This one has been heavily requested! We are excited to finally bring you a deconstruction of the main synth in the track Colyn – Amor (Afterlife). There are some inspiring … Read More
10 Things We Like About Arturia Pigments
Arturia Pigments Pigments by Arturia is a ‘Polychrome Software Synthesizer’… we are not sure if that is a legit synthesiser category or Arturia claiming a niche for this unique synth, … Read More
Tips & Techniques When Building Percussion
In this video, I’m going to talk you through some different techniques that I use when Im building percussion in a track. Please make sure you are listening to the … Read More
5 Ways to Rough Up Clean Sounds
In this video, I’m going to show how to rough up the clean sounds with the use of saturation, distortion and tape emulations. Please make sure you are listening to … Read More
How To Keep Your Arpeggios Interesting
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