All posts tagged "tutorials"
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Creating Multi-Layered Breakbeats
The breakbeat has been a musical staple for over 30 years now. It has been ever-present in numerous...
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Peel Back The Layers
As EDM Producers, we can be painfully selective about our percussion. We can spend hours sifting through sample...
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Giving Vocals Character: The Preacher and The Protester
The human voice is the most common tool for communicating the story and the setting of a song....
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Five More Tips for Writing Great Basslines
Leave Space After you’ve spent hours designing a massive bass synth patch, it’s tempting to compose the track...
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Rapid-Fire EDM Production
EDM producers, maybe even more than other musicians, are prone to getting stuck in a perfectionism trap. We...
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Split the Panning, Expand the Sound
If you’re having trouble making your mixes sound full and powerful, this article will go over one of...
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Build a Phase-Cancellation De-Esser in Ableton
Sibilance (that harsh “sss” sound) is one of the most common problems that EDM producers run into when...
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Turn a Sample into a Synth
A cool way to create unique synth sounds is to use a short, looped portion of a sample...
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Adding Variation to Lead Synths
Electronic dance music, maybe more than any other genre, relies on simple, catchy, lead-instrument hooks to grab the...
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Creating Pad Synths for Dance Music
Pad synths are a subtle but important element of trance, house, drum ‘n’ bass, and downtempo tracks. Sitting...