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I thought it was time to give Reason 6 a bit of attention, so I thought I’d walk you through the creation of a custom kit and drum pattern using Kong and Reason’s internal sequencer. Here we’ll be looking at producing drum sounds using Kong’s analog modelling modules and layering these sounds with samples. I’ll also show you how to use effects processing to […]

In this quick tip screencast, sound designer Gary Hiebner shows us how to create a Leslie speaker type effect using Absynth. This works with both for surround sound systems and stereo.

This track has been submitted for your friendly, constructive criticism. What useful feedback can you give the artist? The floor is yours to talk about the track and how they can fix problems in and improve upon the mix and the song. Download audio file (SomeTimeAGo…2.mp3) Description of the track: All instruments are live and original. Drums are made […]

Here in the United States, this song would fall under the category of Americana/folk and it fits well into the category. It is the kind of song that lends itself to a simple and acoustic production. I enjoyed the evocative and wintery feeling of the piece. My opinions are based on countless meetings with music publishers, A and R people, co-writing experienc […]

In my last tutorial I looked at a few ways to add life to drum parts by using simple edits and multiple tracks. Let’s take a look at how you could use similar techniques when working with melodic synth lines. We’re not going to be producing intense glitch based effects here (that’s for another tutorial), instead we’ll be concentrating on organic. I’m u […]

In this week’s Audio Premium content, Björgvin Benediktsson teaches you some techniques to vastly improve the sound of your home-recorded rock mix. To learn more about what you get as part of Tuts+ Premium, read this. To take a peek inside this tutorial, hit the jump! Many of you readers here at Tuts+ Premium are struggling to make your home recordings […]

How well do you know your soft synths? Test your knowledge with this quiz that focuses on synths that come with popular DAWs.

This track has been submitted for your friendly, constructive criticism. What useful feedback can you give the artist? The floor is yours to talk about the track and how they can fix problems in and improve upon the mix and the song. Download audio file (ManicForMixdown.mp3) Description of the track: I’m trying to merge two of my loves: melodic trance […]

If you want to get into audio production, then you’ll almost definitely want to use a computer-based digital audio workstation. What does a beginner need to know when purchasing a computer for audio? There’s no one answer, and this article will help you think the issue through. This post has been put together with a lot of help. At the beginning […]

This entry is part 8 of 8 in the series 3D MixingIn the final installment of the series, we are going to look at the final effects on the signal chain (Master EQ, Master Reverb, Master Limiter), and discuss the various final print options. Master EQ For EQ on the master bus, ‘gentle’ is the word of the day. By the time you are ready to even begin […]