Subaqueous' Tutorial Thread

[daft cunt]

My hats oftenly sound kinda cheap, I guess I know how to fix that now.
Thanks man!

[subaqueous]

You can also make the high hats sounds a lot better by adding a good reverb can glue the high hats togeather as well and get rid of that cheezy sound. Also adding a little crunch to it as well. Check out my article on drum effects for some good tips.

Thanks everyone for your feedback and enjoying the article... More to come...

[blinx]

Damn my super bass mashup secret has been outed.

[deadly_habit]

the tune in my sig isn't using an aural exciter and has yet to be ran through any hardware (and the bass sounds better and has more sub presence )
good spam post though

[sunny_b_uk]

theres a lot of plugins that can saturate the lower frequencies and get them 2 sound more beefy. your song isnt really a good example because it isnt really that phat in the first place?

[hifi]

ahahahah

[subaqueous]

I put together aDubstep midi pack full of free dowtempo midi grooves I have used in my music. The pack has 44 midi files in them as well as a live set.

Check out my site to download it.

I am also going to be putting togeather a lot more of these midi packs. I love to drag and drop rythms, tweak them, and start the song.Makes my work flow supper fast. Anyways... Enjoy.



http://subaqueousmusic.com/production-a ... midi-drums

[subaqueous]

I put together a Dubstep midi pack full of free dowtempo midi grooves I have used in my music. The pack has 44 midi files in them as well as a live set.

Check out my site to download it.

I am also going to be putting togeather a lot more of these midi packs. I love to drag and drop rythms, tweak them, and start the song.Makes my work flow supper fast. Anyways... Enjoy.



http://subaqueousmusic.com/production-a ... midi-drums

[hudson]

You're the most helpful spammer ever.

[subaqueous]

Alright... Thanks man... I think.

I just spent 3 hours bouncing down my midi tracks, organizing them, and putting them online for free. I haven't seen a really good collection of midi grooves onine yet so I started building them. Sharing the tools as I create them as well. Hope that is helpful.

[Toric]

Alright... Thanks man... I think.

I just spent 3 hours bouncing down my midi tracks, organizing them, and putting them online for free. I haven't seen a really good collection of midi grooves onine yet so I started building them. Sharing the tools as I create them as well. Hope that is helpful.

Awesome man! I'm downloading now. Can't wait to try em out!

Here's a Hip Hop groove machine template I found.

Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uTOltU73PY

Download:
The link is dead, so I get them from http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1UDEV92U

It might be a Logic file. IDK.

I'll repack them if it is.

I would love to see a Groove Template thread.

Especially if we could get some Groove Templates for different styles of drums.

[komanderkin]

cheers for these!

[subaqueous]

Here's a Hip Hop groove machine template I found.

Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uTOltU73PY

Download:
The link is dead, so I get them from http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1UDEV92U

Yeah man a groove template forum would be great! I am also checking these out. I am making a lot of instrument packs and jazz. When I get a good drum kit together I will post that as well.

[subaqueous]

One thing I hear a lot in electronic is a lack of space. When you listen to really good old school Warehouse Techno you can hear the music playing in a warehouse. Other music does this as well, and it's mainly achieved through good sound staging and Spatialization.

I just wrote an article on adding Spacilization to your mix, and wanted to bring up some of the main points and tricks.

Three Main points are:

Placement of Instruments

First thing to keep in mind is where and why are your instruments where they are. If all your instruments are in the same center position the track sounds louder then it needs and cluttered. If you pan one set of instruments to the left, other rhythmic lead sound to the right, drums near center, and bass center then you have a full mix that sounds like it has room and a lot going on in a good way.

Widening you Sounds

When you are working with instruments you can make something the Lead sound, or put more importance to it, by widening the sound. Creating that big and open sound will really add power to any instrument. This can be done in a lot of ways. One simple feature Ableton has with the utility is a stereo widening. By going outside the 100% you will make it sound bigger.

Specialization through your Verb

If you have read much of my articles you will know that I am all about reverb. Verb adds a realistic and beautiful quality to your track and instruments. If used properly it can make all the sounds fit together. When I am adding reverb to something I keep in mind the over all track. If this sound is more in the distance it should have more verb then the original sound. (dry/wet) And if it is front and center then less verb.

By using these 3 techniques you will create a sound that "fits" and the listener can image what space it is being played at. These techniques will add a whole other quality to your sounds.

Check out a more in depth article and other articles on Sound Design at my site. Free tools, Articles and Ableton Tips

If you got techniques or ideas around this hit the comments as well.

[ComfiStile]

Great tips. I always have trouble with this, will definitely take your tips on board!

[Dystinkt]

same, especially with one particular tune atm, people are like itll be a bange if you sort the mix out

[jrisreal]

what does stereo widening actually do to the sound? curious because FL has this too.

[Jacob15728]

i think it adds a short delay to the sound, but it's slightly out of sync for either the left or right channel so it sounds like they're coming from different places

[Teknicyde]

i think it adds a short delay to the sound, but it's slightly out of sync for either the left or right channel so it sounds like they're coming from different places

This.

It takes one side, and delays it by a certain amount of time, i.e. the 'width' knob. Very useful for some things, can wreck your mono correlation though, because when you sum to mono, the left and right side will be out of phase with one another, and will add up wrong, n well... you know what phase cancellation can do, remove stuff, its how acapellas happen... why checking in mono IS important... make sense?

[subaqueous]

When I produce music I find myself writing out the chords in a certain key over and over. So I spent a good deal of time and made a library of Midi Chords separated by the key they are in. So Basically now when you are in ableton you can just drag and drop the chords you want making it supper easy and fast to build a harmony.

I also have a live set as apart of this that lays out all the chords by the key they are in. It also uses my color wheel for ableton clips using the circle of fifths.


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