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Billie CroucherJul 3, 2020 1:03:00 PM4 min read

How to approach a record label and get your music noticed by a record company.

Co-director of Sub-Label Recordings and dBs Tutor, Ben Jacob shares some insight into how ...
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Billie CroucherJun 24, 2020 10:00:00 AM3 min read

dBs Pro and students create soundscape for star-studded Coleridge reading

A team of dBs students, working as part of dBs Pro, have collaborated on a major ...
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Mike SteventonJun 24, 2020 12:00:00 AM< 1 min read

VIDEO: Turning a PS4 controller into a MIDI controller for Ableton

dBs tutor Chris Pratt turned his PS4 controller into a MIDI controller for Ableton Live ...
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Chris MackinJun 18, 2020 11:14:00 AM7 min read

How to start your own mastering company with Tobias Crane

Since graduating from dBs Bristol in 2019 Tobias Crane has been keeping busy. Landing a ...
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Billie CroucherJun 17, 2020 12:15:00 PM6 min read

Never too late to learn: Access to HE students share their stories

Four of our Access to Higher Education students tell us how the course has helped them to ...
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Natalia MamcarczykJun 12, 2020 11:27:00 AM4 min read

10 tips for field recording during lockdown

As lockdown continues to change the way we live our lives, we asked dBs alumni, Natalia ...
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Chris MackinJun 3, 2020 3:00:00 PM1 min read

VIDEO: Ben Glass on turning an idea into a major project

dBs Institute tutor and one half of Dubkasm, Ben Glass (aka Digistep) delivered an ...
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Chris MackinMay 28, 2020 2:10:00 PM1 min read

VIDEO: Ben Chilton Masterclass | Sound design using modular synthesisers and hardware

As part of our Enhancement and Industry Week at the beginning of the year, sound designer ...
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dBs InstituteMay 20, 2020 8:00:00 AM1 min read

Free Software Friday - Valhalla Supermassive Reverb

Free Software Friday is our regular Friday feature here at the dBs blog. We dig the ...
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Mike SteventonMay 17, 2020 12:00:00 AM5 min read

Using sound to help you sleep - Dan Wack

We all love great music and can benefit from a good night's sleep but for some the latter ...
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Chris MackinMay 14, 2020 3:00:00 PM1 min read

VIDEO: Alex Banks on taking your tracks from studio to stage

As part of the Ableton Education Tour 2020, producer and performer Alex Banks gave a ...
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Mike SteventonMay 14, 2020 12:13:00 PM5 min read

Keeping you in the 'FlowState' - Josh Ball

Innovation in Sound Masters student Josh Ball is on a mission to enhance your production ...
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