5 Tips for Designing a Better Synth Patch

5 Tips for Designing a Better Synth Patch

Start your synth patch from scratch It is entirely fine to take a professionally engineered synth patch that you like and dissect it in order to learn how experienced designers accomplished its sound quality. When creating your own synth patch, however, it is better...
Organize Your Working Environment

Organize Your Working Environment

Having an organized working environment inside your DAW is one of the things that can considerably enhance your workflow. Unsorted files or samples, followed by unnamed channels will surely slow you down. Think of your DAW and your projects as a workshop area. The...
Using a Ducking Reverb Effect in Your Tracks

Using a Ducking Reverb Effect in Your Tracks

A significantly prolonged reverb may be highly effective in creating a feeling of space on a vocal or synth stab when there is a long silence between phrases in a song. However, a reverb that ‘ducks’ while a particular signal plays but comes back to life...
Add More Impact to Your Drops

Add More Impact to Your Drops

No matter the genre of electronic music you create, a drop is essential for progressive momentum. The drop is like a reward for partygoers anxious to “shake it off” after building up to high musical tension. How it all plays out is totally up to you. Most...