Feeling creatively stuck? Learn 3 powerful techniques to help you overcome and transcend feelings of overwhelm. They work equally well with music, other forms of art and creative work, a business, or any large project.
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0:00 Intro 0:18 Negative Practice 0:53 Technique #1 3:50 Technique #2 9:35 Technique #3 13:24 Outro
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When you’re doing anything worthwhile - like engaging with your life’s purpose or creating art - you’ll invariably run up again some challenges. We all have a capacity to “get in our own way” when we’re doing something significant; something central to our being.
Something that comes up a lot for artists, creatives, entrepreneurs, and people who are generally pursuing their dreams, is overwhelm. It can manifest as not knowing where to start, or in leaving a graveyard of unfinished projects behind you while constantly starting new ones. It can lead to low-level chronic stress, or overt anxiety.
Overwhelm is typically triggered by letting our attention drift to the future, to all the things we feel we must do, and to all the risks and uncertainties. While thinking ahead for the purposes of planning is necessary, creatives must cultivate the ability to focus on the here and now. We must be able to immerse ourselves in our art and let thoughts of the future and past melt away.
Sounds simple right? Easy peasy! In real-world application though, it can require a lot of mental fortitude and discipline. It takes tools, practice, and time to master.
This is the inner game of being a creative. The ability to transcend overwhelm is one of the reasons why some excel and others stay stuck.
In this video, I’ll share 3 powerful techniques I’ve learned that will help along your artistic journey. Tune in and enjoy!
Feeling creatively stuck? Learn 3 powerful techniques to help you overcome and transcend feelings of overwhelm. They work equally well with music, other forms of art and creative work, a business, or any large project.
★ SKIP TO SOMETHIN’ ★
0:00 Intro 0:18 Negative Practice 0:53 Technique #1 3:50 Technique #2 9:35 Technique #3 13:24 Outro
If you’re new to Warp Academy, we empower artists to reach their full potential, create exceptional music, and live their passion. We’re a global, online collective that includes producers, audio engineers, label owners, sound designers, agents, coaches and more. We hook you up with all the education, software, and sounds you need to create professional quality music and launch a successful career. Join us!
When you’re doing anything worthwhile - like engaging with your life’s purpose or creating art - you’ll invariably run up again some challenges. We all have a capacity to “get in our own way” when we’re doing something significant; something central to our being.
Something that comes up a lot for artists, creatives, entrepreneurs, and people who are generally pursuing their dreams, is overwhelm. It can manifest as not knowing where to start, or in leaving a graveyard of unfinished projects behind you while constantly starting new ones. It can lead to low-level chronic stress, or overt anxiety.
Overwhelm is typically triggered by letting our attention drift to the future, to all the things we feel we must do, and to all the risks and uncertainties. While thinking ahead for the purposes of planning is necessary, creatives must cultivate the ability to focus on the here and now. We must be able to immerse ourselves in our art and let thoughts of the future and past melt away.
Sounds simple right? Easy peasy! In real-world application though, it can require a lot of mental fortitude and discipline. It takes tools, practice, and time to master.
This is the inner game of being a creative. The ability to transcend overwhelm is one of the reasons why some excel and others stay stuck.
In this video, I’ll share 3 powerful techniques I’ve learned that will help along your artistic journey. Tune in and enjoy!
#personaldevelopment #artistdevelopment #mindfulnessHow To Fix A Muddy Mix Fast With Spectral DuckingWarp Academy2023-09-11 | ✅ Download FUSER ➤ bit.ly/fuser-plugin ✅ Watch my Video on RESO ➤ youtu.be/NsM_kf0z9X0
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0:00 Intro 1:05 The Example Mix Session 1:47 What to Listen For With Masking 3:36 Solving Vocal Masking with FUSER 7:23 How to Level Match 8:30 How to Set Up FUSER Manually 11:16 How to Phase Align Layered Kick Drums 14:55 Getting Clear Drums: Kick vs Bass 19:00 How to Set Attack & Release With the Delta Signal 20:31 Sidechain Ducking the Mid Instruments to the Snare Drum 22:21 Outro
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Warp Academy empowers artists to reach their full potential, create exceptional music, and live their passion. We’re a global, online collective that includes music producers, audio engineers, label owners, sound designers, festival organizers, booking agents, managers, leading audio brands and more.
