Dance and Electronic Music South Africa
This edition we’re looking at how to make your very own Raise FX or for some it might be known as “a Raising Pitch Effect”. This effect is often used these days in electronic music and has become very popular. Typically it involves a sound, usually a synth, increasing in pitch rising up either to Read More »
To what degree should you study? Should you set your limit at a Short Course, a Certificate, a Diploma or a Degree? The pressure placed on you by society often distorts your reality before you’ve even begun to be honest with yourself about: a) What do you really want to study, based upon what you Read More »
Salutations and greetings BPMings! So, are you recording a vocal cleanly? We’ve discussed how to do this previously and established that the quality of the vocal recording comes down to the mic, preamp, room and platform you are running. Now, one trick that remains constant is to double-take your vocal. This is simply recording it Read More »
Ever wonder how crazy music producers such as Skrillex get that fat Dubstep wobble bass sound? Well in this month’s BPM we going to show you exactly how to create your very own signature Dubstep wobble bass sound. For those of you who don’t know, Dubstep is known as a genre of electronic dance music Read More »
Tricks from the Pro’s 13: GOOD VIBRATIONS – Vocals So you’ve got a PC, a small mixer, some software and a mic. You’ve been working on a beat for a while and the time has come to put down an idea or two for vocals. Let me show you how to do it. Play long Read More »
Ableton Live has plenty of great tools included with it. Some might even say it’s the Swiss Army Knife of DAWs. Vocal processing within Live is yet another great by-product of all the creative freedoms this program has afforded the user. Let’s run through a couple. 1. Creating Harmonies Vocals harmonizing together can be pleasant to Read More »
By the time you press record, 70% of your production should be finished. Huh? This principle is based on the author’s experience with thousands of hours of recording, mixing, mastering and teaching. Regardless of your workflow or genre of music, it is a given that to give your production the greatest chance of being competitive Read More »
A lot of new producers are working “in the box” these days with virtually the only thing recorded being the vocals. To get the best vocal sound on a small setup, it’s important to understand how to use your equipment properly to get a vocal sound that stands up there alongside a larger studio set Read More »
For Ableton Live (or other VST compatible DAWs) Here are 5 free VST plugins for Mac OSX (and PC). They can be used in any music production program that supports VST, but since this is a tutorial dedicated to Ableton Live, these are of course geared towards electronic music production. 1. Audio Damage Fuzz Plus Audio Read More »
Many folk deem good manners redundant and the behaviour of the old and conservative. In reality, inspiring leaders and career professionals (people who are taken seriously in society and deemed ‘successful’) approach good manners as the minimum requirement when interacting with others. So what? To forge powerful and significant careers for ourselves, we must address Read More »
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