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Skinnerbox TimeSting Tutorial

Sep 2, 2020

Free Download: https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/time... edit: Sorry I thought it was free but realised after posting the video that it is actually not. The whole pack costs £39. My bad! TimeSting is a killer sequence generator from Skinnerbox. It's a Max 4 Live free download and well worth picking up. It generates acid midi sequences and can be used as a jumping off point for all sorts of wicked bass lines and melodies. Sorry for the less than ideal audio from my mic. I've just moved back to our flat as I mentioned in the video and my studio has become the...

Where Do You Get The Bass Lines Part 2 – 1 Note Random Bass Line

Aug 26, 2020

It's time to let our free from expressionist out. Go crazy on the keyboard and somehow in the process we will come up with some freaky little bass lines.

Time Stretching A Vocal In Ableton

Aug 5, 2020

This video is all about streeeettttcccching out a vocal using the warp function in Ableton. Perfect for creating tons of tension in a break down before a big drop.

The Illusion Of Speed Tutorial

Jul 29, 2020

Why is it that some tracks written at the same BPM seem to be so much faster than others? This is a common problem that producers find themselves dealing with. I've certainly been there myself. I am in a club and I play a new track that I've written and it just seems so much slower than the rest of the tracks in my set. What is going on? In this tutorial I go through a few different examples of slow and fast sounding beats and explain why they seem so different. Hopefully you speed freaks should be able to...

Let’s Write A Banger – Track 3 – ODA – (Part 3)

Jul 23, 2020

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

Jul 8, 2020

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 13. Let’s Mix A Banger Part 2 – The Gobbler

Jun 29, 2020

Round two on the mix down of The Gobbler. Hopefully we should be able to get it all finished off tonight!

How To Make A Reese Bass

Jun 17, 2020

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...

Using Transitions To Make Your Tracks More Interesting

Jun 3, 2020

One of the main reasons that arrangements seem stale and hard to focus on is because the transitions are often unimaginative. Each idea comes in exactly where you expect, on the first beat of a new phrase. In this video I go over a few different types of techniques that I use to make my transitions more interesting.

LIVE STREAM 09. – Mix Down Walkthrough – Taking It Out For A Rip

Jun 1, 2020