www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1TsCud9QhU

[CHORUS]
Whether long range weapon or suicide bomber
Wicked mind is a weapon of mass destruction
Whether saw it in Sun or BBC 1
Misinformation is a weapon of mass destruct
You coulda Caucasian or a poor Asian
Racism is a weapon of mass destruction
Whether inflation or globalization
Fear is a weapon of mass destruction

My dad came into my room holding his hat
I knew he was leaving,
He sat on my bed told me some facts.
Son, I have the duty, calling on me
You and your sister be brave my little soldier
And don’t forget all I told ya
Your the mister of the house now remember this
And when you wake up in the morning give ya momma a kiss
Then I had to say goodbye
In the morning woke momma with a kiss on each eyelid,
Even though I’m only a kid
Certain things can’t be hid
Momma grabbed me
Held me like I was made of gold
But left her inner stories untold
I said, momma it will be alright
When daddy comes home, tonight

[CHORUS]
Whether Halliburton, Enron or anyone
Greed is a weapon of mass destruction

We need to find the courage, overcome
Inaction is a weapon of mass destruction (x3)

The skin under my chin is exploding again.
I’m getting stress from some other children
I’m holding it in.
We taking sides like a politician
And if i get friction we get to fighting.
I’ll defend my dad he’s the best of all men
and whatever he’s doing he’s doing the right thing.
It’s frightening, but it makes me mad,
Why do all of these people seem to hate my dad?
And if that ain’t enough now i get these spots.
I go to sleep every night with my stomache in knots
And what’s more, i can hear momma next door
Explore the radio for reports of war.
And all we ever seem to do is hide the tears.
Seems like daddy been gone for years.
But he was right, now i’m geared up for the fight
and he would be proud of me.

[CHORUS]
Whether Halliburton, Enron or anyone
Greed is a weapon of mass destruction

We need to find the courage, overcome
Inaction is a weapon of mass destruction (x3)

My story stops here, lets be clear.
This scenario is happening everywhere.
And you ain’t going to nirvana or far-vana,
you’re coming right back here to live out your karma.
With even more drama than previously, seriously.
Just how many centuries have we been
waiting for someone else to make us free?
And we refuse to see
that people overseas suffer just like we:
Bad leadership and ego’s unfettered and free
Who feed on the people they’re supposed to lead
I don’t need good people to pray and wait
For the lord to make it all straight.
There’s only now, do it right.
‘Cos I don’t want your daddy, leaving home tonight

[CHORUS]
Whether Halliburton Enron or anyone
Greed is a weapon of mass destruction

We need to find the courages, overcome
Inaction is a weapon of mass destruction (x3)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmJIB7iaCtw

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Ignite Blend Cafe - Paris

Ignite Blend Mix

After two years of downtime, grooveTEK electronic music is back in action because we love music as much as you do.  Over the years, we received so many e-mails from people like you around the world and it was beyond our expectation that grooveTEK music has influenced so many people.  BuddhaBoy and I like to say “thank you, thank you”.   On, October 17, 2005 in the afternoon where we released the first grooveTEK electronica music podcast and today is a huge milestone for us.

So, please sit back, relax and enjoy the mix.  Don’t forget to provide us some feedbacks about our show and the blog posts on grooveTEK.net site.

Over & Out,

Morpheus

Ignite Blend Mix

[Groove Mixer : Morpheus]

Tracks/Artists [time]:
1. Aperitif / Blue Room Project [00:48]
2. Detroit Soul / An Burn [09:23]
3. No Ordinary Love / Rhodez & B Cloud [15:42]
4. SCHMOOZE / Kosmo Netlabel [21:57]
5. Zukunft Afrika / Sraunus [26:49]
6. Summer Mix / Mateo Murphy [33:52]

The next gTEK Podcast Session will be out in November 2009

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All songs are the sole property of the artists.

grooveTEK electronica music by Morpheus & BuddhaBoy is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

The majority of this article was originally written for a friend who was interested in making computer music but did not know how exactly to get started. Apparently this was helpful, so I expanded and am posting it here.

