James Wiltshire – Techno Guide Part 1 and 2
James Wiltshire (Freemasons, F9 Audio, Beyoncé) returns with our next Style Guide: Techno. In part one, he looks at the history of techno, and some simple sound design techniques. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXwA-BRoYQs James Wiltshire (Freemasons, F9 Audio,...
Techno Fundamentals Pt 4 – Create Rolling Basslines with Operator
Ableton Live Tutorial: Techno Fundamentals Pt 4 - Create Rolling Basslines with Operator w/ John Selway In the latest installment of Techno Fundamentals, electronic music producer and Dubspot instructor John Selway teaches you how to make rolling, syncopated bass...
Mastering In Ableton Live Tutorial
Getting your tracks ready for playing to the public is something we all need to do from time to time. Liam O'Mullane shares his tips on making the best-sounding master possible in this Ableton Live tutorial. Love it or hate it, but in the world of club music it’s a...
How to master in Reason
A few years have passed now since Reason gained the MClass mastering processors, introduced to help you take your projects from good-sounding mixdowns to great-sounding masters without having to use a second application or external plug-ins. Since Reason gained the...
Learn how to create a riser transition FX tutorial in Ableton Live
Learn how to create a rising transition effect using Ableton's Analog subtractive synth and a chain of effects containing Simple Delays and an Autofilter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HsKuYUfRv8
Techno Fundamentals Pt 3 – One Note To Rule Them All
Ableton Live Tutorial: Techno Fundamentals Pt 3 – One Note To Rule Them All – Effects + Automation w/ John Selway In the third installment of Techno Fundamentals, electronic music producer and Dubspot instructor John Selway continues the “one note lead” technique with...
Techno Fundamentals Pt 2 – One Note To Rule Them All
Ableton Live Tutorial: Techno Fundamentals Pt 2 – One Note To Rule Them All – Synth + Macros w/ John Selway In the second installment of Techno Fundamentals, electronic music producer and Dubspot instructor John Selway looks at the "one note lead" idea using Ableton...
House chord progressions meet Live 9
This Ableton tutorial uncovers a classic technique for interesting chord progressions and how to make them sound fresh with Ableton Live 9. For more tutorials and downloads go to blog.liveschool.net...
10 studio tips you probably haven’t tried before
Let’s face it: There really are no rules when it comes to making music. It’s very easy these days for modern music makers to get caught up in the technical expectations of what they perceive as the “correct” way to do things, but following those guidelines can really...
Adding Bass Clarity – Written by Bob Dennis
This is a nice little guide on how to add bass clarity to your final mix. This guide is written by Bob Dennis, founder, recording institute of Detroit....
How to use Multiband Compression with Ozone from Izotope
Daniel Wyatt shares an amazing technique using Ozone's Multiband Compressor to gather up all the low end frequencies (foundational elements such as kick and bass) of your track and boosting them up and giving them compression pressure, while maintaining a dynamic of...
How to use the Mid-Side EQ technique with Ozone from Izotope
Daniel Wyatt shares an invaluable tip for mastering: The Mid-Side EQ Technique, also known as The Sum & Difference Technique, which is an amazing technique you can use to adjust the stereo width of tracks and make them wider. Daniel Wyatt is using the Ozone 4...