For this week’s CB video, I tackled the SOUNDS GOOD BRO meme, unraveling the running-it-all-as-red-as-you-can audio myth a bit. If 32-bit audio is not something you’re familiar with, this may be useful.

it’s time to get a bit deeper and more tech with the FM synthesis capabilities of Ableton Sampler. This allows for way deeper options for tonal variation. Doing this with a kick drum in the video, but could be used for other sounds as well.

Producers ahoy…need mixing tips? There’s tips for days on this one by Audioskills.com.
Was happy to contribute!

Weekly studiovideo time!
Time to get busy with some bassline stuff that would be at home in D&B style productions. I’m doing the bass with Ableton Live Operator synth. Continue reading [VIDEO] D&B style bassline with Ableton Operator →

The free mixing guide I wrote for CloudBounce a few months ago has been downloaded almost 7K times by now.
If you have missed it, get it here. You only need to create a CB account to download the 53-page book where I’m listing tons of tips I use in my engineering work.
I also mention many plugins I use and say how I use them.
This guide was written based on mixing and mastering a hip hop album, but the techniques listed in the guide can be applied to any style and genre of music.