How to make acid basslines

In this video I demonstrate how to create an acid bassline with as many as 8 different synths:

This includes basic patch, full track mix tips as well as a variety of sound design variations for all subtractive synths that I own.

Yep, hard acid basslines are a commonplace in trance music and also a part of my signature sound. You can hear some in a number of releases like Valor, The Beauty of Darkness, Scythe and grab some freebies like recent 42, Jihad or Inhuman.

Hope you find this video helpful.

Tutorial: Sidechained Reverb

From this video you will learn why and how to sidechain a reverb with your lead.

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.

Loudness War 007 – Stereo Width part 3

This is going smooth and quick. This time also featuring my actual not-yet revealed project.

Loudness War 006: Stereo Width part 2

And another one. Turned out quite long, but there is some content to justify it:

Loudness War 005: Stereo Width part 1

Back on track. Let’s talk mono compatibility:

The following episode should be up next week.

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.

 

Launching YouTube Channel: Loudness War

Let’s face it, YouTube is the thing today and text blogs are the thing of the past. So I just launched a new Youtube channel about electronic music production – Loudness War.

It’s focused on EDM mixing, sound design and technicals. No preset browsing, just spot-on sound engineering.

An introduction – personal view of what I am doing here and what I want to do with my channel:

Now, the first actual episode is all about spectrum analyser.

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