Let’s Write A Banger – Track 3 – ODA – (Part 3)
It's time for the weekly banger. Gonna dip our toes into the bucket of slam slime and hope to come out with some magic slam jam powers.
Compression Part 2 – Some Practical Examples
In the second video on compression I go through several examples in a track that I'm working on where compression can be utilised. Hopefully these practical examples will help you get a better understanding of how compression works and when you might want to reach for it.
Let’s Write A Banger – Track 3 – ODA (Part 2)
It's time for the weekly banger. Gonna dip our toes into the bucket of slam slime and hope to come out with some magic slam jam powers.
How A Compressor Works
This week's video is on one of the most important aspects of music production. Compression. It took me a long time to properly understand it but it's actually not that complex. I think I was just afraid of it. - It’s a dynamic shaping tool like a limiter or maximiser - Think about how much variation you could have with a singer - The ‘dynamic range’ is the difference between quietist and the loudest part of the performance - You can control the peaks with a compressor - Instead of using automation to turn it down you can use a...
Live Stream 14. Let’s Write A Banger – Track 3 – ODA
It's time for the weekly banger. Gonna dip our toes into the bucket of slam slime and hope to come out with some magic slam jam powers.
How To Finish A Track Part 2 – Capture And Insert Scene / Creating An Arrangement in Session View
In the second part of the How To Finish A Track series I explain how I use the Session View and Capture And Insert Scene command in Ableton to create my arrangements.
Warping Bass Tutorial
Wanna warp the hell out of a bass? I know I do. Here's one way to go about it on Ableton. 1. Add Operator 2. Play in one note for 2 bars 3. Add Saturator and turn up the drive 4. Add Amp, switch it to bass and crank up the gain 5. Add Overdrive and find a sweet spot with some more distortion 6. Add Echo and set the delays to Time and then set them very short. Around 30 ms. Up the input and set the feedback to about 30%. It should be adding an interesting metallic chorus...
How To Make A Reese Bass
Created originally by Kevin Saunderson under the alias Reese in his 1988 track “Just Want Another Chance” which was sampled by Renegade & Ray Keith in their 1994 track “Terrorist”. It has gone on to basically mean any sustained gnarly bass sound and can be heard in tons of dnb, speed garage and all sorts of other genres. Insert Wavetable 1. In Osc 1 stick with the basic shape and bring it all the way to the top for a full square wave 2. Set the effect mode to Classic and set the PW to 66% 3. Turn on the...
Live Stream 11. Let’s Write A Banger – Track 2
I'm putting on my brave face and breaking out the fresh project again. It's banger time.
Reverb Sidechain Rack + Lazer Rhythm
In this video I am going to show you how to create a sidechained reverb rack on Ableton and then how you can go crazy with the reverb tail to create a lazer style rhythm. 1. Add Reverb 2. Create Rack (cmd+G) 3. Show chain list (little yellow toggle on the left side of the rack 4. Duplicate the chain 5. On the second chain delete the reverb and rename that chain “dry”. Call the original chain ‘Wet’ 6. On the reverb that’s left on the Wet chain set it to 100% wet and increase the decay time to...