Category: Tips & Tricks

Part three of our Ableton Live Tutorial Series we give you the Ableton Live Arrangement View tutorial. This is your standard workflow for most DAWs and is very common and easy to understand. We go over some workflow tips in this view and how you can transfer your ideas quickly from session view over to the arrangement view. If you missed last weeks video on Ableton Live’s session view be sure to check that one out.

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In this video, Freddie from Distinct Mastering goes over some sound selection tips for producers and gives examples on how to choose sounds that go together. Picking the right sounds in your productions is crucial to getting the quality that you might be lacking. Wondering why some of your sounds might be thin? Music production is all about the selections at the start of the production process and utilizing some of these tips can help make your productions stand out.

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In this video, Freddie from Distinct Mastering goes over different ways to use the Universal Audio SPL Transient Designer. These tips can be applied with any transient designer. Transient designers can give you some control over audio files if you do not have an ADSR or envelope. Transient designers can be used to glue things together in your mix or just help the groove. Continue reading “UAD SPL Transient Designer – Transient Designer Tips”

In this video Freddie from Distinct Mastering goes over five different methods to sidechain your kick and bass. Sidechains are a common trick used in many genres and has lots of applications. Examples given of sidechaining your kick and bass include tools like compressors, shapers, multi-band compression, and more. He shows how using a combination of plug ins can provide positive and custom results.

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In this video Freddie from Distinct Mastering goes over a trick to widen your claps with the Waves Doubler 2. Creating space and allowing things to sit in interesting ways gives the listener more emotion. In dance music sometimes claps can be used to enhance the width of your drums in a creative way.

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