definitely get an iPad. It’s like having a Lemur for 1/4th the price.