Acid Bass On Operator
Absolute classic sound coming through here. You don't need a fancy 303 to get things popping. Operator will do just fine. Let's take things down to acid town!
Live Stream – Let’s Mix A Banger – Two Rums Please (Part 6)
It's mix down time gang. For the first time in my life I am going to mix down a track in Ableton instead of Logic. On top of that I am also only going to use the Ableton stock plugins. Looking forward to it :D
How To Make A DJ Mix In Ableton
Does what it says on the tin. There is a whole wealth of interesting things you can do when you start building your DJ mixes in Ableton including going ham on the effects or cutting up and making edits and loops out of the tracks. Gone are the days of needing to prove you can mix flawlessly with vinyl or whatever. Let your inspiration fly and give this way a try.
Mid Side Processing
Mid / Side processing is one of those things that lots of people talk about but not that many seem to actually have a proper understanding of what it's all about. In this tutorial I dive into some useful applications of mixing with mid / side in mind. Some are aesthetic and practical and some are more artistic. Let's do it!
Let’s Write A Banger 3 – Two Rums Please (Part 4)
The main elements are all there. Got some fills as well. Now we just need to do the arrangement and start doing the final tweaks. Live at 8:30pm tonight.
Gain Staging – Preparing For Mixdown
Gain staging doesn't sound very exciting and it certainly doesn't include any sweet bleep bloops or whirly birds. That being said, it is essential to bare in mind when preparing and then starting a new mixdown otherwise your track is gonna potentially be red lining and sounding like garbage.
Frequency Shifter Stacking
Who knew how much fun you could have with Frequency Shifters? Stack them all up in a nice pile and go to town with the crazy sounds.
Let’s Write A Banger 3 – Two Rums Please (Part 1)
The time has come again to reach down into the undergrowth and see if we can pull up a rare banger. I’ve got a bit of a new template and I’m intrigued to see what comes out of it… Live tonight at 8:30pm GMT
Granulator With Vocal Sample
Time to get freaky with the Granulator. Stick a spoken word vocal in there and then use the LFO to modulate the parameters, creating a sweet twisted glitchy effect.
Corpus On Drum Breaks Tutorial
Corpus is one of those effects that often gets overlooked in Ableton but it is actually extremely powerful. Definitely well worth tucking into. In this tutorial we will look at using it on a drum break to create a rhythmic bed for your track.