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Tag: beat making
Our 10 Favorite Rap Beats of 2018 and Why We Still Love Them
We count down and break down our ten favorite hip-hop beats of 2018 to find out what’s going on inside them and why they’re still so good.
How Rihanna, Bruno Mars, and Meghan Trainor Make Retro Sound New
Learn about how producers today take “timeless” sounds and warp them in mixing to give their tracks retro familiarity, but also fresh modernity.
How to Organize Your Session in Ableton Live 10
A simple and handy rundown of some of the features new to Ableton Live 10, and how to reorient your audio editing behaviour around them.
Humanize Your MIDI Sounds with These 5 Production Tips
With all the tech out there helping us make better-sounding digital music, the harder it is to make it sound live. Here are 5 tips for humanizing MIDI.
Talking Points: Kaytranada Explains Why You Gotta Get Outside Your Vacuum
In this edition of “Talking Points,” producer and beat maker Kaytranada talks about his grooves, his influences, and his upbringing, and we boil it down!
How to Make Your 808s Punchier
Learn how to get a punchier sounding 808 with some simple tricks, like ADSR adjustments, layering synth sounds, and level alterations across your mix.
How to Use Samples in Your Tracks Without Ruining Your Mix
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Using Ableton Live to Mess with the Rhythm of “Clair de Lune”
+ Master the processes and techniques for programming professional-grade electronic drum beats in Ableton Live…
How I Made a Trap Song About the Food Chain for 2 Chainz
It had been two hours of staring at a screen, writer’s block was setting in. And then it hit us… A trap song about marine biology. The rest is history.