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808’s are a commonly used tool in many genres such as Pop, Hip Hop, Hybrid Trap, and many more. They simultaneously fill the lower frequencies of your track while also acting as a rhythmic drum element.

Background FX play a crucial role in gluing your track together while also adding character and variation as the song progresses. In this tutorial, Noah will walk you through several useful, unique FX applications that will take your drops to the next level.

Organic, orchestral elements can add a unique, appealing flare to your tracks when used effectively. Many producers know this and take advantage of high-quality orchestral Kontakt instruments that are available from tons of different companies.

Thomas Cochran presents an in-depth look at Propellerhead’s Grain virtual granular synth. Learn all of its features and functions as well as interesting sound design techniques allowing you to fully command this powerful synth.

In this Groove3 video tutorial series, sound design guru Gary Hiebner shows you what you need to know to get started on creating audio for the incredibly lucrative gaming industry.

The NLE AudioPedia series, our video-based audio encyclopedia, is an invaluable resource for sound engineers, musicians, students, educators and all audio enthusiasts. This seventh installment is about Editing and Signal Flow.

The NLE AudioPedia series, our video-based audio encyclopedia, is an invaluable resource for sound engineers, musicians, students, educators and all audio enthusiasts. This sixth installment is about Microphones.

Over the last few years, Pop music has taken inspiration from many subgenres of EDM. The typical EDM song structure and various elements from genres like Future Bass and Chillwave have made their way into the Pop space. Artists like Martin Garrix and The Chainsmokers have contributed to this movement with smash hits like “Scared To Be Lonely” and “Closer”

Transient Shaper plugins are great tools that can be used to methodically enhance or control different transients in instruments – especially drums. In this tutorial, Maxim will show you how to creatively use transient shapers beef up your drums and mixes. Working in Ableton Live, he’ll start with a drum loop that doesn’t quite cut though as much as he’d like. Using Smack Attack by Waves, he will add punch to the transients and enhance the overall power of the drum loop.

In this full-length mixing tutorial, Grammy winner Darrell Thorp teaches you all of the tricks and techniques he uses to help enhance dream-pop indie rockers Future Elevators from a creative and raw production to a finished and exciting mix.

Play open sounds with Quartal Chords to make your song more jazzy. Get my quick tips to play quartal sounds effortlessly Learn QUARTAL CHORDS and play quartal open sounds to give your song a Jazzy flavor!

When producing a track, it is very important to keep in mind how it will sound on a variety of different speakers and systems. This includes consideration for club systems, generic earbuds, laptop speakers, car speakers, and much more.

Properly tuning your drums is a very important part of creating music and is often overlooked – especially by top tier producers in EDM. In this video, Maxim explains exactly why this concept is so important, as well as demonstrates how to properly tune your drums in Ableton Live. Staring with a simple drum loop, Maxim will introduce a bassline to showcase how detuned drums can have a negative impact on the overall sound of your track.

Log in to Armin’s studio Every week, Armin van Buuren puts 41 million listeners into A State of Trance on his radio show. In his first-ever online class, the platinum-selling DJ breaks down his hits—and builds a track from scratch—to show you how he produces, performs, and promotes dance music. You’ll learn his technical process for using samples and plug-ins, mixing, recording vocals, and building a DJ set. Your crowd is waiting.

For years I’ve been teaching Ableton Live in the college classroom. As a University Professor, my classes are sought after, and, frankly, expensive. I believe Ableton Live can be learned by anyone, and cost shouldn’t be a barrier. This class uses the same outline and syllabus I’ve used in my college classes for years, at a fraction of the cost.