Video Interview: Pete Rock & Green Lantern

A few months ago Nodfactor caught up with the legendary Pete Rock and DJ Green Lantern to discuss their song from NY’s Finest, “Don’t Be Mad.” In the process I got them to share their views on samples, remixing, filtering, and everything under the sun. Watch parts 1,2, and 3 below.

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Part 1, The Making of “Don’t Be Mad,” Classic Drum breaks and When to clear samples

Part 2, Making “We Roll,” Truncation, TR-808s and new sounds

Part 3, What makes a remix great and the influence of “Shut ‘Em Down”

On deck: Pharoahe Monch speaks exclusively on the influence of the late Paul C, working with Denaun Porter and his own production

Review: M-Audio’s Torq Mixlab

Many of you want to get started with digital DJing but can’t afford the Serato price tag. A few years ago M-Audio dropped the Torq Conectiv to answer those prayers. Now they have an even cheaper version for the novice DJ called Mixlab. My friends at The Urban Daily.com took a peak at the package, which retails for about $130, to see if it’s worth your money.