Arpeggios have been an important part of melodic electronic dance music for a number of years. They can be extremely powerful, however, they can be a very lazy way of … Read More
How To Mix Your Low End – Kick, Bass and Toms
Getting the low-end of your mix to sound right can be challenging. In this video, I’m going to show you some of the techniques I use when mixing kick, bass … Read More
Generate Extra Harmonics Using FM8 Feedback
Audiotent Tip #438 // Generate extra harmonics using FM8 feedback When designing an FM8 preset, try adding some feedback to the operator, within the FM Matrix window. This will make … Read More
Unsynced LFO to OSC pitch
Audiotent Tip #437 // Unsynced LFO to OSC pitch This small modulation setting can lead to some very interesting textures, especially when designing pad sounds. A slow rate LFO assigned … Read More
Spring Reverb
Audiotent Tip #436 // Spring Reverb If you’re aiming to achieve a slightly different flavour for your drums or synths, try applying some spring reverb. You will instantly notice it’s … Read More
Ambient FX from a Drum Hit Sample
Audiotent Tip #435 // Ambient FX from a drum hit sample Creating unique sound FX can help to add that final identity to your music. In this short walkthrough we … Read More
Creating a Techno Bassline Using Kick Reverb
Audiotent Tip #434 // How To Create a Techno Bassline Using Kick Reverb In this video, we guide you through a process we used, when creating one of the demo … Read More
Creating a Techno riff from a sine wave
Audiotent Tip #433 // Creating a techno riff from a sine wave Techno is all about experimentation and sound design. The goal of this exercise is to create a minimalistic … Read More
Frequency Shifter Transition Effect
Audiotent Tip #432 // Frequency Shifter Transition Effect Transition FX are the final gloss in your mix and arrangement. They tell the listener a change is about to happen and … Read More
Processing Lo-Fi Techno Synth Stabs
Audiotent Tip #431 // Processing Lo-Fi Techno Synth Stabs There are multiple ways to create a synth stab for techno. Our aim for this tutorial is to achieve a very … Read More