This is a great time to learn about music production and recording. Not so long ago, recording a song required a deep pocket. Musicians and/or record labels spent thousands of dollars renting a recording studio, hiring several engineers (tracking, mixing, mastering), and a producer. Fortunately, because of the growing value of computers (ie they are getting both faster and cheaper) and because of the willingness of musical products companies to create recording software, users can make professional sounding recordings in their home under a reasonable budget.

The Necessary Gear

• Computer- If you are just getting started and you are unsure if this is something you want to pursue, I suggest you start with your home computer, whatever that may be. Once you decide this is something you want to spend time, money and energy on you may want to think about buying a new computer. When you are researching the computer think about what applications you are planning on using. There are some that can be extremely CPU intensive (but are fantastic) like Reaktor, where you can build your own synths and you may require a faster machine.
• Audio Interface/Soundcard- Audio Interfaces come in many different forms. They can connect to your computer via firewire, USB, PCI depending on what which one you choose. Your sound card is probably the most important piece of gear you will own. The sound quality of your work largely depends on the quality of your card. The card’s main purpose is to facilitate the translation of signal between your computer and your other gear.
• Monitors/Speakers- You will want them positioned at the ends of your table, facing you on a diagonal. Ideally, you and the two speakers should make a perfect equatorial triangle. This will put you in what we erotically refer to as “the sweet spot.” Be sure you do not depend on headphones for your final mix. It just won’t sound right over speakers (although it is always a good idea to also listen to your final mix on headphones).
• Audio Sequencer/Host- This is where you actually record and build your track. There are a number of hosts on the market and everyone has one that resonates with them best. You may want to consider how some sequencers don’t work on particular Operating Systems. Many pros use Logic Audio, which is one of the hosts I personally use and love. It is extremely tweakable and customizable, ideal for OCD individuals, however Logic is not available on the PC. Ableton Live is another very creative feeling sequencer which is ideal for people who are just getting started. It’s reasonably priced and I like how it allows the user to think of tracks linearly (which is traditional for all sequencers) but also gives the user a “Session View” where he can arrange quickly and on the fly. It is available on both Mac and PC.

The FUN Gear
Pace yourself…

• MIDI Controllers- MIDI was developed in 1983 and was a huge revolution to electronic (and other) music. Rather than an audio signal (think the energy/signal that gets transmitted while recording a guitar) MIDI is a completely different type of signal which generates messages, not “audio.” These messages can be transmitted from an external source (e.g. a controller) to give all sorts of information, like pitch, velocity… Sometimes these controllers look like keyboards but sometimes they can be completely insane.
• Plugins- Software that works within your host, essentially “instruments.” They usually come in 4 flavors.
  • Synthesizer- These are instruments that generate sound from an oscillator. They usually come with many other parameters you can tweek (like filters, tune, resonance etc).
  • Sampler- These are instruments that generate sound from a sample. You can find them as interfaces (like Native Instruments’ Kontakt) where you can bring in your own samples and modulate them within your interface.
  • Sound Library- Sound libraries are primarily used when you need lots of sounds, fast. They are (hopefully) well designed sounds that you don’t need to alter too much (although you usually can).  Sometimes they come within a sample interface, as mentioned above. For example, KREATE by Speedy J, is a techno library which comes with a version on Kontakt, but the value comes from the 4 GB of techno, dance and minimal sounds/samples.
  • Effects- Not all plugins actually generate noise. Many people are married to their favorite reverb plugins, delay etc.

Source: a knol by Jo Ardalan.

See Fixed Noise – Jo’s Co.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=14kdjy-tFms

Access Music website

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JIi50RMfuU

Visit gearwire.com for more tips and tricks gearwire.com

YouTube - Sony Acid Pro 7 Overview, Part Two

Your New Creative Partner

Professional Multitrack Recording

Innovative Loop-Based Music Creation

Comprehensive MIDI Support

Superior Mixing and Editing

Professional Effects and Soft Synth Support

Exclusive Quantization Tools

Professional Workflow Features

Interactive Tutorials New!

Included with ACID Pro 7 software New!

Free Loops and Samples

Acid Pro 7

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAlfn-otPhI

Checkout the excellent tutorials on music making at primeloops. Here’s one example of what they have on hand. BB