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The 9 Best Live Drum Sounds Ever

I LOVE to record drums. Give me a good drummer, a good drum kit and a half decent live room and I can usually capture an awesome drum sound. As head of production at Platinumloops I’m privileged to record lots of top class drummers and the highlight of the recording process is knowing that I’ve […]

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How to Create a Dirty South Hip Hop Beat in Garageband

Although simple, Garageband is still an effective DAW – especially for entry-level producers.  If you’re just starting out, it’s a great DAW for getting your feet wet. With that being said, we’ll walk through a step by step process for creating a bangin’ southern Hip Hop track in Garageband! (more…)

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How to Create a Screaming Skrillex Lead in Massive

Welcome back!  Thanks for joining us here at Loop Galaxy.  Today we are going to look at how to create a screaming lead in the style of artists like Skrillex and Doctor P.  We’ll be using Native Instruments Massive but it’s possible to achieve similar results using other soft synths. Take a listen to the […]

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How to Create a fat Reese Bass in Ableton

The “Reese Bass” is one of the more popular sounds in modern Drum & Bass music.  In a nut shell, it’s basically a dual saw wave with some slight de-tuning and and a good bit of stereo width. In today’s tutorial, we’ll take a look at how to create this sound in Ableton’s Operator. Take […]

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