As you may already know, stacking and layering are very popular and effective techniques used in electronic music production. They both involve combining multiple sounds to synthesize something larger. Before the recent explosion of software synths, stacking and...
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,...
INTRODUCTION It’s tough to make a successful instrumental piece of music these days. Vocals reign supreme. Just about every song on the radio has vocals, up front and focussed. The reason it is so difficult to replace the role of vocals with an instrument is their...
Wavetable Synthesis Introduction Among many different types of synthesis devised over the years, one of the widely used one today is Wavetable Synthesis. To put it briefly, Wave-Table Synthesis puts a twist on the general concept of an oscillator by making it...
INTRODUCTION Techno is a genre that emerged during the past decades as a part of a growing electronic music scene. Well known for its repetitiveness and strong accent on the rhythm, it quickly captured the attention of a worldwide audience. We could say that...
This week’s PATCH is a real tough bass. I made it in Massive, but you could make it in just about any synth with at least 3 oscillators that can generate complex waveforms. FX are really important on this one, especially compression and EQ. They help shape the...
