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The team over at Cymatics was kind enough to send over their new plugin Lotus to me before it was released so I wanted to share it with you. It is a pitch shifter and delay unit and it is very unique. Since they were gracious enough to send it to me I wanted to do a video on it and share it with you. It’s a pretty wacky plugin and you can get some cool effects out of it. Continue reading “Cymatics Lotus Plugin Overview”
This one is for the beginners. I was recently told not to forget about the little guys. So in response I wanted to give six tips that every new producer needs to follow. These tips are basic yet effective. If you’re a new producer and you’re not following or at least trying to apply these techniques into your workflow then you might want to reconsider what you’re doing. Some of them you may have not heard before and thats ok, I guarantee if you start applying these into your workflow your music production will improve vastly.
Let’s talk about loudness deception. If you didn’t know the human brain tricks you into thinking that something that is louder is actually better. It might not be so you need to be extremely careful. Level matching can help with this. By level matching two sources to one you can control the loudness deception that our brain is doing to us. Level matching is the only way to compare two audio sources and be able to accurately tell the differences. Prevent the deception from happening!
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Drum loops are great for adding texture and background but if you use full loops your limited in what you can actually do in the mixing stage with panning, volume, EQ, effect sends and more. Today I share how I use Ableton’s clip automation to slice up loops and give me more control in the mixing stage.
This week I’m going to share a new favorite plug in of my called Kick Tweak by Singomakers. It’s basically a kick drum enhancer, but it can do much more. I’m not typically a fan of the “one knob” style plug-ins and although this isn’t quite a one knob unit, it’s limiting features pack a punch.
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Following up from our video on gain staging last week I discuss the various types of Pro Tools meters available. One client of mine did not know that you can switch these meter types and it can be handy if you’re used to working in the older style or need to change for various reasons.
This week we are going to discuss gain staging and why this is the most critical thing you need to pay attention to. I had a big discussion with one of my clients about this so I created this video. The tricky thing is gain staging applies literally everywhere, from recording, to mixing and mastering. I discuss and share examples of how you need to properly gain stage in your DAW and what you need to do before sending your tracks for mastering so your gain staging is proper.
Want to learn how to be a more productive producer? I give 14 tips that discuss this exact topic. Learn how to be more efficient. Learn how to finish tracks fast. Learn how to be a better producer. I can’t give away all the secrets so make sure you check this video out!
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This week I give you a more concept based topic on groove and how sound shaping and selections can dictate how your track is grooving. If you pay close attention to these things it can make or break a production. This is more of a concept based video and I share an experience I had with a friend to demonstrate.
Continue reading “Sound Choices Makeup Your Groove – Why Groove Is Important?”
This week I discuss a topic that I had a YouTube comment on so I decided to answer his question. We discuss the differences between a producer, a mixing engineer and a recording engineer. If you work in the industry you may already know this but not everyone understands the fine details. These days in the music industry you can wear many hats!