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Saturator On 808 Kick To Make A Nasty Bass

Saturator On 808 Kick To Make A Nasty Bass

Apr 7, 2021

It's time for some waveshaping. Turn that baby up the the max and let the saturation fly

Using Your Own Samples In Wavetable

Using Your Own Samples In Wavetable

Jan 13, 2021

An easy way to get an interesting sounding synth is to try sticking different samples in Wavetable and messing with the position.

Fixing a Muddy Mix

Fixing a Muddy Mix

Jan 6, 2021

One of the most common issues with a mix down is the muddy lows and low mids. Often there are some unfortunate resonant frequencies in the kick, bass and synths that need cutting out. Let's take a look at how to do just that.

Thick Pads On Wavetable

Thick Pads On Wavetable

Dec 16, 2020

Let's go over the basic concepts for synthesising a nice thick pad using Wavetable. After that we can introduce some light modulation to keep it interesting.

Granulator Plus Beat Repeat

Granulator Plus Beat Repeat

Nov 18, 2020

This is a sweet trick for getting either random bits of FX that you can sprinkle across your tracks or even get enough elements to create a main motif. It's all about freestyling and then picking the best bits that you've recorded. Go wild on those knobs!

Acid Bass On Operator

Acid Bass On Operator

Nov 11, 2020

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!

How To Make A DJ Mix In Ableton

How To Make A DJ Mix In Ableton

Nov 3, 2020

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.

Frequency Shifter Stacking

Frequency Shifter Stacking

Oct 14, 2020

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.

Corpus On Drum Breaks Tutorial

Corpus On Drum Breaks Tutorial

Sep 23, 2020

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.

Beats Warp Mode – Transients Tutorial

Beats Warp Mode – Transients Tutorial

Sep 16, 2020

The different warps modes in Ableton provide an incredible amount of versatility and creativity when it comes to working with audio. Beats mode is a great place to start. You can use transients and segments of your sample combined with different loop modes to create stutter effects, shorten the transients of drum loops and much more.

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