Mike Elliott is a 3rd year Music and Audio Technology Major at Duquesne University. He is versed in music theory, composition, and ear training. He is also a practiced recording engineer, sequencer, and sound engineer.
In this week’s Audio Premium content, Mike Elliott teaches you how to create a freeform Dubstep template in FL Studio.
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In the last two tutorials we discussed FL Studio’s Mixer and Piano Roll windows and how they play into the music creation process inside FL Studio. To tie everything together, today we are going to look at the Playlist window!
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Last time we talked about how to get started with FL Studio’s mixer and routing all of your audio. While this is always good and helpful, at some point you will need to actually make music to go through the mixer! In this tutorial we will cover FL Studio’s piano roll and all of its useful tools for creating your music. While every DAW has a MIDI sequencer built in, most can’t even come close to FL Studios piano roll and its ease of use and built in functions. So if you want to streamline your music making process then roll on over!
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You heard of FL Studio and how it is an awesome sequencing program so you decided to take the plunge and buy it. You fire it up and realize, “I have no idea where anything is or how it works.” Well thankfully for you my friend we are going to cover the FL Studio’s mixer from head to toe and to operate it with lightning speed! If you are ready to get mixing then dive on in!
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In this week’s Audio Premium content, Mike Elliott shows you how to end up with the best snare sound you can. How? By starting with the best snare sound you can. This tut is very detailed, and full of useful tips and tricks from someone who knows drums very well.
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Its safe to say that most of us do not have perfect hearing. Life is full of loud noises, concerts, and sometimes just bad luck that will damage our hearing. Whether your ears were naturally born with hearing loss or you hurt them in an accident, not all is lost! In this tutorial I will show you a few basic ways that you can mix to the fullest even when your ears do not cooperate.
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Today we are going to cover how to add some flavor to your chords and compositions using Altered Dominant chords, namely those that alter the 5 of the chord. These chords can be great for adding tension to your music and are often exploited by Jazz players for adding more harmonic dissonance and density. If you have heard of these types of chords but never knew exactly how they were constructed then this tutorial is for you. We will cover everything from basic structure to different voicings of the chords and try to apply them in a creative context. If you want to alter your progressions on the way back to the tonic then read on!
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Today we are going to cover how to add some flavor to your chords and compositions using Sus chords. These are some of those chords where a lot of players can read and play them but they may not understand where they come or how they function. If you have heard of these types of chords but never knew exactly how they were constructed then this tutorial is for you. We will cover everything from basic structure to different voicings of the chords and try to apply them in a creative context. If you want to suspend your old chords for a little while then read on!
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