Find (or make) drumless tracks Ah, that famous question. How do I remove the drums on this commercially recorded song? If you’re going to be doing a cover where you play the drum parts exactly the same, note for note, the need to remove the original drums will be less of an issue...
In our free Reaper course, you’ll learn the basics of Reaper with Dave Bode, and in this lesson Dave will show you how to use tempo, grid, and snap settings. You'll learn how to change tempo in Reaper, how to use the grid in Reaper, and how to use snap in Reaper. Reaper Tutor...
This screenshot shows a drum loop that has been 'sliced' in Reaper, to sync it to a slower project, a tempo-matching technique that often sounds more transparent than time-stretching for percussive sounds. Beat-slicing can also lend a hand when a sample is ostensibly at the correct tempo,...
Altering the timbre of your drum kit is one of the most dramatic changes you can make during a mix. To this end, EQ and dynamics processing (gating, expansion, compression, transient-shaping) have been used for many years, but increasingly, engineers are also 'triggering' drum samples to r...
How to Make a Beat Here is an example of how to make a beat. Although the drum beat below is made in FL Studio, the same process can be applied to other music software programs and hardware. Lay out your drums, add instruments, and arrange your beat into a full song. ...
For better or worse, conforming notes to the tempo grid is a process that will continue to be essential in most producer’s workflows. But if you understand how it works, it’s easy to use it musically to make your compositions better. ...
Then listen to how many notes make up the fill. Similar to what you might do whenlearning grooves, sing the rhythms to yourself. If there are snare hits in the fill, figure out where those fall, and then move on to where the bass drum hits go. Add in the toms after. If you’re...
Many people record music in their home studios and send those tracks to a mix engineer for mixing. This can make it more challenging because many of these artists are not professional recording engineers and their recordings may sound sub-par. This naturally makes the mix engineer’s job a li...
The main goal of mastering is to make the track sound consistent across different playback systems. The most noticeable difference between an unmastered track and a mastered track is that it’s louder. As a producer, you may not always be mastering tracks. Many times, you would send the fin...
Easy distribution. Once upon a time, to make it in the music industry, you’d have to be picked up by a record label and have your music tracks turned into albums and CDs. Nowadays, you can make a name as an artist on your own without any gatekeepers by promoting yourself on social...