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Cancelled fundamental bass technique revisited – in xFer Serum!

August 10, 2018 By Dash Glitch

Cancelled fundamental bass technique revisited – in xFer Serum! Today we are revisiting the “cancelled fundamental” technique we addressed in the Vini Vici & Astrix Adhana style bass tutorial. When initially attempting to recreate this sound in the xFer Serum plugin I was unsuccessful based on the fact that I was somewhat over-complicating things. I […]

Tagged With: additive, cancelled fundamental, Music production, Serum, Sylenth, tutorial Filed Under: Tech Tutorials

Three post-processing tips to make your Psytrance bass punchier

August 3, 2018 By Dash Glitch

Three post-processing tips to make your Psytrance bass punchier So we’ve covered the basics of creating a psytrance bass sound from scratch, now let’s look at some processing tips. Well first up is more of a sound design tip, we’re going back to the patch to make sure we can’t get the best out of […]

Tagged With: cubase, Filter, processing, psytrance bass, sidechain, sound design Filed Under: Tech Tutorials

Sonic matching

Sonic matching, level referencing and the final mixdown process [VIDEO]

July 27, 2018 By Dash Glitch

Sonic matching, level referencing and the final mixdown process [VIDEO] One of the most daunting processes in production is the final mixdown, a technique called sonic matching changes all that. The final mixdown is one of those tasks that producers procrastinate to the bitter end, based on the fact that they’re either not confident in […]

Tagged With: final mix, music producer, reference, Sonic matching, steinberg cubase, tutorial Filed Under: Tech Tutorials

Psytrance Arrangement

How to turn your loop sections into a full Psytrance arrangement

July 20, 2018 By Dash Glitch

How to turn your loop sections into a full Psytrance arrangement Today we’re looking at taking the loops you’ve created and fleshing them out into a full Psytrance arrangement. If you’ve been following the production tutorial series, you would have probably noticed that I’m a big fan of breaking down the more daunting processes in […]

Tagged With: DAW, Loop, music, psytrance, Psytrance Arrangement, track Filed Under: Tech Tutorials

What makes the Vini Vici and Astrix bass so huge?

July 13, 2018 By Dash Glitch

What makes the Vini Vici and Astrix bass so huge? Today we’re discussing what I think to be the technique that makes the Vini Vici and Astrix bass so huge. The concept of phase cancellation is this – if you have a sine wave at a specific frequency, and another sine wave with inverted or […]

Tagged With: astrix, Music production, psytrance, sound design, vini vici, Vini Vici and Astrix bass Filed Under: Tech Tutorials

Demystifying Audio Compressors – How to hear what they’re doing! [VIDEO]

July 6, 2018 By Dash Glitch

Demystifying Audio Compressors – How to hear what they’re doing! Audio compressors can be a daunting tool for beginners, however it’s an essential tool in any audio engineer’s arsenal. Knowing what to look for and how to use them, can make or break any production. So, let’s demystify the compressor a little bit for you! […]

Tagged With: attack, Audio Compressor, dynamic range, mixing, Music production, transient response Filed Under: Tech Tutorials

Acid Main lead

How to create the classic acid main lead sound for your track

June 29, 2018 By Dash Glitch

How to create the classic acid main lead sound for your track Following on from last week’s tutorial, we’re tackling creating an acid main lead sound in one of my new favourite plugins. The basic concept is running a very simple oscillator through a series of filters, one of which is being modulated. The result is […]

Tagged With: classic, Main lead, Music production, Reveal Sound Spire, TB-303, tutorial Filed Under: Tech Tutorials

How to add compelling lead melodies to your track [video]

June 22, 2018 By Dash Glitch

How to add compelling lead melodies to your track Have you been struggling to write compelling lead melodies that flow between sections and fit the key of the track? Today we’re outlining a simple technique to make the most of your melody writing process, rather than going blind and randomly inputting notes until they sound […]

Tagged With: dissonance, lead melodies, melody writing, Music production, music theory, resolution Filed Under: Tech Tutorials

How to make groovy bass MIDI patterns for your tracks [VIDEO]

June 15, 2018 By Dash Glitch

How to make groovy bass MIDI patterns for your tracks Winter has hit South Africa properly, all the more reason for some music production tutorials to warm up the studio and what better way than to look at bass MIDI patterns. Today we’re going back to basics and discussing a technique I use to quickly […]

Tagged With: Bassline, MIDI Pattern, Music production, studio, tutorial, workflow Filed Under: Tech Tutorials

Psytrance Kick and bass mixing basics [Video]

June 8, 2018 By Dash Glitch

Psytrance Kick and bass mixing basics [Video] It’s Friday, that means there’s another Glitch Psytrance Tutorial up on YouTube – following on from last week’s EQ episode, this time it’s all about Psytrance Kick and bass mixing basics. Friday usually signifies the great migration of music producers from the outside world into their natural habitat, […]

Tagged With: eq, Equalizer, Glitch Psytrance Tutorial, mix, Music production, punchy Filed Under: Tech Tutorials

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