Powerful Punchy Synth Nobody can deny that synth leads play a huge role in today’s electronic music. Ranging from Dubstep, Psytrance and all the way to ever popular EDM, bass synth leads are in the main focus of almost every track. Consequently, music...
Many different percussive sounds can be used in the rhythm section of your mix, but one of the most overlooked is the shaker. Shakers come in many different varieties. They all sound different. Their name comes from the method used to create sound with them – moving...
In the last week’s tutorial, I was talking about Replika XT by Native Instruments. Since this is a rather complex piece of audio software, I felt like it deserves a sequel. This is because it offers so many possibilities regarding sound manipulation. Five deeply...
Become a parallel professor We have covered the use of parallel compression in one of our previous blog articles. It’s a technique whereby you use the compressor as a send effect (you’d traditionally use it as an insert) so that the dry and...
Using previously made presets found within numerous VST synthesizers is always helpful. But you should not be afraid to experiment if you’re genuinely interested in advancing in music production. Even a simple sawtooth wave, which sounds flat and dull at...
