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Using call and response notes to make a melody
Making a good melody is often an important part of a track for many producers. If you’re just starting out it can be daunting and may seem complicated to make a pleasing melody. There are many different ways to make a melody and you’ll find that many producers have different methods. There’s no rules as […]
How to make hi-hats from your drum loops
This is a useful tip for making a hi-hat channel out of your drum loops. The process is very simple. To isolate the hi-hats, the low and mid range needs to be filtered out using EQ. With some percussion already made, load up a drum loop sample onto a new audio channel and then add […]
Using ping pong delay to enhance a melody
Ping pong delay is an excellent tool for enhancing a melody, I use it in many of my tracks. This type of delay ‘pings’ audio back and forth between the left and right channels, creating a wide stereo rhythmic effect. In this example I’ll be using Nexus as the instrument to make a melody. Nexus […]
Scale Midi files to help you play in key
After deciding on a scale for a new track it’s useful to keep to notes that are within the scale. Notes that are outside can be used, for example to add interest or during a key change, but when starting out producing it’s easier to keep to the scale notes. Using the ‘Fold’ function in […]
Darklight – Ableton Live Theme
Darklight is a skin that I have made for Ableton Live 8. I haven’t tested it in Live 9 but it should work.
Light Grey – Ableton Live Theme
Light Grey is a skin that I have made for Ableton Live 8. I haven’t tested it in Live 9 but it should work.
Dark Grey – Ableton Live Theme
Dark Grey is a skin that I have made for Ableton Live 8. I haven’t tested it in Live 9 but it should work.
Strobed – FL Studio 8 Skin
Strobed is a free skin for FL Studio version 8. It may work with versions below version 8 but has not been tested. Installation instructions are included in the download pack and also shown on this page. Note: This skin has ceased development and will not be developed for further versions of FL Studio. Installation […]