After the video on Ozone 5 multiband gating that I did recently, I got some questions as to whether that could be done with the plugins in Ableton Live. Answer is: yes, check out its Multiband Dynamics plugin and play with its “B” (below) module, set ratios as low as you can and mess with the threshold.
Mixing a muffled kick: adding presence using saturation and Trigger 2
Kick mixing technique: using tape saturation to give it presence. Running the kick signal into Slate Digital Trigger 2.
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Lumi EP
I’m releasing all slower-tempo electronic productions that isn’t D&B as Janne Hatula (my real name) from now on. We’re talking about in bass music: there will be D&B as Fanu, too, as before, and there will be other styles and tempos, too, as this release shows you.
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More to come.
Breakbeat basics: how to reverse loop drums with any sampler
After the last video, I received plenty of questions as to how to do reverse looping with your sampler if it doesn’t have that function? (e.g., Maschine still doesn’t have it, Ableton Simpler doesn’t have it).
I did a video on an old trusted method of mine that’s been providing me with seamless breakbeats for a long time now even if all my samplers don’t have a reverse loop ability.
Doing this with Ableton Live and its handy integration with 3rd party audio editors, but this can be done with any daw.
D&B breakbeat basics #1
I did a little video on some D&B break fundamentals. More to come; will get deeper.
“Full songs or nothing!”
This rose from a convo with a friend: to make plenty of shorter loops you’d work on later – or always see the effort and go for full songs instead?
I have been in that position where a label wants a release from me and I send them 1-minute clips, and they tell me “It’s nice but send full songs” Continue reading “Full songs or nothing!”