Five years ago, in 2016, a company called Cloudbounce got in touch with me and wanted me to write a mixing guide. I was given one week for it. Well, that's of course a bit mad, as how much can you ...
2021-11-07 08:39:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Came up with a thought today: why not let my patrons know about some hot breaks to sample ā I'm always trying to promote a healthy breaks culture where producers'd use breaks not heard a lot befo...
2021-11-01 17:17:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Alright, I'll try and make this post as short and snappy as possible.
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Showing you four ways to control the dynamics of your audio signal. In this video, a drumloop is used to demonstrate how it can be tamed, made tighter, and also made more aggressive.
See vide...
2021-10-15 11:46:06 +0000 UTC View Post
A full walkthrough of Fanu: āBlack Labelā (Metalheadz) up now:
DROPBOX LINK<...
2021-10-03 13:02:40 +0000 UTC View Post
So I spent ALL last weekend setting up my new iMac, which sports the new M1 CPU. Man, 48+ hours to set *everything* up from zeroā¦plugins, installations, passwords, all other softwareā¦felt like ...
2021-09-27 18:22:42 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm giving out the Ableton masterclass videos I've done and which have been selling through my webshop (a few hundred of these have gone around the world and the feedback has been great).
There'...
I got a few messages asking for the samples that I extracted in the last video.
I also found a new cool hip hop head running a Patreon page and he seems to do the same thing (sharing his diggin...
Time for a new video!
Letās take some records, sample them, isolate their elements with RipX, and make a beat out of those with Ableton Live.
Been testing that new RipX plugin, and lovin...
Ableton Live allows for a pretty nice way to create a "DJ-style" mix of music.
This way you can create a nice blend of songs that has all the music beatmatched!
Alright my dear Patrons!
"Truth And Lies" D&B EP is out, and Iām giving you its stems.
All stems are full-length ā just a direct bounce out of the songs.
No master limiting, so ...
A quick tip how to add lo-fi texture to your drums!
I was trying to find the quickest way to get this worn-out vinyl highs sound, and I think I've found it!
2021-08-29 11:35:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Especially if you're not familar with Operator or FM synthesis, here's a quick-ish tip of the day for creating a classic bass sound from scratch. BTW this technique works with any FM synth, not jus...
2021-08-10 14:46:22 +0000 UTC View Post
While there is a lot of technical info out there, thereās much less info on the philosophy of making songs. Ironic or not, finishings songs seems to be a hurdle for many while a lot of the tech t...
2021-08-07 12:56:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Hola amigos! Hope you've been good.
I took this week as a holiday week as I haven't been able to do much of that this year, as it's been intense with work...feels good to recharge a bit a few...
2021-08-05 08:51:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Alright fam! The new EP on Slug Wife is out.
To put it very briefly: I'm letting my patrons...
(You hear me address a person on the video, as this was originally made for a person)
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(the pic is actually of the plugin that the plug I'll write about emulates)
In my mixing work, I'm always very picky about getting the low-mids right.
I want to achieve that certain fullne...
Hi ya'll!
(pic is from the web; I used to have a real cool pic of me micing the xylophone in this pack but boo it's gone!)
Hope everybody's summer has been real nice so far.
Letās create a proper DNB-worthy bassline using Serum.
Iām also adding some spice with Erosion of Ableton Live.
You can get both the preset and the rack with Erosion:
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If you've ever wondered how you can strum an instrument with Ableton Live, here's how.
I won't waste your time with my lifestory ā I'll get straight to the point!
Enjoy the 1-minu...
It was probably some 10-15 years ago that a friend told me that you could download good-quality cymbal samples from the website of Zildjian<...
2021-06-26 14:09:53 +0000 UTC View Post
If your summer isn't hot enough, lemme show you how to create some hot tones with Ableton Wavetable: let's do a classic Reese bass that's good for D&B and let's get roasted!
You can grab...
In mixing, I do this often in breakdowns (i.e., the section before the drop, often without beats).
I often do this when mixing music that actually has to have an impactful drop (e.g., tech house...
Iām running you through the things I take into account when mixing kickdrums!
I always think of kicks as having a few different "parts", and I go through them here and go through some other co...
Mixing and mastering yet another house song.
A quick plugin tip of the day: Gullfoss EQ by Soundtheory 2021-06-03 10:32:01 +0000 UTC View Post
There is one plugin I always pull out first when I feel the drum bus needs some low-freq help.
You may have seen I recommend and use the UAD Pultec EQ a lot for kick lows and drum buss lows. ...
2021-05-16 18:08:03 +0000 UTC View PostAs you know, I love breakbeats.
There's nothing better than a phat drumloop you can chop and rearrange.
I want to give my Patrons some specials, and here's a nugget.
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Iām a nerd that makes his living doing audio engineering, and technological advancements such as isolating parts of music/audio fascinate me highly.
I also love making sample-based music, s...
2021-05-15 10:44:31 +0000 UTC View Post
I've always liked a slightly "toasty" sound in my own productions: it's not always super "audible" or in your face, but my music always leans slightly towards the oldskool / lo-fi / grungey end of ...
2021-05-09 11:18:56 +0000 UTC View Post