Music Tech Tutorials | Ableton Live, Reason, Logic, Cubase, Pro Tools, FL Studio, DJ Tutorials, Reviews, Previews, Interviews & much more basicmusictheory.com: A Music Theory Reference Site Big Bad Bass - A Tutorial on Low Frequencies Sub-bass occupies the frequency range from 20 - 100 Hz. It is not so much heard, but felt. Sub-bass is responsible for creating a low-end presence that gives a bassline its power. Special attention should be paid to this layer as low frequencies take up a lot of headroom in a song. Getting the sub-bass just right is an art. Too much and it will sound muddy and eat up valuable headroom, too little and it will sound thin and tinny. Tip: To accurately gauge sub-bass, your studio monitor set-up should have a sub-woofer. Step 1: Create your sub-bass sound The source of your bass can be a synth patch or a sample. Synthesize: Many synthesizers (software and outboard) come with dedicated sub-bass patches, however, it's easy to create your own. Sample: Alternatively you can use a sub-bass audio sample, loaded into a sampler. Step 2: EQ / lowpass Step 3: Limit Bass should be as loud as possible and have very little dynamic range.
music theory Professional music theory: an outline of basic music theory. Preface and Chapter 1 of the Outline of basic music theory – by Oscar van Dillen ©2011-2014 The beginner’s learning book can be found at Basic elements of music theory. Overview of chapters: Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Sound and hearing Chapter 3: Musical notation Chapter 4: Basic building blocks of melody and harmony Chapter 5: Consonance and dissonance Chapter 6: Circle of fifths and transposition Chapter 7: Concerning rhythm, melody, harmony and form Chapter 8: Further study Preface This outline offers a concise and complete overview of basic music theory. In order to speed up consulting this online book, its chapters can as of now be found on separate pages; unfortunately the original one-page version exceeded acceptable download times, because of the length of the total materials presented. © Oscar van Dillen 2011-2014 Chapter 1: Introduction integrating hearing-reading-singing-writing
Tengo una canción… ¿Y ahora qué hago? Foto: stephenbarber/Flickr. Después de años dedicados a dominar un instrumento, de repasar las mismas notas y palabras una y otra vez hasta que sean perfectas, de enfrentarse a consolas, estaciones de audio digitales, tal vez ahorrar mucho dinero para pagar tiempo de estudio, después de todo eso… tienes una canción. “¿Y ahora qué hago?” Compartimos una breve guía para tratar de responder una de las preguntas más populares de los nuevos músicos. Siéntete orgulloso: Haber grabado y producido una canción es algo que la mayoría de las personas que aprenden a tocar un instrumento no van a lograr. Protégela: No importa si la música es solo un pasatiempo para ti o es tu prospecto de carrera, es sumamente importante que registres tu canción en la institución correspondiente en tu país. ¿Dónde la subo? Hace años la respuesta hubiera sido MySpace, pero ahora gozamos de muchísimas opciones atractivas para hospedar y compartir archivos de audio. Foto: -Dreamflow-/Flickr. ¿Quién la va a escuchar? Radio:
Music SoftwareTraining and Ableton Blog Attack Of The 8 Bar Loop So there you are, staring at your computer screen. 12 tracks of brilliance, or at least 15 seconds of it. You sit there listening to the loop on repeat over and over again, trying to convince yourself that you are being creative, instead of just stuck. We have all been there. Our closet is not full of only skeletons, but unfinished digital waste that only sits there as potential. One day, your gravestone will read: “He almost put a lot of great art into this world” If there is any challenge that computer musicians have that I hear about repeatedly, It’s the 8 bar loop syndrome. Making loops is easy, finishing songs is hard The first step is admitting you have a problem. The problem is that you haven’t defined your goal before you sit down to write. It doesn’t happen like that. Stop focusing on fun What all this mental mumbo jumbo? Some practical tips Ok, so it really isn’t that hard to turn that 8 bar loop into a finished song. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
The SOS Guide To Mix Compression Technique : Effects / Processing Compressing the stereo bus can give your music coherence, smoothness and, above all, punch — but there are plenty of pitfalls for the unwary. We lead you through the minefield that is mix compression. Will Haas Mix-bus compression can be a confusing topic for inexperienced mixers and engineers. To set the record straight, there is a huge sonic difference between mixing into a stereo compressor from the outset versus slapping a stereo compressor on the mix bus just before you print a mix. The point is that the same set of fader settings will actually produce a different mix balance depending on whether you apply compression, and how much. Used appropriately, mix-bus compression can be another tool for adjusting the overall balance of your mix, giving you 'glue' to help meld sounds together and make the overall mix balance sound more cohesive. Which Compressor? The most common questions regarding mix-bus compression seem to be: are there sonic benefits?
