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Event Horizon - Second Track
Let us hear you!
Huge sound! Really well put together. Great job! Extremely satisfying drops I can see rocking a dancefloor 
Andrew Weatherall and Nina Walsh Sample Pack. Thank You
General Producer Chat
Nice one Shugzi! A fine tribute!
Beginner question about mastering using Ozone
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1. No, you don't need to bus tracks for mastering, you can just have Ozone on the master channel. Buses allow you to group certain tracks together, e.g. drums on one bus, bass on another etc., after which you can apply group mixing (some people do call this mastering) of those tracks with whatever effects you want but not normally Ozone, which is reserved for the master channel.
2. n/a
3. You do need the master channel strip, just lose the bus
4. Ozone shouldn't be distorting the sound. This is dependent on a lot of things though, so not an easy question to answer!
5. Did you check out the beginners mastering rack we've provided for members? It's a good way of getting to know the basic processes you should be thinking about if wanting to apply some mastering to your tracks.
Also, check out our mastering courses.... Producer's Guide to DIY mastering. Also, Ozone tutorials.
Logic pro beginner question about track editing
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Hi Abhi,
1. There's no function in Logic for automatically nudging or shunting audio regions to remove gaps in the timeline, like you have in video editing apps for example. You just need to drag them manually.
2. Go to the File menu and then Export and then All Tracks as Audio Files. There's also a keyboard shortcut for that (SHIFT + COMMAND + E). You can't export as mp3s though, only professional formats like WAV and AIFF. You'd need to convert to mp3 after in Music (iTunes) or some other way.
3. Same Export option in the File menu but then choose Selection as Audio File. Before choosing that you need to select the bit of the arrangement you want to export, by dragging over with the mouse, or with the marquee tool.
Hope this helps!
Happy New Year from all at Producertech
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Wishing our community a happy and healthy 2023 filled with inspirational beats! 
Keep an eye on our schedule for more member livestreams and new courses, starting from next week...
Soul Trax Samples for Members
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The holiday season may have ended but we're still giving, with a new selection of samples on a soulful tip! Check the Downloads sections for some 95-120bpm drum and instrumental loops to add to your sample library....
Bitwig Studio
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Hey! What's the reason for migrating out of interest? We don't have a lot of Bitwig content right now, but there are a few bits here and there. Seppa has done some livestreams with it, like this one: https://community.producertech.com/ptmembership/youtube/244/seppa-member-livestream-thursday-26th-may-2022-1800-bst-remix-techniques
New Loops for Members - Neon Dreams
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Bonus Member Content this week is a pack of loops from Sample Diggers called Neon Dreams, including Atmos, Bass, Music and SFX. Enjoy!
Check the Downloads section for the files...
