{"id":1630,"date":"2012-10-03T10:09:13","date_gmt":"2012-10-03T17:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/?p=1630"},"modified":"2013-11-12T15:23:06","modified_gmt":"2013-11-12T23:23:06","slug":"omar-tavarez-explains-production-technique-midi-mapping-samples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/03\/omar-tavarez-explains-production-technique-midi-mapping-samples\/","title":{"rendered":"Omar Tavarez Explains Production Technique &#8211; MIDI Mapping Samples"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EcbZfm_NWR8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Like all members of the Agents (Pitbull&#8217;s band),\u00a0<a title=\"Omar Tavarez Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OTdrummer_305\" target=\"_blank\">Omar Tavarez<\/a>\u00a0wears many hats. When\u00a0<a title=\"Pitbull\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pitbull\" target=\"_blank\">Pitbull<\/a>\u00a0is not touring, Omar is in the studio with Pitbull working on new songs and productions. Omar explains how using MIDI mapping of samples helps brainstorm ideas and significantly expedites production. (This is a common technique used in dance music. Omar&#8217;s example in this video is from\u00a0<a title=\"Justice band\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/etjusticepourtous\" target=\"_blank\">Justice<\/a>&#8216;s 2007 hit\u00a0<a title=\"D.A.N.C.E\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sy1dYFGkPUE\" target=\"_blank\">D.A.N.C.E.)<!--more--><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other news for the band include their recent iHeartRadio 2012 show in Las Vegas. Check out this quote from the\u00a0<em>Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>If this show doubled as a survey of just about every mainstream radio format, Pitbull&#8217;s headlining set compressed them all into an indefatigable pastiche of hip-hop, dance, Latin music and even rock (his thunderous backing band played snippets of Lenny Kravitz&#8217;s &#8220;R U Gonna Go My Way&#8221; and Guns N&#8217; Roses&#8217; &#8220;Sweet Child O&#8217; Mine,&#8221; peppered with the only double bass drumming of the weekend).<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For more news and reviews about Pitbull&#8217;s performance at iHeartRadio 2012, check out these articles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Celebrity-Gossip.net &#8211;\u00a0<a title=\"Pitbull Celebrity-Gossip.net\" href=\"http:\/\/celebrity-gossip.net\/pitbull\/pitbull-spices-2012-iheartradio-music-festival-729566\" target=\"_blank\">Pitbull Spices Up The 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Las Vegas Review Journal &#8211;\u00a0<a title=\"Pitbull Las Vegas Review Journal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lvrj.com\/neon\/iheart-festival-finishes-with-a-fervent-flourish-170920471.html\" target=\"_blank\">iHeart Festival Finishes With A Fervent Flourish<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Billboard &#8211;\u00a0<a title=\"Pitbull Billboard\" href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/events\/iheartradio-2012-pink-pitbull-and-prince-1007955982.story#\/events\/iheartradio-2012-pink-pitbull-and-prince-1007955982.story\" target=\"_blank\">iHeartRadio 2012: Pink, Pitbull and Prince Own Closing Night<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More of Omar Tavarez:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Omar Tavarez Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/en.twitter.com\/OTdrummer_305\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Omar Tavarez Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/OMAR-TAVAREZ\/121435618488\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[jetpack_subscription_form]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like all members of the Agents (Pitbull&#8217;s band),\u00a0Omar Tavarez\u00a0wears many hats. 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