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FL Studio 8 released!

Image-Line has released the final version of FL Studio 8.
FL Studio (former Fruity Loops) has become a very popular DAW (digital audio workstation) among beginners as well as professionals because of its flexibility and user-friendliness.
New features include OGG-support, the Slicex sample slicer, the FL Synthmaker, and the Fruity Limiter.
Download the demo here

Interview with NFX of Warbeats.com @ Hiphopmakers.com

The newly started Hiphop producer website Hiphopmakers.com has interviewed NFX – the guy behind the hugely successful FL Studio community Warbeats.com which houses over 45,000 members.
Warbeats.com, which was started in 2005, has lately become very popular among FL Studio beginners.
NFX answers questions such as why he chose FL Studio as his main focus, what his [...]

Wow, iPod Wins… Game Over

Apple revealed its new iPod line, and wow are they pretty damn amazing. The new iPod touch brings you the sexy iPod touchscreen experience of the iPhone and comes armed with wi-fi. The regular iPod has been made smaller and renamed the iPod classic and gets a whopping 160 gig hard drive, which is [...]

It’s A Good Time to Be A Hip Hop Producer

A recent Forbes article Hip Hop Cash Kings lists the top 20 earners in hip hop. The expected main stream stars like Jay-Z and 50 cent topped the list with $34 and $32 million respectively, but eight producers are holding it down in the top 20.

#4 Timbaland $21 million
#5 Dr. Dre $20 million
#8 [...]