In the creative industries we are constantly bombarded with inspiring messages along the lines of ‘Less is more’ and ‘Keep It Simple’. However, if we talk about music production, sometimes one instrument alone might not be enough to create the lush, rich, bigger than life sound that you want on your track. You might have …
Understanding meter is essential when it comes to laying the rhythmic foundations of your track. Although in this day and age most music is in 4/4 time – and this is especially true in electronic music styles – being familiar with other meters can help you write better music. In fact, numerous examples of electronic …
Tempo is a simple but fundamental concept of rhythm. By the end of this article, you’ll be familiar with tempo and its connection with genre. You’ll also know various ways of manipulating tempo in different situations using Ableton Live. Beat and tempo By definition, rhythm comes down to a recurring pattern of notes or …
Panning is an important tool when mixing your tracks. It gives instruments their own space in the stereo field and it can become one of your strategies to eliminate masking, along with EQ and other processing, by moving sounds out of the way of other sounds so the listener can clearly define them. There are …
Are you recording your own line of instruments with your MIDI controllers? Would you like to be able to quantize such recordings faster but also in a way that they sound more natural and human? Then, let us give you some tips that will certainly improve your workflow when being creative with your tracks. Let …
So, you have your track finished, either to already publish it on your social platforms or to send it to a mastering engineer. However, when you want to export your track from the DAW, you see several options that may not be as clear as you’d like and you may feel a bit lost. That …
At one of our recent Twitch sessions, we were lucky enough to have Albert Neve with us. Albert is one of the most important producers and DJs in Spain and internationally, with a long professional career within the music industry and the author of tracks that have been played millions of times on streaming platforms. …
Are you starting to produce tracks with Ableton Live? A correct configuration of Live will save you a lot of headaches during the creative process. Therefore, we suggest some preparation tips so that you get a more fluid workflow from the beginning. They are very simple, so let’s get started! 1 – Calibrate your …
We recently had the pleasure of having Robert Babicz, amazing producer and respected mastering engineer with more than 15 years of experience and countless successful releases, in one of our Twitch sessions. In our Twitch sessions, you have the chance of listening to professionals of the music industry talking about a current topic of interest …
Are you bored of always using the same old libraries and samples? Would you like to have your own, unique, organic sounds for your music projects? Today we’re going to show you how to create a beat from scratch with samples recorded in a kitchen, by using just an audio recorder to capture the sound …
