Do It Safe – Download Benztown world AIDS day shells here for free

AIDS is a certain problem all over the world, it affects people and their lives everywhere. There is still too much poeple having no idea about this desease and how it could change their lives and the live of others. Benztown wants you to take action! It needs less than 2 minutes to do so [...]

Do you really need……

What do you need badly in your working environment? Which things would make the difference – for you personally, for your skillset, for your station? What would help you to be more creative? How could you be able to focus on the important things? How could you improve yourself each day? How could you develop [...]

Switching songs or my beatmix addiction

Like you know, I do the Benztown CHR library by myself and as a truly CHR Imaging guy, I am looking consequently to extend my beatmix techniques and standardize new ideas for a period of time to develop the brand of the stations I work for. What I really like these days is a kind [...]

THE Sidechain Prince Pt1 or how to use a compressor as enormous time saver to create a cutting VO Sound!

Typically you use a compressor right in the VO track or in a VO Sub or VO AUX to make your VO guy sound thick and powerful In an old post I showed you how my VO sub looks and compression, EQ-ing and limiting is an endless topic to me.  We @ benztown do adjustments [...]

Video:The Sweeping Society – Create an unbelievable FILTER FX on Music.

For all you electronic music lovers -  here comes one of the (what I call) back to the roots FX every DJ and House Producer was after in the late 90′s and early 2000′s. It is still a very popular Filter FX in music production and radio imaging, especially for creating beatmixes and unbelievable hook [...]

Imaging should support on-air talent, a common wisdom often told, but almost never executed!

There is a ton of great shows out there, done by great talent and with massive ratings and great economical success. So all parts of the show should be executed well, right? I don’t know if I would agree on that. The point often lacking is great or what I call matching or Perfect Imaging. [...]

Stuck in old plugIn Combos? An Unbelievable Vocal FX PlugIn Combo from outta space!

Ryan our Imaging guy for Country was listening through some Rock library Bits and discovered a Sweeper Harry did Muse’s outta Space concert ages ago. Ryan loved the sound of the amazing plugIn combo on Rick’s Voice and I really digged that Vocal FX, too. So here it is : The Preset for an unbelievable [...]

How Maria Aragon aged 10 got a duet done with the biggest Popstar of today : Lady Gaga! ARE you still whining you can’t do it….!

Maria Aragon is a 10 years old girl form Canada, she loves to sing and has more than 19!!!! Million clicks on youtube. Her voice is unbelievable for a girl her age and she is close to make her biggest dream true. While having an interview at Hot 103 Winnepeg, Lady Gaga called and invited [...]

Katy Perry Ramp Loop Remix Madness Video Tutorial or Elastic Audio and the Grid a truely powerful combo!

In this Video Oli shows you how to remix a Katy Perry Ramp Loop or better said how to mix two loops with different tempos and beatmatch them with ProTools 8. You will also learn how to identify the beat proper and why we use the GRID Mode almost in every session. So, it was [...]

What is more important than todays MAJOR TACTIC? The next MAJOR TACTIC!! Andy’s fortune cookie:)..

Successful work and personal development rises from a solid base and grows its way up in the sky. If you just stuck in your daily routine you won’t make it to the next skill level, if you just think about your startegics for today you will loose the battle of tomorrow. That has been said, [...]