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Sound Design

Feb 28 2023

More Interesting Pads in Ableton

More Interesting Pads in Ableton

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.

Written by Johnny Copland · Categorized: Sound Design

Oct 22 2022

More Interesting MIDI

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.

Written by Johnny Copland · Categorized: Sound Design

Sep 29 2022

How to EQ Pad Sounds

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.

Written by Johnny Copland · Categorized: EQ, Mixing, Sound Design

Aug 16 2022

How to make Snares Fat without Plugins

how to make snares fat

This tip is an example of how to make Snares fat without having to resort to more mixing and Plugins. It’s a technique used by big names in the Electronic Music world such as Madeon, Mat Zo and many others.

Written by Johnny Copland · Categorized: Mixing, Sound Design

Aug 02 2022

How to get a tight Kick drum sound with LFO Tool

Get a tight kick drum sound

A tight kick drum sound can really help the low end of your mix. One way to achieve this is using LFO tool by Xfer Records.

Written by Johnny Copland · Categorized: Balancing, Mixing, Sound Design

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