This is a repost of a recent article written by me (Whipped Cream Sounds) on Pirate.com. I have expanded on it and included elements they didn’t have the capacity to include on their page to make this a more helpful piece for budding sound designers. This is the complete process from the start that I …
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There are many analogue synthesizers on the market and the best thing is they’re all different. It might seem strange at first because, when you examine them carefully, most of them seem to have the same features. On the other hand, if you were to examine them closely, the majority of them will appear to …
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Granular synthesis is a sound generation process that utilizes tiny bits of audio from another source, and plays them back at a rapid pace, in order to create sound. If you want to check out some granular action in Ableton, here’s a short video we made for that too: Using Reason, you can chop up …
In the world of audio engineering & music production, there are a lot of terminologies you need to understand. While your ears are the most important thing to train, you won’t be able to communicate with other engineers what you want, if you don’t fully get a grasp of audio terminology. In this article, we’re …
What Are Transients in Music & Why Are They Important? (Explained) Read More »
So you’ve just got your shiny, new, free copy of Vital and you want to install some presets. In this article, we’re going to show you exactly how to install, and manage your preset banks in Vital, on both Windows and Mac. Here’s how you can install Vital preset packs quickly: Open the 3 line …
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So you’ve been on the Synthwave wave, and want to make a beautiful sounding 80s style bass. In this tutorial we’re gonna show you exactly how you can make a Synthwave Bass using a free synth VST plugin called Vital. If you haven’t got vital yet, it’s basically a free version of Xfer Serum. Not …
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Ableton Erosion is a stock plugin included with a copy of Live, that distorts your audio signal by modulating a short delay with a filtered noise, or a sine wave. This creates a digital sounding distortion, which sounds a lot like a bitcrusher. Erosion has 3 different modulation modes: Noise – this modulates the audio …
Ableton Erosion – How To Use It To Enhance Mixes, & Sound Design Read More »
Recently I had a lesson with one of my 1:1 students, & he asked me to dissect how UK bass sounds are made. I was delighted to open up Serum and put the pieces of the puzzle together, and I want to share how it was made. So… In this article, I’m going to share …
How To Make A UK Bassline Synth Patch [Learn Sound Design Easily] Read More »