tonespace 2.0 what is tonespace? it's a different, more intuitive music keyboard, combined with a chorder It supports over 50 different grids, 14 scales, 18 keys, 30+ chord types and 25 chord voicings it can function as a VST or Audio Unit plugin, processing incoming MIDI events and/or generating outgoing MIDI you don't need to use MIDI though: there is also a standalone executable which contains its own little synth for a fast start what can you do with it? audition and play chords while you move the mouse around in a grid-like space, or while using a traditional keyboard learn how musical scales and keys work, and how chords relate to these, using the simple octave-based spaces discover how chords map onto surprisingly simple geometric shapes in the more advanced spaces use chord-generation algorithms to fit chords to scales and keys automatically trigger chords from monophonic midi input and record the played chords using midi output what does it cost? demos & tutorials
Lyric Writing Exercises: a 5-Day Workshop Guest post by Maria Rainier If you’re anything like most songwriters, you’re all too familiar with that frustrating sensation of being stuck in a rut. You know it’s important to write something – anything – every day, but there are times when that just seems impossible. Day 1: Research Mix & Match The first step is to give yourself something interesting to work with. Day 2: Collaborative Brainstorming Contact a friend by chat or email. Day 3: Titles & Nuggets Using what you’ve written from the previous two exercises (or relying on your notebook), construct some potential song titles. Day 4: Songwriting Surgery Now, pick a popular song that appeals to you and completely rewrite the lyrics. Day 5: Open Season Using the lyrics you wrote for the popular song, create your own work of art. In the end, you’ll have at least one song plus more notebook entries to inspire future songwriting, so you’ve got nothing to lose. Related Articles Maria Rainier is a freelance writer and blog junkie.
- Tracking : Resources and Information Look here for articles on applied recording techniques and mic placement. It all starts here! Acoustic Guitar Tracking the acoustic guitar is a huge subject, because so much contributes to the final sound—player, instrument, room acoustics, mic choice and placement, effects, and more. Here are some timeless articles with solid advice to get you started on developing your own acoustic recording toolbox. Electric Guitar The electric guitar is the central sound of rock music, and has influenced everything from blues and country to electronica. Bass Recording the bass can be as straightforward as a simple DI to the console or as complex as multiple mics on an acoustic bass fiddle or giant amp stack. Other Guitars The archtop, the dobro, the parlor guitar, the pedal steel—scary to the newcomer, each with its own challenges. Drums & Percussion Miking drums is an art form. Vocals The human voice is the most recognizable sound to the human brain. Horns & Woodwinds Piano Strings Psychology & Coaching
make music together let's get started making music... 1draw on the grid with your mouse to make a beatshow me2 save your track and share it with friends. show me3 out of ideas? roll the dice and start remixing. show me4 explore the beatlab community show me For more tips, tutorials vidoes, and FAQs, check out our community wiki. You can use the following keyboard shortcuts while composing a track. spacebar Press to start or stop playback. commandcontrol key Hold down the commandcontrol key while drawing notes to create "loud" notes. optionalt key Hold down the optionalt key while drawing notes to create "soft" notes. shift Hold down the shift key to select a region of notes. Playback starting point By default, playback always starts from the beginning of a track. You can change where playback begins by setting the playback start marker. Clicking on the arrow icon again will remove it. show me Column volume There is a speaker icon to the left of each row on the grid.