Alexander Parker's Sound Portfolio
Using Symphonic Choirs in FLStudio
Written by Alex   
Saturday, 03 November 2007

This tutorial presents an easy way to use East West Quantum Leap Symphonic Choirs and Word Builder within FLStudio, and is arguably a better method than running them both as stand alone applications.  You may also download this tutorial as a PDF.

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Musical Relativity in the Space Time Continuum
Written by Alex   
Saturday, 04 August 2007

Recently I have been getting questions from people interested in improving their composition skills.  Specifically I am being asked how to go about writing a tune, a melody or a chord progression that sounds good.  I have considered the questions deeply over the past few months.  I have analyzed my own particular approach to writing a tune and gathered my own thoughts on the subject here.

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Trance Tutorial Part 2
Written by Alex   
Friday, 22 June 2007

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In the first trance tutorial (found here), I showed some ways you can arrange a trance track.  In this tutorial, I will carry on with the track made in the first, this time focusing on improving the structure & polishing up the beats and the lead melody.
 

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Trance Tutorial Part 1
Written by Alex   
Monday, 11 June 2007
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So, you’ve heard trance, you like the style, and now you want more…  Now you want to know how to MAKE trance!  This guide gives you a crash course in the basic structure and elements of a trance track...
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