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What is a Reese and How to make one
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes A reese bass is a sound that is most commonly used in Drum and Bass genre, but also Dubstep and nowadays Bass House. The reason why reese is so interesting, is because of the phase cancelation two detuned waveforms cause, creating...
The Secret To Success As A Music Producer
[As you may know by now, yesterday we opened up 100 places to join the BassGorilla club as a Lifetime Member. It's no surprise that many of those places have been taken in the last 24 hours already... If you don't want to miss out, go here to learn more.] Today I want...
Tips and Tricks: Chord Progressions
Music theory is one of the most helpful tools for music production, regardless of its seemingly classical and restrictive atmosphere. Music Theory shouldn’t be used to define if your music is good or bad, or to strictly delineate what types of notes and note...
How to Make Grime Drums using Ableton Live 9
In this tutorial, I am going to show you how to make Grime drums using Ableton Live 9. Grime is a very popular genre in UK and it draws its influences from UK Garage. By using fast paced hats and silence in some parts, drums really have a nice flow. So let's get...
How to Build a Beat with Dynamics in Logic Pro
Given today’s technology such as the ability to quantize everything on time, anyone can build a beat in Logic Pro with minimum effort. Despite the ease of it, there are times when even the most experienced beat-makers pull their hair out trying to understand how their...
“It’s Too Hard!” When You’re Struggling to Complete
Your Unfinished Tracks If you are anything like me, you’re likely to have hundreds of unfinished tracks lying around on various MacBooks, PCs, and even mobile sequencers. You probably have countless unused chord progressions, patches and samples that you came up with...
How to Make Better Music Faster
You don’t just need to be better, faster, and stronger to succeed. You need to possess all of those qualities, and still show the world something new. Whether it be the elegant tweeting of a bird, the machinery clanking away in a factory, or even the rhythm of your...
Reverb - Digital or Analogue Simulation
When I first started making electronic music, a lot of my friends reacted to it by saying “Wow, it sounds like video game music!” At the time I took this as a compliment, because I love video game music and it informs a lot of my work. But I started to realize what...
Bouncing Tracks to Audio
Have you ever felt that a piece you’re working on sounds a bit muddy or congested? There could be a lot of reasons for this; still, converting your tracks into audio is a particularly great area to begin. Moreover, it is an acutely accurate way to get utter control...
Sidechain Compression in Ableton Live
Sidechaining is an essential item in any producer’s toolbox. And while it might seem complex at first, with a little practice, it will soon become simple and fun to use. To get started sidechaining in Ableton Live, we are given a wide selection of several excellent...
What’s The Best Music Advice You Can Get?
Looking for the best music advice that will give you a framework that you can use over and over again? The advice is simple, and you can use it as it applies to improving your music, or to any other area in your life. And that brings us to a common problem… Ever feel...
How To Design A Wicked Lead Synth In Ableton Analog
The video below is a preview from our Ableton Live Skill Builder Course, a comprehensive 8 hour course designed to show you every single feature of Live as we build a song from scratch, using each feature of Live as we go. Until Thursday, you can save a huge 50%...