Funky Synth Stab Tutorial
Funk is a very distinct style of music based on R&B which emphasizes melodic chord progression and brings a strong groove. Old-fashioned funky sounds originating from the '80s are coming back into modern music production. For this reason, in this tutorial, we will...
Non-Linear Summing Tutorial
Over the past few decades, many popular songs were recorded in expensive studios with even more expensive equipment. One of these high-end pieces of equipment are definitely analog mixing desks, which are highly praised for the sound they deliver. That warmth and...
Remove Unwanted Noise
Removing unwanted noise from recorded dialogue is always a tricky process. Over the past decades, we were introduced to a vast number of audio processors capable of doing this task. Some of them were more sophisticated and equipped with better algorithms than others....
Design Your Own Transition Effects
Transition effects are one of the most common sounds you can hear in electronic music genres nowadays. They include swells, buildups, sweeps, and other effects, which help build a sense of expectation coming towards a certain part of your songs, like the drop or...
Make an Effective Psy-Trance Vocal Buildup
Psychedelic Trance, or Psy-Trance, is a sub-genre of electronic music best known for its heavy synth sequences, basslines, and drum grooves. Aside from that, the production of Psy-Trance is heavily influenced by audio effects, ranging from pitch-bending, reverb and...
Kick Drum Synthesis Tutorial
There is no denying that kick drums are critical components in today’s electronic dance music. I am sure that many of you probably own different sample banks with various kick drum sounds. However, my goal is to help you understand how to make something of your own...
Take Control of Your Low Frequencies
Music producers spend countless hours trying to find that perfect balance between the low, mid and high frequencies. While lower spectrum frequencies can sound warm and appealing, they can easily swallow other elements in the mix and make the overall mix sound muddy....
Exciting Filter Modulation
Modulating sounds with filters is not a new idea in music production. It has actually been a standard since the introduction of first synthesizers and guitar effects. As time passed more and more manufacturers of effects started to make complex filter units with lots...
Juice Up Your Sounds with Multi-Effects Processing
In recent years, we have witnessed the emergence of many different effects that were shown to be quite potent for some complex sound mangling. Containing multiple effects in one plugin unit quickly became a standard. One of those effects that caught my attention...
