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I’ve written a lot on juvenile delinquency in the past, and one issue that I’ve always wondered about is the family environment and the role it plays in shaping, limiting and preventing the delinquents we study. A lot of family factors can be analysed, and we’ll go through two or three right now. Firstly, the [...]
The term juvenile delinquency refers to the age group of criminals who are not adults. The overwhelming majority of legal systems in the world have special rules and regulations to deal with this group. The few exceptions are in the Middle East and in a few African countries, where kids are often tried as adults. [...]
Chalk: the favoured team to win (used to describe a heavy favourite). Example sentence: The local soccer club is chalk against the visiting team. Chalk Eater or Player: a sports bettor that primarily or only backs favourites. Example sentence: I have a friend who never bets on the underdog, we call him a chalk eater. [...]
What relation is there between crime and unemployment? This question has long bothered hundreds of legal workers and professionals, to the point where some facts are invented and others are ignored.The I.L.O. (International Conference of Labour Statisticians) defines the unemployed group as being above a certain age range and being available for work, seeking work [...]
Restitution is the law of recovery of gains as they pertain to a criminal act. It is often contrasted with the law of compensation, which many law experts liken to the other side of the same coin; it deals with loss-based recovery operations instead. Restitution and compensation are both common responses in legal situations regarding [...]
Criminal law is perhaps most well known because of the effects it can have on a society and on an individual if not respected and followed. The consequences are serious and can range from a few months to few years of jail time, to execution in certain states and territories, to things as harmless as [...]
Penal law, which is also known as criminal law, in short pertains to law that deals with crimes and their punishment. Criminal law is responsible for setting and maintaining definitions of crimes, as well as their punishment, which is inherently linked to the perceived impact to the great community and the individuals which make it [...]
How do you go about adding expression to the sounds you create? Is it simply a matter of performance over patch creation, or do the two go hand-in-hand? That’s what we’re here to discuss. For many years amateur patch makers have even found their way into commercial libraries. This just goes to show you how [...]
What exactly is an opto dynamic effect? In simple terms, it is an effect that has been modeled after a range of equipment and responds dynamically to sound content in a way that is very unique. Such effects have been coming out in the last few years with accelerating speed, but none have truly struck [...]
Surely you have been experimenting with musical synthesis if you have been into music production for more than a few months. So, what level are you at? Do you wish to do more but just don’t have the knowledge? Want to make more exciting sounds but can’t find the inspiration or workflows that allow you [...]
Are you a productive beat maker? Many of us would hesitate to give an honest answer. For some music producers, completing more than one project a week sounds very unappetizing. We need constant stimulation of the brain, and sitting down for hours on end to twist knobs and work out harmonic details seems… well, kind [...]
Making music with the iPad is undoubtedly going to be a fun experience. It has all the ingredients to a successful music platform, but there are of course a few caveats that you should be aware of. Let’s jump right into it, then. Will the iPad get any of the major music production sweets ported [...]
Mobility in music production is truly a gift that we should be thankful for. For those of us with very long commutes to work every day, it is a real hassle to need to wait until we return home to create the music that goes through our head every moment. When netbooks hit the scene, [...]
If you have been making your own sounds for a while, I hope you can find some new insight in this article. After all, music production is like anything else: you’re either learning or your dying. A little bit dramatic but it’s certainly the tone I want to carry through to you, the reader. Let’s [...]
We’ll be discussing chaos in music production and creation here. Worry not about the writing, though! The chaos is in the techniques and approach we’ll discuss – we’ll keep this article to a few regular English paragraphs and do nothing chaotic. I bet you’re on your toes now! What exactly is chaos in music? Chaos [...]
For many years now, the drum synth market has been hotting up. More and more vendors are choosing to release their own drum synth virtual instruments, and this leaves the consumer perplexed and very confused. What to choose? There are so many models indeed. Step 1 is asking yourself exactly what your budget is. Once [...]
When you think of Image Line, what exactly comes to your head? If you answered like me, your answer would be Fruity Loops. Wait a minute… except it’s not called that anymore, is it? It’s now FL Studio. I think we’re up to version 9. Anyway, Image Line have been busy bees, releasing a batch [...]
