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Nic Bertino is a professional producer and recording artist from Sacramento, California, with over 9 years of production experience.
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How to Re-create Soulja Boy’s ‘Crank That’ in FL Studio

Nic Bertino on Jul 22nd 2011 with 35 comments

Twice a month we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Audiotuts+. This tutorial was first published in August 2008.

It isn’t often that a simple, under-produced beat is the soundtrack to a song that sells millions of copies. Even more amazing was that Soulja Boy was able to create this song using only stock sounds that come with FL Studio!

In this tutorial I’ll show you how to re-create Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em’s ‘Crank That’ in FL Studio. This process will walk you through the construction of a #1 smash-hit and demonstrate that you don’t need top of the line tools to create a best-selling hip hop track.

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How to Autotune Your Vocals Like T-Pain, Cher or Daft Punk

Nic Bertino on Jun 1st 2011 with 157 comments

Twice a month we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Audiotuts+. This tutorial was first published in July 2008.

Ever heard a song by T-Pain on the radio and wondered how the robotic vocal effect is achieved? By the end of this tutorial, you will own the autotuning sound that is used on so many pop records right now.

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This entry is part 7 of 17 in the Recording Vocals Session

3 Tips to Super-charge Your Production Efficiency

Nic Bertino on Aug 2nd 2008 with 12 comments

Picture this: you’ve produced that epic song that is going to be the next top 40 radio hit. You’ve had it done for about two years when a label approaches you and wants to purchase the beat from you for one of their hot new artists. They love it, but there needs to be some changes… Unfortunately, you can’t locate the file. Or the samples that you used. The deadline passes. With these 3 production efficiency and organization tips, this nightmare scenario will never happen to you.

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This entry is part 1 of 18 in the Creative Session: Productivity for Music Producers Session