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Creating a simple Progressive Psytrance square-wave bass sound There are lots of variations of the square-wave bass, let’s look at some tips and tricks for creating your own. Some of the most important characteristics to getting a solid Progressive Psytrance square-wave bass sound are finding the right waveform, plugin or synth, getting the melody and […]
Using White Noise to add extra punch to a synth sound Today’s production tutorial looks into using white noise less as a sound design tool and more of a mixing tool. Often using too much spatial effects on a sound can drown it out in the mix, especially when it’s accompanied by very transient and […]
Using white noise as a modulation source to create randomness We’re following up on creative uses of white noise, and today we’re looking at using it to create random modulations. Last week we looked at using white noise as an audio source, and something to note about all the different types of noise is when […]
One of the many creative uses of white noise in sound design… White noise might not seem like something you would want to add to your productions, you may want to reconsider. There are a ton of creative uses of white noise, from sound design to aiding in the mixing process, some authentic analog emulation […]
Synthesizing FM percussion rhythm and sounds from scratch We have covered FM synthesis in a few music production tutorials, although we haven’t created any percussion rhythm using it. Today’s music production tutorial explores creating some Psychedelic/Tribal drum sounds using the FM relationship of two oscillators and using envelopes to get them to play off each […]
How to make squelchy Psytrance leads in the style of Ajja Last week’s music production tutorial focused on Ajja style FM leads, now we’re doing different sounds with a similar effect. Today’s tutorial combines a technique that is widely known amongst Psytrance producers and combines it with the gated technique as I discussed in last […]
How to make gated Ajja FM Psytrance leads Dash gives us a rundown on how to create gated Ajja FM Psytrance leads using xFer Serum and Cubase. Ajja is a true legend amongst Psytrance heads, he’s one of the early purveyors of the deeper psychedelic sound. Ajja’s debut album, Psychogenica, was a turning point in […]
Creating techy FM stab using xFer Serum software synthesizer Today’s sound design tutorial focuses on a techy FM stab sound that was in the background of a previous video. If you’re not yet familiar with FM, it stands for Frequency Modulation and in short it is using an oscillator to modulate the pitch of another […]
Creating electronic kick drum sound from scratch with UVI Falcon Today we’re looking at creating some electronic kick drum sound from scratch, using UVI Falcon’s intuitive layers system. If you’ve been following my tutorials you will probably know that I have recently fallen in love with UVI Falcon’s hybrid sampling and synthesis engine. It’s an […]
Modern Progressive Psytrance bass is about tails, glides and hits I’ve covered a wide variety of techniques for creating Psytrance bass, so today’s tutorial covers a few viewer requested bass tricks – the modern Progressive Psytrance bass. The first tip deals with when you’re using Psytrance bass patterns that have longer tails, often when using […]
