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.
One of the essential back bones of any good mix is getting the kick and bass to sit well together. When the low end is lacking punch and clarity it often turns the track into a swampy mess. Here are a couple of techniques to help you put these two elements together in a harmonious fashion.
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.
Desert Sound Colony · HHAGAIN006 - Gargoyle Records Classics Part 2 Back once again. This one is coming live and direct from Baltimore in the mid 90s. It is the second and final part of the Gargoyle Classics reissues and it’s packed full of juicy juicy dance floor goodness. As with the previous Gargoyle record it is raw as they come. Hitting hard whilst feeling totally impromptu and freestyled as well. Two of the tracks are reissues from Tony & Don’s Gargoyle imprint and two of them, just like last time are never before released tracks written during the same...
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.
Heya Super Wicked Legends! Here is your quarterly banger :D As promised this is only available to Super Wicked Legend subscribers so you are one of the very few people who will ever own this track. I hope you enjoy it.
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...
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.
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.
Round two on the mix down of The Gobbler. Hopefully we should be able to get it all finished off tonight!