The internet is a the world of MP3s. Due to our need for things to go smoother and faster we tend to sacrifice quality in order for us to get things now. This is evidenced in the compression of MP3 files on MySpace and the heavily compressed YouTube videos we all love to watch (and upload ourselves).
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Here is a quick and effective way of creating original and complex drum patterns spontaneously. I am using Logic, but the concept is not DAW specific.
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The one thing you’ll spend a lot of time doing in Logic or any other DAW is swapping tools. Here’s a quick tip to get the most out of your mouse clicks in Logic Pro when it comes to tool selection.
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A lot of people ask me, ‘Why do samples loaded into the Ultrabeat sample bay, sound so different from what they do when played through Finder or Quicktime?’ so I figured it was a hurdle quite a few ran into and therefore decided to write this quick tip. The short answer: They sound different, because the default settings in Ultrabeat are not meant for samples.
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There is an abundance of productivity and self-help blogs on the internet. Blogs that help you make the most of your time, your energy and/or your money.
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Using multiple microphones when recording guitar is a popular way to get two different characteristics out of your amplifier. By using two different microphones at two different positions you are capturing two different signals of the same performance, which you can then mix and match to create a great guitar sound.
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I’ve never been good with a metronome. The tedious and tiresome repetition brought forth by playing scales over and over again to a metronome has never appealed much to me. Maybe it has something to do with me being the I-want-it-now generation that I just didn’t have the patience to practice to the steady beat of a metronome all day. I had a much better time learning Metallica riffs and with playing them over and over again, I had an easier time gaining finger dexterity and some speed in my playing that way.
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In a previous tutorial I briefly explained the Overtone Series. In that tutorial I mentioned that the series could be used as a guide for effective chord voicing. In this tutorial I’ll explain what that means.
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The overtone series is the basis of tonal music. The order of pitches in the series has established the progression of Western Music over the last 300 years. Among its uses are a blueprint for effective chord voicings and an understanding of chord tones and tensions.
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It’s easy to lock some piano chords to a drum beat or groove of your choice by using a few simple tricks. We’ll make a simple beat, paint in some piano chords and then lock them together so they groove together by side-chaining.
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