If you're not familiar with Ableton Live 11's new tool, Spectral Resonator, here's a look at its feature that's become a favorite of mine: how to harmonize any track based on incoming midi notes. 2021-05-09 11:06:42 +0000 UTC View Post
In a session with a student yesterday, I showed him a rack I always use for trying out different plugins that introduce analog saturation – i.e., plugins that react to the input level and add som...
2021-05-01 07:28:02 +0000 UTC View Post
In the series of me slamming you with song stems, here we go with stems for a jungle tune called Crusty-...
2021-04-30 08:22:06 +0000 UTC View PostOi friends!
I'd love to hear about YOU.
Let me know how you are doing musically, what type of music stuff you make (feel free to post links), what your musical aspiration...
Alright, friends!
Earlier this month I promised to do a video on how to set up a mastering project in your DAW.
So here it is!
It's an exclusive video for Patrons only, not ...
Hi guys.
As a mixing and mastering engineer, I'm often asked about good reference songs, and here, I'm listing some good ones.
I'll keep this post short yet informative, because this month...
Yo friends!
I have a new remix out on a new label called Make Or Break.
It's tracks 3 and 4 on this EP...
It’s my 41st birthday today, so here’s 41 tips and thoughts from a 41-year-old.
I wanted to do a list of thoughts and tips, looking back at what I’ve done and what I do...
2021-03-21 08:37:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Alright fam!
Another exclusive video, showing you how you can:
1) Create a beat whose elements vary in terms of level automatically and also in terms of probability, so...
2021-03-05 10:22:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Alrighty! Let's get the mixing month on.
In this video, I'm showing you how you can compress your drums for added punch using any standard compressor out there. Let me know how it goes!...
2021-03-01 15:12:07 +0000 UTC View Post
The single most helpful tip I'd give my younger self in terms of mixing, if I could, would be that not all sounds have to play at the same level thru the whole song. My style, esp....
2021-02-27 08:11:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Ableton Live 11 allows for 16 macros.
Here's an EQ 8 rack I wanted to share. Basically it has controls for low, mids, and highs, as well as HP and LP filter controls and master gain.
The ...
2021-02-22 12:28:10 +0000 UTC View Post
(I wrote this in response to a thread on Reddit about how a producer was feeling jealous towards some of his friends who are now enjoying decent success while they haven't been in the game as l...
2021-02-19 09:59:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Yo, happy Valentine's and stuff!
Without any further ado and foreplay (lol), let's get down to business 😏
Here's downloads for ya'll:
1) Drums of the new FatGyve...
2021-02-14 10:17:03 +0000 UTC View PostI have a long list of these, so I thought I'd start a new "series" and keep dropping these frequently.
Not necessarily in the order of importance, but important stuff all the same.
You know the classic shaker (tambourine) part in the very classic Think break by Lyn Collins? It can give your mix a lot of great energy. You're hard-pressed to find one that's equally good.
...
2021-02-07 12:16:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Lemme show you how to have your sinewave bass CUT thru the mix!
Some producers that I mix for use simple sinewaves, and it's my job to make it more audible.
This is how! And...
2021-02-01 14:24:35 +0000 UTC View Post…the drumloops of my forthcoming instrumental hip hop EP.
It drops on Feb 12, and a few days after that, I'll put 10 drumloops up for all download tiers (all tiers but the lowest one).
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As we know, there’s more people than ever making music out there, and lots of them have some sort of artistic aspirations. By that, I mean actually putting the music out there (and possibly even ...
2021-01-22 15:08:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Oi friends!
Here's the video on how to do this.
I've been wanting to make that c...
Hi friends.
Here is a video about a Metalheadz song of mine, “Baretta”.
It was the first song of mine that Goldie picked. It came out on my Black Label EP on Metalheadz Platinum. 2021-01-08 13:52:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Time to see how it’s gone Patreon-wise this year (if you only want to see what's lined up for my Patreon, scroll down halfway).
In a nutshell: I've managed to put out quite a lot of conten...
Wanted to share this quickie – I know it may obvious to some, but I didn't think of this until quite late in my productions.
1) Group the devices on the track (this creates a "rack...
Wanted to see if you agree and if you've been feeling this during your holidays. I took all Dec off work to wrap up music stuff; been nicely able to reconnect with my creative self.
One old t...
2020-12-29 14:41:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Let's take a look at Ableton Live 11's take lanes feature!
2020-12-19 10:58:12 +0000 UTC View Post
OK guys, something to KICK off the weekend (pun very much intended). Was mixing a song of mine, pulled this old trick out of the bag and happened to think, "Have I ever shared this...
2020-12-11 14:53:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Just wanted to let you know!
"Open plugin window" is mappable on Live 11.
E.g., I can now open the GUI of SPAN, which I use a lot, to a key. And another click closes it.
So useful. &nbs...
Topic says it all.
I'm making this a public post, so anyone can join.
I'm totally feeling festive on my holidays, and will be glad to answer some Qs relating to what I do: making music,...
2020-12-09 18:01:15 +0000 UTC View Post
The level of sub bass is something I'm often asked about.
While I seldom teach numbers, this time I'll do, as this is easy and useful.
I'm using the free 2020-12-07 09:48:44 +0000 UTC
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MOAR BASS! You remember, I said recently I'd give you some basses in December, right?
Well, here you go! Some goodies from my personal collection. Some of these I've used qui...
2020-12-03 14:34:32 +0000 UTC View Post