Modern effects and synthesizers are getting better at mimicking the natural vibrato produced by, say, a violinist playing their instrument. In the next tutorial, we will show you how to spice up your synth leads with vibrato. As usual, we prepared a short sequence in...
EQ boosting might seem like the right approach if your mix lacks treble content. However, when exaggerated, this can generate an unpleasant sound. On the other hand, multiband distortion can boost top-end brightness, but the original signal’s character will most...
In the EDM genre, it’s likely that you will strive to make the most important elements of your mix prominent and big. Typically, beginners tend to add many identical layers, as many as possible, of their leads in order to make them sound bigger. There are other...
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...
How to make a Dirty Dutch House Lead? Dutch House is a sub-genre of Electro-House that was made popular in 2010 by guys like Afrojack, Hardwell, and Laidback Luke. However, it distinguishes itself from mainstream House by using more rhythmic elements and often...
