Orchestral elements play a more significant role in today’s music than we might expect. They give the average listener something they can relate to and provide a sense of familiarity in everything from soundtracks and video games to film scores and Top 40 hits....
Drum and bass music grew out of the UK underground rave scene in the ’90s. Since then, it has branched off into countless sub-genres and derivations, each with their artists and varying levels of prominence. Despite a complex set of influences and roots tied in Funk,...
Stereo Widening You have probably wondered how to get that huge super-saw synth lead that you often hear in today’s popular EDM genres. Indeed, It’s not about just choosing the right waveforms within oscillators or using the EQ to amplify certain...
In Part 1… I talked about three specific areas of electronic production that are often lacking in demos submitted to myself and EDM labels. It is impossible to fit a comprehensive list of every issue producers encounters into one or even several articles. I...
A lot of musicians like to use analog modular synths for their music but not all of them can afford it. In this article, we are going to talk about a software called Max, which has an inbuilt modular synth. You can patch and try different combinations just like a...
INTRODUCTION There is no drop without anticipation. A drop without a buildup is like a good ending to a bad movie. There are many different styles and lengths of buildups but the most popular are 8 and 16 bar EDM buildups. In this tutorial I will walk through the...
