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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Nowadays making an arpeggio is a great way to add interest to your track. There are many plugins out there which can arpeggiate your chord sequence in numerous ways. Lots of patterns and tweakable parameters are at your disposal in order to customize your patterns.
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This short series of quick tips is designed to give you a good overview of the audio processing techniques involved in creating a professional sounding drum beat for use in house, electro and breaks in Cubase. In this part we will look at adding hi hats and percussion to our kick and snare drums.
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Compression can be a pretty confusing subject. With so much jargon and literally thousands of different compressors to choose from it’s no wonder some less experienced producers get a little stumped from time to time.
One area of compression that appears to remain a mystery to some is that of buss compression. This is one that I’m asked about a lot, so let’s take a look at the ins and outs of the process and shed some light on the subject.
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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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It’s 3:30 in the afternoon when your phone rings. The head of a music library is calling and she needs your help. They have a commercial for an A-list client that needs music, and they want you to submit an entry. You’ll get $10,000 if you land the gig.
Oh, and it’s due by 5:00.
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We all know recordings that are out-of-phase wreck havoc on mixes. As such, these two tips I am about to share are a bit ironic in that they purposefully create phase issues for positive effect. So read on for two quick tips for the price of one.
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This tutorial is actually based on a request that someone made in a tutorial about synth-based effects. Creating noise-based rises and drops for dance mixes is something I get asked about a lot so I though this maybe helpful to some of you.
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This short series of quick tips is designed to give you a good overview of the audio processing techniques involved in creating a professional sounding drum beat for use in house, electro and breaks in Cubase. In Part 2 we will look at the snare drum/clap sound.
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The drums are the foundation of a great mix. You can be adventurous with the guitars, making them sound off the wall and unnatural, but if the drum sound strays too far off the path of punchiness, you’ll end up with a lackluster mix.
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