If you’re not used to working with Logic’s Environment window, then setting up and routing the arpeggiator can seem a bit confusing at first. Since arpeggiators are a big part of modern music production, it’s important that Logic Pro users figure this out. With that in mind, we’ll walk you through a step-by-step process for […]
How to fatten up your Acoustic Drum Grooves
An acoustic drum groove can easily be fattened up by layering in some synthetic drum samples. This technique has been used by hip hop producers for ages. Often times, they would sample an old school breakbeat and then spice it up by layering in their own drum samples. Today, we’ll look at how to fatten […]
How to create Pitch Shifted Vocals for Hip Hop
Pitch shifted vocals are used a lot in southern hip hop production. Most of the time this involves a simple catch phrase that is shifted either up or down and repeated several times (normally as a hook or breakdown). A good example is Wiz Khalifa’s recent hit – Work Hard, Play Hard. Another example is […]
How to create Ringtones for your iPhone
Gear up! Today we’ll learn how to create custom ringtones in Garageband. This is simple and very easy to do, so let’s get started. Step 1 – Import the song you want to turn into a ringtone. (more…)
How to create a Hardstyle synth in Sylenth1
Welcome back for another sound design tutorial from Loop Galaxy! Today we’ll learn how to create a bangin’ hardstyle synth in Sylenth1. Take a listen to the sound we’ll create: hardstyle synth If you’ve ever heard the song Kickin Ass by Zatox and Tatanka, you’ll probably recognize this sound. Getting Started… Step 1 – Setup […]
How to Automate a Low Pass Filter in Ableton
Accomplished electronic producers are adept at working with automation. It can be used in countless ways to spice up a track, so plan on getting familiar with how to get the most out of it. Today, we’ll learn how to automate a low pass filter to spice up a Dubstep intro. It will be applied […]
How to create a Nero Bass Synth in Massive
Thanks for joining us here at Loop Galaxy! Today, we’ll learn how to create a Nero style bass synth in Massive. If you’re an electronic producer and are not familiar with Nero – you should be. They’ve produced many hits ranging from dubstep to house. Take a listen to the sound we’ll create: nero bass […]
How to Create Space in your Mix – Spectral Mixing
In today’s demonstration, we’ll dive into some of the basics to spectral analysis and how to create space in your mix. One of the main concerns in any mix is preventing too many sounds from bleeding into each other. This can easily be maintained through the use of high and low pass filters and some […]
How to Create a DeadMau5 style Pluck in Ableton
DeadMau5 is considered one of the premiere producers of modern electronic music. One of his ‘go-to’ sounds is a synthesized pluck. Listen to any of his hits and you’ll undoubtedly come across it at some point. The most popular synth for creating this type of sound is probably Sylenth1, but you can easily create it […]
How to Use Ableton’s Drum Rack
The Drum Rack is a flexible MPC-style sampler for Ableton. Amongst other things, it’s ideal for housing 1-shot samples and creating drum kits. You can also input custom effects and processors directly within in the rack itself. Let’s take a look at how to put together a drum kit using samples from Ableton’s library. (more…)