Sometimes it’s great to have hours to sit down in the studio and get the work done, but sometimes we don’t have a few hours. Being a musician involves wearing many hats and this means we travel and do lots of other things not directly production related. one way to make the most of your …
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Back – Day 1: Now we have sorted the physical part of the studio we need to work the digital part. If you are a dawless jammer you can skip this section but I guess most producers use some kind of DAW (I mostly use Ableton Live). Just like your studio space computer probably needs …
The optimal studio space varies for each person and even usually changes depending on your needs. As beginners we manage quite well with little space and lots of inspiration but as we progress we may want more options for our musical creativity. Optimising your studio space is not about having the biggest studio you can …
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Following on from the last post about sample pack best practices, this post will talk about sample pack distribution and review a couple of different distributors I have used. The reviews will cover; Splice, TrakTrain LANDR, ADSR, and a multi distributor called Rightsify. I started sample package distribution with an offer from traktrain after I …
Best practices to make your own sample packs It’s now been a number of years since I’ve been making samples and I thought I would share my process for creating packs. the first time you make a pack will help you learn how you best work and your own workflow but below is what I’ve …
Season 1 covers the influence Baroque music has had on modern producers approach to music elements such as harmony, melody, rhythm, arrangement and more.This episode focuses on the techniques used in the song ‘Some chords” by deadmau5. Particularly focusing on baroque harmony techniques such as the picardy 3rd. See the progression chords on chordify here.
