Here’s a quick tip to help you create more interesting Pads in Ableton. By using the Shaper device it’s possible to turn even a simple VST Pad sound into an evolving layer in your production.
Music Production
Don’t Kill My Vibe Remix
One of my favourite Sigrid tunes is Don’t Kill My Vibe, released in early 2017. Here’s my remix.
The original had a some brilliant production with some cool vocal fx. I thought it would be fun to try a more 1980’s vibe with rock guitar in the verses and some big 80s pads in the chorus. Check out the full remix below. If you scroll down you’ll see a shorter video breakdown of some of the parts.
Summer Walker Remix
One of my favourite Summer Walker tunes is Karma, from her 2018 album Last Days Of Summer. Here’s my remix.
More Interesting MIDI
This quick tip should help you to achieve more interesting MIDI sounds. It’s an idea that can help bring more life to any MIDI pattern and give interesting results. It’s also a concept borrowed from the world of Classical music.
How to EQ Pad Sounds
Here’s a quick look at how to make acoustic guitar sound better in your mixes. I personally find acoustic guitar one of the hardest instruments to mix and produce well. For me live acoustic guitars are up there with vocals in terms of challenge in achieving a pro sound.