Automate adding some distortion to one or multiple layers to create movement in the sound. If you have a MIDI keyboard or another controller, you can use a pitch wheel or knob to gradually pitch your brass layers down. Group all these tracks together and add some reverb, and you have ...
Mastering is the final, essential stage in music production, and is considered a dark art by some. It’s where a track is polished, taking it up to radio / club / festival quality. We want it loud, clear, fat and wide without distortion. ...
to the groove. Ableton Live’s Groove Pool can go a long way here, though you still might have to dive through a fair few groove options before you find one that works for you. To create the “lazy” feeling lofi has, it helps to add a slight delay to the snare hits and a ...
Aim for a balance where the loudest elements, like drums, peak around -12 dB to -6 dB on your mixer or DAW meter. This provides enough headroom for later processing while preventing distortion.After setting the prominent element, gradually bring in the supporting instruments one by one. Focus...
Some saturation and drive help add aggression to the sound. I used Ableton’sDrum Buss, but any distortion plugin will do. Reverb and delay A big monster’s growl should reverberate and echo, so I usedReverbandDelaydevices with medium decay times to simulate a real-world space for the sound...
Hot Tip: AddLFOsto give your dirtied-up synths some movement. Do it: distortion, overdrive, fuzz Distortion effects are your best friends when it comes to adding dirt and saturation to your sound. Which pedal should I get? Overdrive? Distortion? Fuzz?
Of course, just like the TR-808 cowbell sound, phonk producers aren’t afraid to use a lot of distortion and bit-crushing effects on their synth sounds to get an extra crunchy, lo-fi sound. I added this heavenly sounding pad using DS1 preset inDigital Synsations. ...
To put it shortly, it depends on who you’re asking this. FL Studio offers a bit more flexibility than Ableton, and its learning curve is definitely smoother. In the long run, FL Studio might be a clear winner when facing Ableton, but again, it’s a matter of who you’re asking. ...
Have been using this for years without a hitch then suddenly i’m getting distortion on the sound during a gig. Luckily it first happened at the end of a gig on the next to last song. I tried unplugging the jacks and plugging them back again thinking perhaps they had wiggled out a bi...
In the second example below, I’m driving a guitar beyond overdrive and into the realm of distortion using input and bias. When recording to tape, there isn’t a 1:1 relationship between the input level and the output from recording. This means that low levels might not be picked up at...