Creative pitching in dance music
#AudiotentTip 275. Creative pitching.Most often we use a pitch shifter if we need to transpose something to fit the key of our track. However, this simple tool can be used creatively too. Try to pi...
Future bass chord progressions - Using 7th 9th & 11th chords
#AudiotentTip 274. 7th, 9th or 11th chords.Try not to limit yourself to basic triads. Adding 7th, 9th or 11th can greatly enrich your musical palette, creating extra interest to your music. This is...
#AudiotentTip 273. Three is the magic number.When producing music, be mindful that the human brain can only process a certain amount of information at any one time. Try to limit the elements of you...
Why you should bounce your MIDI to audio
#AudiotentTip 272. Bounce MIDI to Audio.MIDI is vital in today's digital audio workstations for triggering instruments or synthesisers. However, once you're happy with your patch/loop, we would adv...
#AudiotentTip 271. Reverb into Distortion.The most common placement for your reverb plugin is at the end of the processing chain. Adding reverb at the start of the chain and feeding it into distort...
#AudiotentTip 270. Vocal pitch correction.Pitch correction can sound very artificial if used excessively. Try to limit it to small amounts, so the vocal performance stays as natural as possible. Th...
#AudiotentTip 269. Abuse your compression.Most of the time you only need a little bit of compression to achieve a great result when mixing. However, occasionally you really want to abuse your compr...
#AudiotentTip 268. Sampling Instruments.Sampling your own acoustic instrument or even a synthesiser can be a great way to create unique timbres. This will help to develop your signature sound and w...
#AudiotentTip 267. Acoustic Treatment.You can have the greatest and most expensive monitors in the world, but if your room is poorly treated this will affect what you are hearing as well as your mi...
#AudiotentTip 266. Sine Sub Harmonics.A sine wave is a great waveform to use for your sub-layer. However, the sine wave doesn't have any upper harmonics and can get lost on smaller speakers, laptop...