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NI MASCHINE - TUTORIAL pt.1 | SynthWise. Hip-Hop Production's Finest. Dubspot Blog. Everything You Were Scared to Ask About Autotune | Audiotuts+ Autotune is everywhere. It is found on countless albums, and with the help of iPhone apps, the rest of the world are getting in on the act as well. What is Autotune, and why is it so popular? Autotune is huge on Audiotuts+. This may surprise you, but our most popular tutorial ever is How to Autotune Your Vocals Like T-Pain, Cher or Daft Punk by Nic Bertino, which was published way back in July 2008. Even today it brings in three times as much traffic than any other tutorial. Also popular is Ryan Leach's tutorial How to Use Pitch Correction for Vocal Effects which explains how he created one of the tracks for the soon-to-be-released short film I.D.

But Autotune is also a controversial subject, as you'll discover by reading the comments to those tutorials. In this article we'll have a look at what Autotune is, whether it is only used by pitchy or untalented singers, and how it is being used by the average Youtube poster. What is Autotune? So, how do you create a track with Autotune? 1. 2. Add Rhythmic Variations with Gated Vocal Effects | Audiotuts+ Gated Vocal effects are a cool way of adding extra rhythmic variations and dynamics to you tunes. Especially, genres like progressive and psy trance make extensive use of those techniques enhancing the overall rhythm and adding a sense of spirituality, if you like. I am going to be showing you various ways of achieving this effect using Ableton Live 8.0.9 for this tutorial but the technique can easily be applied to any DAW.

Setting Up I have two audio tracks, one playing a loop from one of my tunes and the other one a female vocal phrase. Listen to the drum loop: Listen to the vocal: Using Clip Envelopes On the vocal audio file's Envelope Editor select Clip from the Device Chooser, then Volume from the Control Chooser. You can also adjust the envelope Breakpoints to control the attack and release of each volume modulation for smoother results. Listen to the result: Using a Sampler Device You can achieve the same effect by using a Sampler device or any sampler on any other DAW.

Create Digital Music. Audiotuts+ | Audio and production tutorials, from beginner to advanced. Sonic Academy - A Beginner's Guide to Music Theory - Chords Part 1 | Ebookee Free eBooks Download! Sonic Academy - A Beginner's Guide to Music Theory - Chords Part 1 | 270 MB English | MOV | 1008x630 | 12 fps | AVC 250 kbps | AAC 128 kbpsGenre: eLearning In this course we show you how to get to grips with the concepts of chords.

Whether you're making house, trance, hip hop or techno chords are an integral part of most popular music. We will show you how to construct chords and how to use them within your music. Videos Overview Tutorial 1 - Intro and Intervals A quick introduction from Graham and then its down to business with an overview of how chords are made. Tutorial 2 - Interval Examples First up we take a look at a two note chord using real world examples. Tutorial 3 - Triads Moving on from a two note chord we add a third note, making a Triad or three note chord. Tutorial 4 - Triad Scales In this video we look at how to work out chords in any key. Tutorial 5 - Triad Examples Having looked at triad chords and scales now we use them in real world examples.

Tutorial 6 - Inversions Screenshot. Mt Eden Dubstep - Sierra Leone.