#AudiotentTip 73. Studio Time.Some people are more creative in the mornings and others in the evening. Try switching up your studio hours to discover when works best for you.When are you most creat...
#AudiotentTip 72. Read The Manual.To discover hidden features of your plugins, take time to read the manual. You’ll be amazed at what you can find.
#AudiotentTip 71. Vinyl Noise.Try adding some Vinyl noise very low in the mix to add some grit/character to your deep/tech-house, techno tracks.
#AudiotentTip 70. Tape Delay.Use a tape delay if you want to add more colour and texture to your spacial FX.
#AudiotentTip 69. Kick saturation.Try using soft saturation on your kick drum. It's a great way to exaggerate its low mid harmonics to make them more compatible on a smaller speakers.
#AudiotentTip 68. Processing your FX.Try adding extra processing on your delay and reverb returns. This can take a plain spacial effect into a totally new world.
#AudiotentTip 67. Less Is More.When layering, always try muting each individual sound. Ask yourself does it really add to the sound or is it cluttering up the mix?
#AudiotentTip 66. Loop Length.Once you have your audio sample/midi looping try changing it’s length. This way you will come up with interesting, evolving patterns.
#AudiotentTip 65. Narrow your FX.Sometimes the FX such as reverb, delay, chorus don't need to be that wide. Narrow them to create more space for other instruments in the stereo field.
Arpeggiator as a Modulation Source
#AudiotentTip 64. Arpeggiator as a modulation source.Most synth plugins have some form of arpeggiators built in. To come up with interesting patterns try to assign them to various modulation source...