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Final Mixdown Checklist
So you got a rocking song written and you’re ready to move it over to the mixing stage. There are many technical steps as well as room for creativity in the mix down process. After years of being a professional mixing engineer and musician I have found a basic guideline that helps me insure a solid mix. Below is a checklist / cheat sheet I made to help visualize the steps needed. Download a hi-res version for print. I love having a binder of images like this I can reference along the way. If you find the information helpful and want to see more checklist like this, then donate. Thanks! Download the Image Here is deeper run-through of the steps and ideas in the Infographic. If you use Ableton Live then check out the Mixdown Toolset. It is packed with tools to help your stereo imaging, advance EQing, and more.
Latin Percussion MIDI Library
Percussion and added rhythm can really add a distinct flavor to your music. Over the years I have been cultivating my own collection of Latin percussion in MIDI. This lets me drag and drop it into Live, or any DAW, and create new percussion parts. Super fast and easy. This is a collection of 85 unique Latin rhythms in MIDI. Congas Agogo Bongos Shakers and more I have also added a Live Set with all the MIDI laid out in clips. I used Abelton Live 9.6. If you are in Live try using the Vintage Drum Machine, Percussion Pack I released for free. I've been making some awesome sounds with that combo. This collection is by donation / free. If you want to support the creation of future tools and resources, then consider throwing in a few bucks. Grab this Free Latin MIDI Library If you want a taste of what these rhythms can sound like, then check out this track Invoking. I used some of these MIDI in creating the percussion elements. It really added a depth and character to the
(aq) Toy Piano
I love using unique instruments in my production. I end up finding a lot of toy instruments and collecting them in Ableton Live. This time I have been working with the Toy Piano. The Schoenhut "My First Piano" is an amazing instrument. The sound it makes is so crisp and clear. I love how it pierces through the mix. Check out the Toy Piano and download it below: Download Live pack
Microcassette Tape Instruments by PerforModule
PerforModule is an amazing producer and sound designer. I've worked with him in the past with things like the Free Drawbar Organ, Sub Follower, and the Pitch Bend Vibrato. So when he hit me up about a new instrument using a Microcassette tape I was stoked. He sent me over an awesome collection of sound designs using the tape sound. The three experimental sound design instruments are crafted using noise from a microcassette tape transcriber, recorded at a sample rate of 48kHz. Download the Live Pack below and read more about the instruments in this awesome pack by PerforModule. Download Now What is in the Live Pack: Microcassette Hiss Machine Instrument This is a device which can be used to provide authentic analog microcassette tape hiss, either to layer in as a background noise floor or for sound design purposes. It has a tone knob which is not a usual filter, but instead alters the playback loop point to highlight a different tone slice, each with a different combination of hiss tone and rotor speed, thus retaining full bandwidth and maximum fidelity at all settings. The
Geometry in Music Composition with Ableton Live
The Golden ratio unlocks a nature’s harmony, we see in the world around us. Beautiful never lacks proportion, and mathematics is the language of proportion. The Golden ratio occurs in nature all the time. From a shell spiral, architecture, growth patterns of plants, the human form, and more. Using this ratio in our music it injects a kind of natural beauty, similar to Da Vinci’s portraits. The golden ratio, also known as the divine proportion, golden mean, or golden section, is a number often encountered when taking the ratios of distances in simple geometric figures such as the pentagon, pentagram, and dodecahedron. It is denoted , or sometimes . The formula for the Golden Ratio is:
Free Music Box Instrument Rack – Ableton Live
I’ve always been searching for unique bell and piano sounds. I always associate a music box with this eerie yet delicate feeling. After I scoured for different music boxes, I went ahead and created a full Instrument Rack in Live using the samples. After spending the time to create the instrument I decided to pack it all up and share it on here to give you more sounds to play with. Here is a video walk-through of the instrument rack that is for free / by donation. Loading…
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