Friday, September 25th, 2009 posted in info | no comments »
Well that vacation took a while longer than expected... When I checked the date on the last post I kinda slapped myself in the face: 4 moths old, OUCH. So here's just a little post to let you know we'll be ...
Well that vacation took a while longer than expected... When I checked the date on the last post I kinda slapped myself in the face: 4 moths old, OUCH. So here's just a little post to let you know we'll be ...
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 posted in info | 1 comment »
Hey all, We've decided to place advertisments on this site, something we feel a bit uneasy with. Unfortunately the donations so far aren't cutting it for us, so we had to seek another source to keep this site running smoothly. BUT, Since we ...
Hey all, We've decided to place advertisments on this site, something we feel a bit uneasy with. Unfortunately the donations so far aren't cutting it for us, so we had to seek another source to keep this site running smoothly. BUT, Since we ...
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 posted in downtempo, hiphop, info, soul, triphop | no comments »
Hey all, I finished a new track last night called 'No Need To Rush'! It's a soulful track with a raw edge to it, you can check it out in these places: my website SoundCloud Last.fm Virb Hyves MySpace Or just click the player below: Also, since it takes ...
Hey all, I finished a new track last night called 'No Need To Rush'! It's a soulful track with a raw edge to it, you can check it out in these places: my website SoundCloud Last.fm Virb Hyves MySpace Or just click the player below: Also, since it takes ...
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 posted in download, hiphop, info, review | 2 comments »
In the mid-90's I never missed an issue of The Source, which is still one of the biggest hip hop magazines around. Back then the music still was a bastard child in the general music magazines/charts/etc and since virtually no-one ...
In the mid-90's I never missed an issue of The Source, which is still one of the biggest hip hop magazines around. Back then the music still was a bastard child in the general music magazines/charts/etc and since virtually no-one ...
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 posted in .nl, beats, electronic, hiphop, info, show | no comments »
Have you survived your hangover from Utreg Centraal 5, and are your muscles beginning to loosen up a bit after a whole night of dancefloor madness last friday? Good, since Swurdin & Boemklatsch are hosting their monthly Bangers party again, ...
Have you survived your hangover from Utreg Centraal 5, and are your muscles beginning to loosen up a bit after a whole night of dancefloor madness last friday? Good, since Swurdin & Boemklatsch are hosting their monthly Bangers party again, ...
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 posted in .nl, electronic, info, show | 1 comment »
Over the last months I got some comments about the music and styles we're covering on thebeats.nl, and especially about the apparent lack of electronic beats. At first I was dismissive about incorporating more bleeps and bumps (especially the more ...
Over the last months I got some comments about the music and styles we're covering on thebeats.nl, and especially about the apparent lack of electronic beats. At first I was dismissive about incorporating more bleeps and bumps (especially the more ...
Sunday, August 17th, 2008 posted in info | no comments »
I've gotta quote Kenn Starr here: "A lot of things changed, in a little bit of time". As you've noticed, updates were slow, although that word is kind of an understatement. We've had some technical difficulties with Wordpress, and a lot ...
I've gotta quote Kenn Starr here: "A lot of things changed, in a little bit of time". As you've noticed, updates were slow, although that word is kind of an understatement. We've had some technical difficulties with Wordpress, and a lot ...
Monday, July 7th, 2008 posted in funk, hiphop, info, jazz, soul | no comments »
Since Skidz his busy spinnin' and conjuring up ideas for More Than Meets The Ear vol. 3, and I'm finishing some tracks and learning new software, the updates are going a bit slow. But here's something to keep you busy for ...
Since Skidz his busy spinnin' and conjuring up ideas for More Than Meets The Ear vol. 3, and I'm finishing some tracks and learning new software, the updates are going a bit slow. But here's something to keep you busy for ...
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 posted in .nl, download, free music, hiphop, info, mix, show | 5 comments »
Been a while since I posted on this blog. Blame lack of inspiration, lack of sleep and of course the Euro 2008 tournament. www.spinnin.nl This week the new Spinnin’ site was put online so I thought why not write a little piece ...
Been a while since I posted on this blog. Blame lack of inspiration, lack of sleep and of course the Euro 2008 tournament. www.spinnin.nl This week the new Spinnin’ site was put online so I thought why not write a little piece ...
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 posted in download, info, niwa's audio corner | no comments »
Yesterday I stumbled upon the site of Chris Roberson, a guy from Texas who develops VSTi. There are a lot of developers around like that, but I want to share this with you because Chris has made substitutes for two ...
Yesterday I stumbled upon the site of Chris Roberson, a guy from Texas who develops VSTi. There are a lot of developers around like that, but I want to share this with you because Chris has made substitutes for two ...
Thursday, June 5th, 2008 posted in info, niwa's audio corner | no comments »
First off something totally unrelated. I got some requests to put my own music online, aside from the sidebar last.fm player. I found a nifty little 1-button flash player, and put all the 'niwa' songs up for play on my ...
First off something totally unrelated. I got some requests to put my own music online, aside from the sidebar last.fm player. I found a nifty little 1-button flash player, and put all the 'niwa' songs up for play on my ...
Monday, May 26th, 2008 posted in download, electronic, info, niwa's audio corner | 1 comment »
To me, compressors are a must-have. Whether you want to emphasize a single sound, pump up your drum loops or just lift the loudness of a signal without generating hard peaks, a decently set up compressor can do wonders. Every ...
To me, compressors are a must-have. Whether you want to emphasize a single sound, pump up your drum loops or just lift the loudness of a signal without generating hard peaks, a decently set up compressor can do wonders. Every ...
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 posted in download, electronic, info, niwa's audio corner | 1 comment »
Since Skidz is droppin' knowledge on his favourite part of music (records and originals), I have decided to share some stuff about my production methods, tools and views. It will be mainly based on software equipment, since it is easy ...
Since Skidz is droppin' knowledge on his favourite part of music (records and originals), I have decided to share some stuff about my production methods, tools and views. It will be mainly based on software equipment, since it is easy ...
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 posted in .nl, info | no comments »
whoomp, there it is! www.thebeats.nl is online as of the 4th of March, 2008. I've been wanting to put a page online to showcase my music for a year now, but it never took form. Over the year I've met a lot ...
whoomp, there it is! www.thebeats.nl is online as of the 4th of March, 2008. I've been wanting to put a page online to showcase my music for a year now, but it never took form. Over the year I've met a lot ...