July 2021 - Atmospheric Design + Writing Session

For this months tutorial I take you on a track walkthrough of '3 Cans Of Rio' showcasing all elements from sample selection to progressional ideas to fill and edits.

A must see for anyone stuck on progression and how to develop new ideas to keep your track interesting as well as a great insight into how I construct my tracks

Two tutorials are available with this bundle, the first showcases mid bass modulation in serum and how to create unique results with a simple preset to layer and adapt your rhythm and sound.

The second is for making atmospheric drones again with simple layering techniques to create full and rich intros.  

For this month's tutorial I guide you through synthesising snares inside of Serum.

I show in detail how to eq, layer and correctly pitch these into your projects to add more weight, punch and presence to your drum breaks.

For this month I looked back over my track 'Magnum Meal' for a full track breakdown showcasing the track from start to finish covering arrangement, progression, sample selection, serum tracks and buss processing.

This months tutorials were all about mid bass showing multiple techniques and tricks for a range of different sounds.

The first is about reese bass processing and how versatile the sound can be and I show off a few layering variation tips to further the sound into your music.

The second is an in-depth look at how i went about creating the mid bass sounds in my track 'The Feels' including layering, automation, arrangement and fills

The first tutorial explores building complex modulations in Serum and controlling them with simplified macros, giving you detailed control over the sound while helping you better understand the synth.

The second covers a selection of my go-to free VSTs and how I use them, whether you're new to production or looking to add some new sounds to your plugin arsenal.

For this month I wanted to do drum focussed tutorials with the first about how to synthesise kick drums and avoid sounding too digital showing off a realistic reverb technique.

The second is about drum busses and how i approach different style beats to give life and air to the breaks and help them come alive.

And we're back again with 2 new tutorials. The first tutorial is about sidechaining and its many creative and constructive uses. 

The second is about creating rich pads with movement and dynamics with a synth and also turning a poor quality basic sound into something a lot more musical.

The first tutorial covers my approach to creating leads through two examples. I build a modulated chord pluck in Serum, then process and mangle a vocal sample to create a more organic lead/FX sound.

The second focuses on workflow and ways to save time when producing. I cover drum tone, send FX, synthesised hi-hats, EQ separation, and setting up drum, audio and instrument racks.

The first of this bundle's tutorials is about sub bass and particularly how to create warm low mid harmonics to make your subs more audible and add presence. You'll learn how to make your own noise samples as well as creating a new wavetable to use for this sub bass technique. 

The second tutorial is a timed challenge, I allow myself 10 minutes to create each element in a brand new track to avoid being biased by any of the other samples or styles I make. This is about utilising your skills and workflow to create as much as you can in a given timeframe, then to create a new loop with the samples made. 

For the tutorials in this bundle, I recorded a deep dive into the world of audio effect racks and how powerful and creative they can be. I start basic and work my way up to some advanced racks giving you and idea of whats possible.

The second tutorial is about how I would approach creating a track using just a sample pack, I used the samples from November 2021's production pack as well as a few of the serum presets to help me out.

For this month's tutorial I walk you through a simple pad layering technique to create rich and full music beds with interesting movement and dynamics using just one sample.

I use this technique a lot when building intro's and is a great way of adding complexity to an otherwise basic sound

The first of this bundle's tutorials I show you guys whats on my fx send busses and how i like to use them, not only are they perfect workflow tools but also a way to quickly colour, distort and enhance your tracks. 

For the second tutorial, i wanted to get more creative behind how to make fxs, more specifically uplifters and downshifters. For years i just searched riser in my sample library and ended up with the same bland and overused sample. I teach you the fundamentals of synthesising your own samples that goes way beyond just pitching up and down.

The first tutorial in this bundle is about making music from noise, learn to craft atmospheric noise and then tune it to become a unique playable instrument.

The second focusses on making a simple mid bass patch inside of Serum that has plenty of control through macros and LFO's and post processing to completely change the sound for those mid bass progressions

For the first tutorial, I dive even further into my processes for being randomly creative to develop new and interesting mid bass ideas. 

The second tutorial is about creative sampling and how I use inspiration from the music around me and take it to another level way beyond its origins.

In this bundle I once again looking at sub bass but this time focussing it all about movement, how to give your basslines groove, funk and swing for those head bouncing tracks. 

For the second tutorial we're going to get very experimental. I show off some techniques that can really transform a sound from it origin to a whole other level. This is one of my favourite topics as it can be so free with no rules and is always a lot of fun.

Inside this bundle are two special tutorials, the first is how to process and resample terrible unwanted vocal samples into something completely unique and way more exciting for your track.

The second is about mixdowns, I load up a dubstep track and guide you step by step on how i approach cleaning, sharpening and boosting this track to play out in the clubs

This month i dive back into drums showing you how i put samples together, layering, rhythm, groove, buss processing and boosting the overall weight and level. 

After that I go through your sample submissions and play around resampling and having a bit of fun making new sounds and variations showing loads of little ways to get more out of your sounds and to maybe think about more creative approaches that you haven't seen before.

Included in this months bundles, I return to the rest of the samples sent in for resample submissions to mangle, rearrange, process and create a bunch of new sounds.

For the second tutorial, I go over some top tips when working with mid bass. This includes, layering, arrangement, EQing and sidechaining to help get the cleanest, most exciting sound.

Included in this months bundles, I return to the rest of the samples sent in for resample submissions to mangle, rearrange, process and create a bunch of new sounds.

For the second tutorial, I go over some top tips when working with mid bass. This includes, layering, arrangement, EQing and sidechaining to help get the cleanest, most exciting sound.

Included in this months bundles, I return to the rest of the samples sent in for resample submissions to mangle, rearrange, process and create a bunch of new sounds.

For the second tutorial, I go over some top tips when working with mid bass. This includes, layering, arrangement, EQing and sidechaining to help get the cleanest, most exciting sound.

Included in this months bundles, I return to the rest of the samples sent in for resample submissions to mangle, rearrange, process and create a bunch of new sounds.

For the second tutorial, I go over some top tips when working with mid bass. This includes, layering, arrangement, EQing and sidechaining to help get the cleanest, most exciting sound.

Included in this months bundles, I return to the rest of the samples sent in for resample submissions to mangle, rearrange, process and create a bunch of new sounds.

For the second tutorial, I go over some top tips when working with mid bass. This includes, layering, arrangement, EQing and sidechaining to help get the cleanest, most exciting sound.

Included in this months bundles, I return to the rest of the samples sent in for resample submissions to mangle, rearrange, process and create a bunch of new sounds.

For the second tutorial, I go over some top tips when working with mid bass. This includes, layering, arrangement, EQing and sidechaining to help get the cleanest, most exciting sound.