Thanks again guys. Very informative video.

And yes, I am also on ableton. Didnt know it could be done with the daw itself. Will try it out.

Cheers

much thanks mate! Would melodyne be the tool of choice to achieve this? I have only used it for pitch correction.

Hey guys, been following Zhu and I gotta say, his productions are top notch. Anyhow, how does one go about achieving this insane vocal effect. Starts at 1.18 Vocals are pitched down, but what else. Im lost. Seems like a similar technique the weeknd uses. https://soundcloud.com/zhu/faded Thanks in ad...

From Toronto, Canada unfortunately

Fragments, sounds like a jam Id be so down for.
If only I met cool kids like you irl.

Yes. I cant speak for everyone on here, but for me its the way I work right now. I use the rokit 5's along with an AKG k240. I personally find with certain effects like reverb and compression etc, I use the headphones to dial it in and check on monitors finding a good balance between the two. Also i...

thanks for posting this. will be following the blog updates

http://www.propellerheads.se/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/koan555.jpg We caught up with music production duo KOAN Sound to learn a bit more about how they use Reason in their music. Little that we know that they’d reveal some truly amazing tips for designing synths and bass lines. Read on to find out...

On top of eq and compression, saturation and parallel compression( does eat up headroom, so just balance the volume at the end)

Ditto on using distortion. At the source of the sound itself, try making it soft if that makes any sense. Using a saw/square wave, try to filter out a lot of the highs and quite a bit of the mids. Then start piling on some distortion. Play with the low pass filter to get the sound you are after. Als...

hats off to you sir!

what was the source of the vinyl crackles?
Abletons vinyl distortion sounds artificial and i cant seem to blend vinyl samples to sit well in the mix.

sine, that lunice track is fire, even them subs be popping outta my laptop speakers

Also, dont mean to threadjack but does trap tend to be heavily compressed/limited like other edm (hate this term) genres?

Just had a listen to the track. Mix wise I noticed that your bass is panned slightly to the right. Also the levels are jumping. Try balancing the drums first. Get the low end sounding tight, i.e. sub,Kick, mid-bass. Then start balancing out other instruments. Also the snare in the intro is too loud/...

When it drops mate, the kick on the one is missing (first drop)? Im not sure as Im on laptop speakers.
I agree with bass institute. Try blending the vocals and bass. Maybe lower the volume on the bass a tad bit and compress the vocals and bass into a single bus.
Other than that, solid track!

Oh man. So relatable. I think one way around this is to finish the creative part as quickly as possible (composition and arrangement) After that, one thing i've been meaning to try would be to save the current mixdown, then start the mix from scratch again, making a 2nd or 3rd version of the mix. I ...

Not sure if this has been mentioned already but try using compression after a reverb

yes the ATH-m50's
The low frequency response is insane compared to the akg k240's that I use.

http://edmprod.com/50-workflow-tips/

Site focuses on edm production, but still a pretty good read for all producers

op, Do you feel that the steps you listed destroy and degrade the quality of the master? If it works and you are pleased with the result, then keep doing what your doing. There's truly no right or wrong way. Some folks make use of multiband compression followed by limiting. Other times, if the mix i...

Im in the same situation as you op as I mix on 5" monitors. What helps me tho, is using a reference track as others suggest along with a spectral analyser. Using this, you get a general idea of the relation (volume wise) of your kick to sub level. Also what might help is to saturate the sub a l...