In this context, when I refer to special effects, I’m talking about relatively subtle post-production effects, including risers, downers, impacts, etc. All of these things are fantastic for adding that extra bit of polish to your productions, and for guiding the listener through your music. Want to build suspense? Use a riser. Want to make …
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I think vocal compression is probably the most critical part of vocal production. You could have the most ideal EQ settings for the vocal that you’re working on and the performance could be top notch, but if its dynamics are all over the place then it will definitely sound pretty off. That’s why I pay …
Ableton Live is a DAW that is very popular for electronic music, rap, hip-hop, etc., and it is not common for it to be used for rock or metal production. That being said, it does have pretty good guitar pedal, amp, and cabinet simulations, but is it possible to squeeze a good, chunky, and heavy …
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Drum reverbs and room sounds are sick, but they can also make or break your drum sound. Rely on them too heavily and you’ll get a kit that sounds way too ginormous and doesn’t remotely glue with the rest of your mix. Don’t rely on them enough and you’ll get drums that sound two-dimensional and …
This one’s for anybody who wants to start making music production related videos! Unfortunately, this process isn’t as easy as one might expect it to be, so I’m gonna walk you through what I believe to be the best way to go about it. If you find any of this confusing, just scroll down and …
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Gone are the days where I spend hours and hours setting up a session getting ready to mix. I want you to be able to say the same thing, so here’s an outline off all the elements that are built into my mix template. I run through them in more detail in the video that’s …
Here are the 3 most common mistakes I hear from engineers who are still starting out! Once I really started paying more attention to them they took my mixes to the next level, so I hope the same will happen for you. Feel free to read or check out the video that’s on this page, …
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For those who don’t know, quad tracking is the process of recording the same guitar part 4 times. Usually, each pair of tracks is panned 100% to the left and right and each pair has a different tone on it. Although double tracking is also a very common way of recording guitars, some producers will …
Valhalla DSP is a plugin company that is very well known for making high-quality budget friendly plugins for reverb, delay, and other modulation effects. With Valhalla plugins, you can pull of everything from a super simple quarter note tape delay, to an angelic and ginormous ethereal reverb. Although it can pull off a few different …
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In today’s video, I take on the challenge of using nothing but the virtual instrument known as Arcade to make a beat. For those of you who don’t know, Arcade is basically a huge collection of libraries that are full of loops that cater to different genres of music. This definitely wasn’t very easy, mainly …
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