Production Tips

Spring Reverb

Spring Reverb

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

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

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...

sound designCreating a Techno riff from a sine wave

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 ...

arrangementFrequency Shifter Transition Effect

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 provide an extra laye...

processingProcessing Lo-Fi Techno Synth Stabs

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 Lo-Fi sounding stab, so we will m...

Creative FXRing Modulation for Creative FX

Ring Modulation for Creative FX

Audiotent Tip #430 // Ring Modulation for Creative FX A really interesting way to add spice to your FX sounds is to use a ring modulator. Applying this effect to standard FX sounds will deliver ins...

ambienceMelodic Ambience Resampling

Melodic Ambience Resampling

Audiotent Tip #429 // Melodic Ambience Resampling Background textures are an excellent way to add cohesion to your track. We can use recorded sounds from natural spaces, vinyl crackles and other in...

AtmosphereHow to create drone FX

How to create drone FX

Audiotent Tip #428 // How to create drone FX An often-overlooked area of production is FX. A well placed and designed sound effect can really help set the tone of your track and offer another layer...

creativityKickstarting your creativity

Kickstarting your creativity

Audiotent Tip #427 // Kickstarting your creativity For a lot of producers, opening up your DAW and staring at a blank canvas can be very intimidating. It can cause anxiety and instantly zap confide...