Recreating Marvin Gaye’s 1982 electronic Soul ballad Sexual Healing using Logic
Central to the groove is the Roland TR-808 drum machine – in fact, rumour has it that this was one of the first commercial hits to utilise the 808. Though the beat and groove sound simple, there’s a lot of syncopation so it’s essential to study the original beat. Try importing the track and slowing down the drum-only intro using Logic’s varispeed feature.
Linear Phase EQ in FL Studio
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Discover the full potential of Reaktor
macProVideo.com has released Native Instruments 203 Reaktor: Revealed. Here’s what they have to say about it in their own words…
You asked for it, and we “reakted”! Learn how to design and build your own awesome synths with Native Instruments Reaktor by expert sound designer and controllerist, Brian Cass…
Imagine having all the tools you need to build your own synthesizer. That’s what Reaktor’s all about! Join sound design and synthesis maestro Brian Cass as he reveals the inner world of this amazing instrument from Native Instruments. And along the way you’ll learn everything you need to know to begin designing and building your own, unique virtual synths and sound modules.
This tutorial starts out with an intro section that gives you a deep understanding on how Reaktor is put together and how you iinteract with its interface. Next you’ll learn all about it’s amazing tone generators, filters, envelope generators and other modules that you can use to build you own custom synth.
Throughout this tutorial adventure Brian leads you on a synth design/sound design journey showing you all along the way how and why Reaktor’s programable objects are connected together giving you deep understanding of programming and synthesis all at the same time! By the time you get to end of this 35 video tutorial you’ll be ready to take on the synth world with your newfound Reaktor skills!
After watching this tutorial, checkout our ever-expanding library of Native Instruments tutorials below and forever-expand your NI sound experience!
Pricing and Availability:
$25/mth USD subscription.
$23.60 USD download.
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The Fundamentals of Synthesizer Programming Pt. 2
Moog Music Inc. is proud to present Dr. Joseph Akins’ five part series on the fundamentals of synthesizer programming. Dr. Akins is an associate professor at Middle Tennessee State University and strives to teach his students a complete understanding of synthesizers and computers as tools for modern music production. In this five part series Dr. Akins uses a Voyager to teach the process through which a synthesizer’s sound is generated and the techniques needed to program your own sounds and sonic experiments. In part two of this five part series Dr. Akins goes over operation of a synthesizer’s two main sound sources the oscillators and the noise generator
New Ableton Tutorial- THE SUPER KNOB
Ableton Certified Trainer “Kill Paris” makes The Super Knob
www.soundcloud.com/killparis
Super knob allows you to move around multiple effects in your recording / music creation process still utilizing the same knob
Ableton Live Tutorial: Vocal Processing Effects + Live Performance Tips
More info: http://bit.ly/yUCtMg
Dubspot Instructor Dan Freeman explains and demonstrates tips and tricks for processing live vocals with Ableton Live. This video is aimed at folks who want to take advantage of Ableton Live’s powerful effects and use them for live vocal performance. This is also for producers who what to know how to route vocals into Live and work with the vocoder effect.
Ableton Live Producer Program starts online the week of February 5th and in NYC the week of February 22nd. Course details and registration info here: http://bit.ly/oqTbm1
Native Instruments FM8 Tutorial: Sound Design Using the Arpeggiator + Morphing
More info – http://bit.ly/Ark8bk
In this video tutorial, Dubspot Electronic Music Production and Sound Design instructor Evan Sutton demonstrates arpeggiation and morphing function of Native Instruments’ FM8, and uses them to build TB-303 style acid/techno bassline.
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We’ll start with a classic FM pair, which consists of two oscillators, each loaded with sine waves. Once a usable tone has been created, movement is introduced by adjusting the modulator’s amplitude envelope. The arpeggiator in FM8 is designed to take incoming notes and build a new sequence according to the settings in the Pattern Editor. It blurs the line between step sequencer and arpeggiator, as it has a step matrix, with many flexible features. The last step is to create some variations on the sound. FM8’s morphing capabilities allow for four different patches to be transitioned between (morphed). Remember that not all parameters in FM8 can be morphed. All FM8 library patches have four morph variations built in. Once the sound is complete, it’s time to jam. We’ll add MIDI control for the morph box in the host DAW, and fire away. – Dubspot Instructor Evan Sutton
How to make an 80s Disco track
http://youtu.be/o-7nhDJk4DM
Here’s a nice demo/tutorial on how to re-create the sounds of the 80’s – for whatever reason 
Equipment used:
Drums:
MFB Kult
Simmons SDS 800
MAM ADX1
Lell UDS
Synths:
Waldorf Microwave
Oberheim Matrix 6R
Roland MKS-70
Doepfer Dark Energy
DSI Evolver
MFB Synth Lite
FX:
Lexicon MPX-1
Korg Kaoss Pad Mini
Ensoniq DP/4
iPad Music App: mobileRhythm mR-7070
A quick tutorial on getting started with this app. Styled on the early 80s drum machines, such as the Roland TR-909 and TR707, this is a useful app for creating quick beats.
Universal – works on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch devices.
16 drum sounds – with all the beats on a large grid display makes creating amazing rhythms easy.
Individual level fader- for each class of drum sound – kick, snare, toms, hats, cymbals, percussion and accent.
Scale switch – For complicated rhythms and interesting beats, 16, 16T, 32 and 32T.
Adjust tempo – From 40-240 BPM, precision display of tempo to 0.1 bpm accuracy
CoreMIDI compatible- including midi clock output for rock solid sync to other equipment.
Zynaptiq PITCHMAP: Changing Melodies and Harmonies in Musical Recordings in Real-Time via Live MIDI
Video demonstration of and step-by-step tutorial on changing melodies and harmonies of a mixed musical recording in real-time, using the Zynaptiq PITCHMAP AudioUnits Plug-In controlled by live MIDI input in Apple Logic Pro. Original recording provided courtesy of absolutesongs.com
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