5 Things One Should Know To Be A Happy Musician
As musicians, in today’s commercially grueling and competitive world we tend to lose perspective. We cease to see the larger picture and are always stuck in our petty issues. Day’s pass in self doubt and we are never satisfied. Here are 5 things one should know to not...
Realistic Bass Guitar Sound with NI Scarbee MM-Bass (Part 2)
As I emphasized before, Scarbee MM-Bass by Native Instruments is one of the better bass guitar virtual representations I came across. It offers various options for playing and controlling. What's more, I guarantee that if you dedicate some time to explore its full...
7 Expert Delay Effect Tips
The Almighty Delay Delay is one of the most used audio effects in music production. Not only is delay a very important effect in itself; it's also one of the basic building blocks for many other effects, including reverb, chorus, and flanger. If you listen...
Noise Reduction: Gates – Take Charge of What’s Allowed in Your Mix
Become a skilled gatekeeper Next to compressors, gates are perhaps the second most popular type of dynamic range processor. Like a physical gate that opens and closes, an open gate processor allows passage and a closed gate processor denies passage. More...
Cycle Random and Round Robin – Sample Triggering
Sample Triggering When composing electronic music, chances are, you’re going to play samples more than once, especially when it comes to drums like cymbals and high-hats. However, songs can sound monotonous and obviously computer generated if the same EXACT...
Stacks on Stacks – Discover Stacking Arrangement Technique
Stacking is an arrangement technique that is often interchanged with the term layering. However, there is a distinction - at least for the purposes of this article. Stacking produces a composite sound made up of similar timbres. Additionally, the timbres are often...
Realistic Bass Guitar Sound with NI Scarbee MM-Bass (Part 1)
Bass guitar sound is considered to be the foundation element in modern music. If we are talking about Rock, Jazz, Country, Metal or any other genre, the bass guitar represents the backbone of the groove. Until recently, we were forced to record bass guitar and other...
Drum and Bass Elements
Drum and bass music grew out of the UK underground rave scene in the 90’s. Since then, it has branched off into countless sub-genres and derivations, each with their own artists and varying levels of prominence. Despite a complex set of influences and roots tied in...
