In a pro mix, automation is very often used to complimentcompression. Ducking the fader a dB or two in a critical moment is much more transparent and musical than lowering the compressor’s threshold for the whole track just to catch one errant peak. That’s why it’s so common for engi...
Once you’ve done this, you’ll want to add in some sort of drum sampler. In Ableton Live, I’m going to use the Drum Rack, which allows you to add in different drum samples. After your sampler is ready to go, you’ll want to find a good kick, snare, and hi-hat to load up...
To hear how a sample sounds in context with your beat it has to match your beat’skeyandtempo. The best way to do that is with pitch shifting and time stretching. The best part, is free time stretching and pitch shifting tools exist to help you independently change the tempo or key of...
A tempo of 120-130 is the ideal rhythm for dancing, as it’s not awkward to move to and allows people to feel comfortable. As the BPM approaches 130 and beyond, we start to get into thetechno realm of music, where the energy levels are a bit higher and require more energy to keep ...
One hallmark of a good remix is not deviating from the original tempo too much. Some producers will tell you that the sweet spot is normally around ±10-20 BPM from the original. The farther your remix deviates, the harder it will be to warp the existing audio in a way that still soun...
Bpm or tempo is the best example of this, where the user might demand this parameter for real-time performance. Hopefully, you already appreciate the greatness of ValueTrees and are already using them to manager your app's state. What you might still be doing however, is something like ...
With Creator the original key or time signature of your samples doesn’t matter—the tool will automatically pitch shift and time stretch each loop in your desired key and tempo. So go ahead and pick any loops you like, compile them into Creator and once you’re ready to use them you ca...
Tempo and rhythm are intertwined and rely on each other very closely Keeping up and playing around with that rigid, unforgiving, deterministic measure of time takes a lifetime of skill and practice. Here’s a few things to keep in mind when approaching tempo in your music. 1. Find a metro...
In music, quantization refers to the process of conforming MIDI or audio information to the tempo grid ofbars, beats and subdivisions. Quantization refers to the process of conforming MIDI or audio information to the tempo grid. It’s done to adjust the timeline position of the material after ...