Dance Music for Heroes
I really had fun creating this track and experimented with several new ideas. This was the first time I’ve tried using the Vocaloid software for speech synthesis, and I think it turned out really well. I had to misspell “senpai” as “sempai” however to get it to sound correct.
ADPTR Metric AB is a fantastic plugin that gives you a variety of visual tools which help draw your attention to problematic points in your mix. It also allows you to easily compare your mix to multiple reference tracks in your genre.
Dubstep can be characterized by half-time drum beats, dark sounds, and an oscillating baseline (wub-wub-wub). Here are some ideas to get you started making a dubstep track.
I struggle with mixing (getting relative track volume levels correct) and mastering (the final 5% of polishing before a release). It’s time consuming, and I’m pretty sure my ears still lack the professional touch of an audio engineer. At the same time, I’m trying to get my production speed up and I’m not willing to … Read more
Courtesy of Tom Cosm Ever wanted to get your vocals to sound like Daft Punk? They’re using a vocoder. Here’s a great intro video from Tom Cosm and some of my key take-aways: Vocoders modify one sound with another. You need a track for a carrier (the external signal that gets sent to the vocoder) … Read more
What?! A post on organization? Zzzzzzzz……. Wait! I’ve wasted a lot of time by not staying organized, so these tips may give you more time for the stuff you want to be doing! Staying organized has several benefits: It will speed up your workflow as you spend less time fumbling through tracks. If you set a project … Read more
