I think something people tend to get hung up on is this idea that your initial loops and sounds need to sound perfect. When creating your first percussion, bass, lead, etc.. be open minded. I like to over create elements at this stage. Get several different percussion patterns and loops going until ...

I've been wanting to build a hackintosh for a long time. Do you care to share any specs? My current PC is fine. (Athalon 64/ SCSI HDD / 8GB / WINXP64) I LOVE my MBP, but it's only for work. They locked it down so I can't run much else on it. edit: found this link. http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2012...

looks cool, but not sure how well it's going to sell due to so many people already having an APC40 and other ableton controllers at a MUCH cheaper price.

The one thing that did peak my interest was the Step Sequencer. You can setup your APC40 to do this, but it's a pain.

great read. fantastic producer.

might be somewhat unrelated, but i'd like to get your thoughts... You talk about the track being the key to sales, but beyond that, there are other key factors that play into it. In your opinion, is it more about the Label the track is being released on, the Store where it's being sold, or the Artis...

yeah a lot depends on where you get things done, package deals are cheapest, but you dont have much control over quality. when i was doing picture sleeves, i was doing everything separately and attending the cut, so i was making a loss. the prices you are talking sound expensive, are you in the US ...

I was doing some price comparison today, and to run a basic, white label/white sleeve 135g, @ 100 units was going to cost at least $1000. So at $10/ea. my cost... there is a huge loss, even if I sold every one. There is a considerable price break @ 250 units, bringing the cost per down to $6/ea. whi...