A comprehensive guide on stems with an in-depth understanding of the meaning of stems and four methods can help you learn how to export stems in Logic.
That said, in most popular genres, compression will be applied to vocal parts during the mix. Applying any compression will, relative to the vocal itself, bring up the levels of any lower‑level artifacts such as breaths, possibly to the point of being objectionable. To reduce the level of...
Both the synths mentioned in the section above are great places to get started. In the longer run, though, you're probably going to end up with more than one synth, and what will suit you best is going to depend on your primary use—on stage or in the studio. ...
Matching timing is often enough to make double tracks work for many producers. However, if you’re looking for the tightest possible doubles, matching the pitch between the lead vocal and double tracks may yield better results. If you need pitch matching as well as time matching considerVocalig...
You can use vocal sounds to create long, synth-like lead orpad textures. The trick is to use multiple layers to create a richer vocal sound. For instance, if you’ve pitch shifted a take of your pad vocal, performed with a syllable like “ahh”, “mmm” or “ooh” an octave below...
It’s worth double-checking that it’s in time, so I’ll click play and have the metronome enabled. If you do this, make sure that the acapella is actually in time with the metronome to start with. Maybe you’ve warped the vocal to the correct BPM, but it still feels out of time...
but we’re going to focus on a single track of synths and a kick drum so that we can get a handle on what’s going on. So, open a nice fresh song and, delving into the Studio One Loop Library, head over to Pads / Loops, grab the file called ‘154_Disco_Loop_Synth Pad 1_Cma...
Place the snare on beats 2 and 4, and position the closed hi-hat halfway between each beat. For extra texture, add an open hi-hat on beat 3 of each bar and a crash cymbal right at the beginning. Right now, the drums sound a bit too clean. Apply the “Drum Distortion” effectspre...
Perhaps there’s an awesome little synth line you could loop and filter? Or maybe there’s a vocal line that you’d like to hear more of… try cutting and pasting it in new spaces in the track. Be as creative as you like, and don’t be afraid to chop things really short – ...
Jun 2, 2015 Recording & Production WonderHowTo If you need to control a software like Ableton Live while you play guitar then you need a foot switch. In that video I will show you how it is easy to build a foot switch with an old keyboard. Then you will need to configure your ...