Renoise In:Depth is a web magazine about music production with Renoise. Whereas the Tutorials Wiki is the equivalent of the product manual with a broader view on subjects, Renoise In:Depth explains features and concepts in greater detail and shows how Renoise is used in practice.

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Applying song-independent groove pattern to a (sub)track

Posted at July 13th, 2008 by vV in Commands, Effects, Tutorials, Video
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In the manual you can find the song-settings page where the groove settings are described.

These groove settings however apply to the complete song. Also the speed and tempo tricks section explained on that page as an alternative, are at least affecting the whole pattern for the rows that you use these tricks.

In the following movie [...]

Mutant Breaks Compo

Posted at June 16th, 2008 by Bantai in Competitions, Renoise News
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Calling out to all the IDM/breakbeat/breakcore heads out there. Take your best shot and show what you are worth in the Mutant Breaks Compo.

Mutant Breaks Compo thread

Deadline

June 27th, 2008

Theme

“The reckless pursuit of utopia at all costs, even utopia”

Rules

  • Breakbeats, basslines, any tempo, any thing
  • Song/track must be multi-platform Renoise 1.9.1 XRNS files, no VST/VSTi/LADSPA plugins allowed
  • 1 winner chosen, arbitrary criteria, heavy drinking

Prize

The winner may choose 1 of the following:

How to join

Upload your song somewhere and post the link in the Mutant Breaks Compo thread.

GO!

Groovy bassline in less than 5 minutes

Posted at May 26th, 2008 by Bantai in Renoise News, Synths, Tutorials, Video
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This tutorial covers the 2nd half of the Renoise Workflow video. We will continue where we left off, about 5 minutes in the video.

Fat beat in less than 10 minutes

Posted at April 24th, 2008 by Bantai in Renoise News, Tutorials, Video
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Neil from the bigbeat collective Shaper shows you how he produces a track in Renoise.

Maybe you have trouble to keep up with the video, because Neil works blazingly fast. I have included a walkthrough to help you out:

Learn to create a fat beat in less than 10 minutes

Using Reaper to play large media (audio/video) files synchronized to Renoise

Posted at January 23rd, 2008 by vV in Tutorials, Video
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Using Renoise to master Reaper and enable the power of playing large audiofiles or videofiles(!!) along the song. Here are the basic instructions how to get this done.

The ReSelektor 2

Posted at January 22nd, 2008 by mr_mark_dollin in Artists, Song Roundup
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The second roundup of the cream of songs by Renoise artists. Free downloads to show you just what can be done with this amazing software!

Semi automated beatslicing in Renoise

Posted at December 6th, 2007 by vV in Samples, Tutorials, Video
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Here is a video tutorial that demonstrates semi-automated beatslicing in Renoise 1.9.

The ReSelektor - 1

Posted at December 4th, 2007 by mr_mark_dollin in Artists, Song Roundup
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The first monthly roundup of the cream of songs by Renoise artists. Free downloads to show you just what can be done with this amazing software!

One Hour Compo on 18 Oct 19:30 GMT

Posted at October 17th, 2007 by Bantai in Competitions, Renoise News

Update: Renoise 1.9.0RC2 has just been released, so it is a double party! Rules have been changed accordingly.

What: ROHC#3 - Ultra High Speed 1.9RC Celebration Music Compo
Date: 18 October
Time: 19:30 GMT (look up your local time)
Location: #renoise at EsperNet
Tool: Renoise 1.9.0RC2 (demo or full)

Bring your lunchbox.

How does the One Hour Compo work?

  1. Go to #renoise
  2. Receive sample pack link
  3. Track your song in Renoise 1.9.0RC2 with the given sample pack
  4. After one hour go back to #renoise and dcc or e-mail your song
  5. Vote after getting the song pack
  6. Win or not win

Rules

  • Your song should not give away your identity.
  • Use only the samples from the samplepack.
  • There is no theme or genre or whatsoever. Just hurry up.
  • Sample mashing inside Renoise allowed with built-in effects and features.
  • Do not vote for yourself.

Sneaking into Renoise 1.9

Posted at October 6th, 2007 by Bantai in Renoise News, Video

The very first public demo and Release Candidate for registered users of Renoise 1.9 will arrive a little bit later than promised.

In the meantime, check out the Renoise 1.9 sneak peek by everyone’s favorite Renoise monkey, the honorable Mr. Baguette.