Tools of the trade part 2.
This is from an electronic project done for a good vocalist.
• The Universal Audio SSL strip is working as a gate, eliminating plosives from the vocal tracks.
• The two compressors below it, LA-3A and LA2A, are my trusted vocal track levelers. If you need it, you can also introduce some lively distortion to the vocal and even go towards “radio voice” if you really push them.
• Soundradix Surfer EQ is Continue reading Tools of the trade part 2
One tip relating to bassline / sub content in bass music.
You should be able to hum or sing the melody of it, ideally.
What do I mean by this? Every now and then I receive songs for mastering that have a really messy low end – boxy, rumbly, undefined – and it’s genuinely hard to tell what the sub is doing or hear it properly.
Sometimes it’s because the sub o Continue reading Sub bass tip
Add a touch of “error” and drunkenness to your midi if you wish!
Never liked the bells in Mardi Gras…so I took them out.
Just showing what audio engineering today can do!
Short studio masterclass 3: how to do drums in D&B.
In this episode, I’m touching a topic I’ve been asked about for years:
How I do my drums in the type of D&B I like to make.
Topics:
* Break (drumloop) selection
* What to look for in a break Continue reading [Video] Short Studio Masterclass part 3 – doing drums in D&B
I did an “SP1200izer” audio effect rack for Ableton Live.
How did I do it? I sampled two drumloops into my SP 1200 and back, and then put those on an audio track in Live and decided to try and make the original versions sound as close to the SP 1200 versions as possible. The result is this audio effect rack for Ableton Live.
I didn’t test it with any “music” or melodic material, but Continue reading SP1200izer effect rack for Ableton Live