Thoughts On Drums Part 1
Here's a few ideas that have served me well over the years to keep my drum loops sounding fat, interesting, grooving and popping. All the buzz words at once!
Breaks As Fills With Dub Delay For Transitions
Upgrade those transitions with this simple move.
Dub Delayed FX Sprinkled Across A Track
This is a simple and great way to put some finishing touches on a track. Often a track is so nearly there and it just needs a few bits of sparkle and joy sprinkled across it to give it the cohesion it deserved.
Bouncy Notes For Random Loops
Quick and fun way to vibe out some loopy melody or bass line ideas using Bouncy Notes on Ableton 11
Each Element Sitting In It’s Own Place
Knowing how to mix your track is essential but before that stage you need to make sure you are making the right decisions in regards to which elements you use. Careful selection here will save you a lot of headaches later on. Guaranteed.
Organising Your Sample Library
This one probably isn't talked about enough. It's taken me waaaaaay too many years to get around to doing it as well. I've seen massive benefits instantly and would highly recommend taking the plunge with your own library.
Overcoming Writers Block
Writers block is the absolute worst. It really can make the process of creating into a nightmare scenario and it can spiral out of control if you're not careful. Here's eight tips that I use to overcome it.
Volume Buddy – Automatic Gain Compensation for M4L
Save yourself a bucket load of time and hassle with this sick gain compensation M4L plugin. No more do you have to constantly adjust the gain after you add in an effect and you can actually clearly hear what the effect is doing in real time without having to battle against the inevitable change in audible volume. A serious game changer! Volume Buddy 2 https://gumroad.com/l/volumebuddy
Hybrid Reverb Fun Times Tips With Drums And Synths
Hybrid Reverb is super sweet on Ableton 11. Here's a couple of more experimental uses for it with a drum loop and some synth hits.
Random LFO / Sample And Hold Wavetable
Random or sample and hold LFOs are a great tool for creating fast and easy grooves with a ton of life and texture, especially when combined with Wavetable.