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Ezra Brass Wavetable Preset – Future Bass
I was inspired by the track Ezra by Flume to make a new brass preset. I love that tasty fresh sound in his synths. They always have a unique feel to them. I recreated the sound in Ableton Live's Wavetable. Check out the walkthrough video on how to make the preset, or grab the preset for $1: Download the Wavetable Preset for $1 [/fusion_youtube] Want the full monty? I created a massive pack of Future Bass presets and Live Sets. It's a collection of top of the line Wavetable Presets with that tasty Future Bass sound. Grab the Future Bass Wavetable Presets
Ipu Hawaiian Percussion – Free Drum Rack
Ipu (Ee-p-u) is a percussion instrument made from gourds that is often used to provide a beat for hula dancing. I love the unique sound of this instrument and have used it as additive percussion in my tracks. Always looking for unique sounds from around the world. I took some samples I recorded this awesome gourd and put it into a drum rack in Ableton Live. Watch the video below to learn more and the links to grab it for free / by donation. [/fusion_youtube] Free / By Donation Drum Rack Download the Drum Rack
Understanding LUFS Standards for Mastering
OK... this is going to be heady. I tell musicians this all the time. Mastering is not music. Mastering is more of a technical science then it is a musical expression. Yes, there is an art to it, but you have to understand a lot of basics on how we perceive sound and different loudness standards. If you want to be a musician, you might skip this and get a mastering engineer. (Shameful plug... I do Mastering) If you are interested in learning the art of mastering, continue on my brave friends. Back in the wild days of the internet (Are they done? Bitcoin anyone?), many streaming services arose. At the same time, there were loudness wars ramping up on Tv and video streaming. Along the way, we had a massive range of loudness per platform. If you had your headphones in and listened to a song on iTunes, and then flipped to Youtube you might hear a huge difference. Or worse, TV and commercials. So... some really smart people made a standard of tracking loudness. There are two main ones LUFS and LKFS.
Epic Orchestral Drum Rack – Free / By Donation
If your looking for some epic hitting percussion, then this free/by donation Live Pack is for you. In my tracks, I love to add juxtaposition to my sounds. Like having delicate bells alongside some huge sounding drums. It gives it interesting dynamics. I put together a massive 64 pad Drum Rack for Ableton Live. This pack is for free / by donation as a demo of the larger Colossal Thunder Live Pack. Check out this video walkthrough of the Drum Rack: [/fusion_youtube] Download the Live Pack Below: Download the Live Pack If you're really stoked on having epic orchestral drums that are easy to use, then check out the full Colossal Thunder Live Pack. Live Pack includes: 104 MIDI 27 Custom Ableton Drum Racks Racks Optimized For Ableton Push 1 and 2 293 One Shot Samples 37 Colossal Drum Loops One Ableton Live Pack Still not sold... check out this trailer video for the Live Pack: [/fusion_youtube] Grab the Colossal Thunder Pack
Serum Vs. Ableton Live 10’s Wavetable
In this article, I will be looking at xfer Serum versus Ableton Live 10’s Wavetable. In the article, I hope to lay out the major differences and similarities to help you decide which synth you want to invest money and more importantly time into learning. Similarities: When I first wrote this article I got a lot of comments on how these are totally different synths. Like Apples versus Oranges. Well… first of all, those are both fruits. They’re both round… lots of similarities here. Serum and Wavetable are both wavetable synths. They both do this through 2 oscillator wavetable synthesis. The difference is found in the different approaches and parameters you have to control and shape that sound. In this article, I hope to show those differences and where they’re strengths lie. Video Walkthrough of Serum Vs Wavetable: I made a video version of this article and you can watch it below: [/fusion_youtube] Workflow and Speed: If you can grab a synth and make a fairly similar sound but 2x as fast, you would probably always use that synth. Granted that usually
Sharing the Music – Shatter Spell
Music is a force that can bring us together. It invokes shared emotions, ideas, and hopes. This is exactly why I created Shatter Spell and why I’m now making it “free/by donation”. Thank you to everyone that has supported or checked out the album. Much gratitude. Grab it atsubaqueous.bandcamp.com Shatter Spell by Subaqueous I made this album with the hopes of creatively inspiring myself and others. Its an immersive world with emerging sounds that I’d love to see in the hands of others and can use your help. Please share the album to friends and those you’d think would enjoy the journey. If you do, I’ll share an unreleased remix of Niyaz with you. The remix actually inspired the album. Just tag @subaqueous on Facebook or if you send it to friends just message me back and I’ll send you that private link. Much appreciation, Isaac Cotec aka subaqueous
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