Tips & Techniques When Building Percussion
Creating compelling percussion is an art form that adds depth, energy, and groove to your music. Whether you're a seasoned music producer or just starting your journey, mastering the art of buildi...
5 Ways to Rough Up Clean Sounds
In the realm of music production, the juxtaposition of clean and rough elements can result in a dynamic and compelling sonic experience. While pristine, polished sounds have their place, infusing ...
How To Keep Your Arpeggios Interesting
Arpeggios, with their cascading notes and harmonic richness, are powerful tools in the arsenal of any musician or producer. However, the challenge lies not only in playing or programming them but ...
How To Mix Your Low End - Kick, Bass and Toms
The low end of your mix, comprising the kick drum, bass, and toms, forms the foundation upon which the entire sonic landscape rests. Achieving a well-balanced and impactful low end is crucial for ...
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 the Operator be...
Audiotent Tip #437 // Unsynced LFO to OSC pitchThis small modulation setting can lead to some very interesting textures, especially when designing pad sounds. A slow rate LFO assigned to your oscil...
Audiotent Tip #436 // Spring ReverbIf 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 recognisable vi...
Ambient FX from a Drum Hit Sample
Audiotent Tip #435 // Ambient FX from a drum hit sampleCreating unique sound FX can help to add that final identity to your music. In this short walkthrough we will cover how to transform a relativ...
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 kits/project files for our Arturia CS-80...
Creating a Techno riff from a sine wave
Audiotent Tip #433 // Creating a techno riff from a sine waveTechno is all about experimentation and sound design. The goal of this exercise is to create a minimalistic melody riff, using the sine ...