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Mo Volans has been releasing tracks for well over a decade with many of the world's top electronic labels. Having worked with a long list of high profile artists, he has enjoyed top ten success on numerous of occasions. Mo records under the names MoHawk, Twisted Air, and Openair and also writes music for TV and film. 
Mo is also a prolific writer and journalist writing for publications such as Music Tech, Remix mag and EQ.


Posts by Mo Volans

How to Build a Stereo, Filtered Delay Combinator in Reason

Feb 8th in Production, Reason by Mo Volans
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Recently I have been using Record and Reason (combined) as my main production platform. I’m finding it to be a great environment to work in. Obviously I have a few gripes, but Record is still in its very early stages.

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6 Creative and Alternative Uses for Sidechaining

Feb 1st in Logic Pro, Production by Mo Volans

Sidechaining has been a popular tool amongst engineers for long time. I have covered the basic methods for achieving the effect in a few popular DAWs, including Logic, Cubase and Reason but let’s take a look at some real world examples of how we can use the technique.

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An Introduction to Propellerhead’s Groove Engine

Jan 25th in Production, Reason by Mo Volans
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For those of you that are reasonably new to Reason and Record, or have just updated to the most recent versions, the concept of the Groove Mixer might not be one your familiar with.

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Getting to Grips with Modulation Mapping

Jan 18th in Logic Pro, Reason, Sound Design by Mo Volans
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For some synthesists the subject of modulation mapping is one to be avoided. It’s hardly surprising considering the average mod matrix is made up of tables, graphs and numbers.

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How to Combine Synths and Samples to Create Ambient Backdrops

Jan 14th in Logic Pro, Production by Mo Volans

Even if your tracks are mixed well and the arrangements are tight often they can feel a little 2D, almost as if something is missing. Adding an ambient, cinematic backdrop to the sparse sections of your project can really bring things to life.

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How to Effectively Layer Drum Sounds

Jan 11th in Production, Reason by Mo Volans
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When you’re working with beats it always pays to know some techniques for creating a larger than life sound. Your drum tracks can be pumped up using a variety of different methods such as parallel processing, heavy compression and transient design but sometimes even these can fall short.

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How to Program and Produce Beats with Propellerhead’s Redrum

Dec 28th in Production, Reason by Mo Volans

If you are a Reason or Record owner you are lucky enough to have access to one of the best virtual drum machines out there. Making great beats quickly is a breeze using its step sequencing system and editing sounds is just as easy.

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The Low Down on Chorus and Unison Effects

Dec 21st in General by Mo Volans
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Chorus and unison effects are pretty much the most common modulation effects there are and it’s likely you have used them in your mixes before. To really get the best out of these processes its essential to understand whats going on under the hood.

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How to Master in Propellerhead’s Record

Dec 14th in Mixing & Mastering by Mo Volans

As the new Props application Record offers a great buss compressor and full mastering suite I thought it would be useful to show a typical mastering set up and the workflow involved when mastering and delivering a new project.

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How to Create and Organize Your Own Apple Loops

Dec 7th in Logic Pro, Production by Mo Volans
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If you use Logic Pro, Soundtrack Pro or Final Cut Pro it’s highly likely that you’ll be familiar with Apple loops. These applications come with a pretty massive collection of sounds in this format but it’s much more satisfying to build your own custom loops and have them stored alongside the library sounds.

This tutorial will show you how to turn your raw samples into Apple loops and tag them with the appropriate data so that they show up in your searches. These loops can then be used in any of your project, regardless of their tempo.

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