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Trap Vocal Edits in Ableton Live
Have you ever wanted to edit vocals to give that stuttered and pitched effect you hear in Trap? I put togeather a video of me editing some Silk Drop vocals. I use techniques like cutting up the vocal, re-pitching vocals, complex pro warp mode, and other things. Wanted to give you an inside look on how I edit vocals this way. If you are interested in other vocal techniques, check out my video on vocal effects and free audio effect rack. I also made a video on working with backing vocals and chorusing. Do you have any techniques you use for Trap Vocals? Plugins? Share in the comments.
List of Microtonal VST Synths and Plugins
To easily make microtonal music in Ableton Live, or other DAW's, I find it's best to use third party VST's that support Scala files. That way you can pick your tuning and write new parts in that temperament/tuning. I compiled a list of my favorite microtonal VST's, synths, AU's, and plugins. There are more synths out there, but these are my favorite. You will also see a few rows that are highlighted green. These synths are my all-time favorite for working with Microtonal music. If you have suggestions, please comment below. I would love to check them out and maybe add them to the list. If you are interested in learning more about tuning instruments in Ableton Live and microtonal music, then check out my article on Microtonal Music in Ableton Live.
Free Dholak Drum Rack Ableton Live
I love adding Tabla, Dholak, and South Asia influenced drums in my music. It adds a really unique flavor and can be used in juxtaposition to other instruments. Just a few months ago I made the Tabla Drum Rack and wanted to follow it up with a lesser-known, but just as amazing, instrument called the Dholak. This double head drum has a really cool sound. Here is a walkthrough video on the Ableton Live Pack with the free Drum Rack: You can download the Live Pack as well as the One Shot Samples (for any DAW) below. Loading…
Bitwig Studio 2 Coming Out – First Thoughts
Bitwig just announced Version 2 to come out in February 2017. I've been reading about this on forums, and they just officially announced it. I made this video to share my first thoughts on Bitwig 2 and what I hope to see in the update. There are also so interesting moves by them around pricing and subscription models. Enjoy: To read more on Bitwig 2 go to: https://www.bitwig.com/en/home.html
Ultimate Guide to 432 – VST’s and AU Plugins
In the first part of this series, we went over the theory of Tuning and Temperament. Then I went into detail on tuning your synths in Ableton Live from 440 to 432 in part two of the series. In this article, I will walk you through using third party plugins, AU, and VST’s. Third Party Plug-ins: If you are like me then you might have a host of Third Party Plugins you like to use in your production. These extra synths give you a whole host of new sounds to play with. Here is a list of Plugins you can use and the where to find the parameter to detune the instrument. This is in no particular order. To start here is a video I made in response to questions of tuning Massive and Serum. Massive: Go to the Global tab. Here change the global tuning to -0.32
Ultimate Guide to 432 – Using Ableton Live
Tuning into 432 with Live To play music in 432 you must retune all your synths and presets. This might seem overwhelming idea at first, but it actually takes very little time at the beginning of your tracks. Once you get a library of instruments tuned, then it will also be that much easier. The simplest way to tune to 432hz is to just detune each of your instruments. By detuning you lower the first note, from 440-432 for example. since A=432 Live will then base every note from that point forward. You can not just lower the pitch at the end because that will not retune it, it will just lower the overall pitch. This image shows the different tuning you could use for notes found in the Equal Temperament. As you can see when you move from 440 to 432 you are lowering the pitch by -8hz. You can also see that just 2 notes down 440hz Equal Temperament are 494. If you -8hz to that we do not get 484.90. The reason why is equal temperament is a ratio that moved
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