From this video you will learn why and how to sidechain a reverb with your lead.
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How to variety to hi-hats
This time – simple and straightforward video about how to add variety to hi-hats and still fit them in the mix:
High passing with linear-phase EQ
A new video on a simple, but crucial topic that many people don’t get quite right.
This is my best.
10 Ways to compress a track
Now this is a very hot topic: A different take on how to (not) compress a track.
Loudness War 004: FM bells and drums
This concludes the mini series about FM synthesis:
I’m on fire, so much content coming out recently.
Also got ideas for some hotter topics, which will get closer to mixing electronic music.
Loudness War 003: FM Synthesis part 2
Let’s continue the FM synthesis series, shall we?
Mic fixed. Also added a lot of extra graphics to make maths part easier to understand.
Honestly, all this preparation and editing takes a lot of time. Hopefully in the future there will be more music and less theory.
Loudness War 002: FM Synthesis part 1
Let’s continue, shall we?
The early episodes misfired due to very bad microphone quality, but I’m still improving in both audio and video.
This episode is a retake on my presentation about FM synthesis I made almost 4 years ago. Got a lot of material ready to use and explain in some sensible matter, and part 2 is coming.
Freebie: Warmonger – Gameplay
Let’s just pretend it’s an early X-mas gift for all of you 😉 Download and enjoy!
4K in a DAW – appendix
My previous post about 4K in a DAW is still getting many hits, so I decided to continue this topic. Especially since a lot has changed since then in DAW & VST world. I also discovered some new tricks and issues that make it even more important topic to discuss.
- Ableton 10 got very nice automatic high-DPI scaling, which takes system settings and resizes each plugin’s windows accordingly – possible to enable or disable per plugin. However, it does have its caveats. Namely, jBridge plugins don’t work with resizable windows, neither plugins which already offer free drag-to-resize feature.
- To enable internal Ableton scaling under Windows, the automatic Windows 10 scaling system needs to be turned off and use application internal scaling instead. Without it, some plugins receive incorrect DPI or try to upscale twice at a time, leading to heavy distortion and unusable GUI.
Additionally, over last two years many plugins have received or are going to receive high-DPI scaling. Massive X, Dune 3 and the newest Cableguys bundle in particular offer drop-down menu with predefined sizes, while Ozone 9 offers free scaling via mouse drag. It is expected that also the rest of iZotope family gets it, as well as AAS – Ultra Analog just enabled this feature, though I’m only waiting for their Chromaphone 2 update. It is knows that Native Instruments also considers it – they recently even ran a poll, which suggested possible GUI resizability for Reaktor.
There are of course many others plugins with scalable GUI, which I don’t own or use however.
All in all, high DPI is getting more accessible and useful. It’s also just easier for eyes to get high-DPI monitor, such as mine 4K at 27″. So, if you consider gear upgrade anytime soon, just go for it with no hesitation.
The making of: France Remix
Suprisingly, my remix of France by LTM vs Must Rush turned out successful and ended up in “The Best of Tecnomind Music” compilation. I was requested to do that remix soon after the “Live While You Can / Meteor Ride” EP got signed.