If you’ve ever listened to a metalcore song with a breakdown in it, you’ve probably heard a snare bomb. This effect is defined as a huge, reverby snare hit that’s perfect for adding a bit more impact and intensity to a section of a song. To hear it in action, watch the video down below! …
Everybody loves a nice and beefy snare drum sound. Most of the time, in a modern production, those kinds of snare drum sounds are made up of at least one snare sample. As such, if you like those kinds of snare sounds, you should learn a thing or two about sample layering. Sample selection, phase, …
How to Layer Snare Samples for a HUGE Metal Snare Drum Read More »
Like it or not, vocal editing has become an integral part of modern music production. Whether, in the case of sung vocals, you’re doing pitch correction, or, in the case of screams, you’re mainly focusing on time aligning things, you can’t be afraid to be meticulous. In today’s post and video, I’m talking about the …
How to Edit and Time Align Screamed Vocals in Cubase Read More »
Nothing’s worse than being in a studio session with a producer/engineer who clearly doesn’t know their way around the software being used. If you haven’t had this experience, consider yourself lucky. As a result, here are 10 keyboard shortcuts and features in Pro Tools that could help you avoid being that person in a session. …
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A couple years back I was putting out a cover on YouTube every week. Since then, I got really bored of covers so I stopped, but every once in a while I get the urge to make another one! They’re a really fun way for me to practice production, my vocals, and my guitar playing, …
Automation is often a necessary evil in that it can be incredibly tedious, but it also can also bring a production to the next level. Whether you’re looking to turn up a vocal only during one line or you got a really cool idea for a special effect that you want to try out, you’ll …
Learning a new DAW can be extremely daunting, especially if you have no previous experience with music production. That being said, I promise that it isn’t as difficult as it seems. I’ve learned 5 DAWs over the course of my audio journey, and I incorporate 3 into my workflow on a regular basis. It’s common …
Removing drum mic bleed is usually recognized as one of the most annoying things about recording and mixing drums. There are many ways that different producers like to go about dealing with getting bleed from cymbals out of a snare mic, for example. In this post and video, which you can find below, I show …
How to Set Up Reliable Drum Noise Gates Using Key Spikes! Read More »
Like it or not, programmed drums are becoming more and more relevant in music production. If you’re one of the people taking advantage of the many perks offered by good drum sample libraries, this one’s for you! If anything in this post is confusing to you, check out the video at the bottom of this …
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EQ is a very daunting subject to anybody who’s starting to get into audio production. Not only do you have to understand what EQ is and how it works, but you also might find yourself having to navigate different EQs that have different interfaces and could confuse the hell out of you. Some have a …
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