We hook you up with all the education, tools, and connections you need to create professional-quality music and launch a successful career. You can learn almost any topic by searching our library of hundreds of free tutorial videos and production tools. Join us. We’re stoked to meet you!
The studio was designed and built by Storm Acoustic Design.
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0:00 Intro 0:17 Studio Reveal 0:47 Work with Me in this Room 1:08 Design Goals 1:55 Hard Front Wall with Flush Mounted Monitors 3:36: Acoustic Treatment 4:31: Back Wall Design 5:23 Full Range Midfield Monitors 8:43 What I Look for in a Reference Monitor 9:43 The Benefits of Working in a Pro Studio 11:28 Other Recommended Studio Design & Acoustics Videos
0:00 Intro 1:18 Plugin overview 6:30 The story behind RESO 16:50 How to use RESO on vocals 26:33 How to use RESO on a master 32:05 Other plugins that attempt to remove resonances 32:50 RESO vs. Pro-Q3 36:51 RESO vs. Soothe 2 43:50 How to use RESO on midrange instruments 47:35 Q&A 53:50 Outro
★ ABOUT WARP ACADEMY ★
Warp Academy empowers artists to reach their full potential, create exceptional music, and live their passion. We’re a global, online collective that includes music producers, audio engineers, label owners, sound designers, festival organizers, booking agents, managers, leading audio brands and more.
We hook you up with all the education, tools, and connections you need to create professional-quality music and launch a successful career. You can learn almost any topic by searching our library of hundreds of free tutorial videos and production tools. Join us. We’re stoked to meet you!
Warp Academy empowers artists to reach their full potential, create exceptional music, and live their passion. We’re a global, online collective that includes music producers, audio engineers, label owners, sound designers, festival organizers, booking agents, managers, leading audio brands and more.
We hook you up with all the education, tools, and connections you need to create professional-quality music and launch a successful career. You can learn almost any topic by searching our library of hundreds of free tutorial videos and production tools. Join us. We’re stoked to meet you!
Warp Academy empowers artists to reach their full potential, create exceptional music, and live their passion. We’re a global, online collective that includes music producers, audio engineers, label owners, sound designers, festival organizers, booking agents, managers, leading audio brands and more.
We hook you up with all the education, tools, and connections you need to create professional-quality music and launch a successful career. You can learn almost any topic by searching our library of hundreds of free tutorial videos and production tools. Join us. We’re stoked to meet you!
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0:00 Intro 2:13 How I Learned Music Production 4:14 What Inspired me to Start This Channel 6:17 Working With Our Audio Brand Partners 8:02 How Warp Academy Started 9:59 Participating in Our Community 12:03 Some Gifts for You 13:05 Outro
★ ABOUT WARP ACADEMY ★
Warp Academy empowers artists to reach their full potential, create exceptional music, and live their passion. We’re a global, online collective that includes music producers, audio engineers, label owners, sound designers, festival organizers, booking agents, managers, leading audio brands and more.
We hook you up with all the education, tools, and connections you need to create professional-quality music and launch a successful career. You can learn almost any topic by searching our library of hundreds of free tutorial videos and production tools. Join us. We’re stoked to meet you!
It’s pretty rare these days that a new saturation plugin comes out which does something new, unique and special. But WOW did Spectre from @wavesfactory ever get our attention! Tune in for our tutorial showing 3 powerful examples of how to use this plugin.
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0:00 Intro 0:51 Overview of Spectre 1:31 Tour of the interface 3:04 De-emphasis mode explained 3:28 Using Spectre on a drum loop 6:07 Adding wide stereo saturation to an electric bass 7:56 Saturating your master with Spectre 10:42 Outro
★ ABOUT WARP ACADEMY ★
Warp Academy empowers artists to reach their full potential, create exceptional music, and live their passion. We’re a global, online collective that includes music producers, audio engineers, label owners, sound designers, festival organizers, booking agents, managers, leading audio brands and more.
We hook you up with all the education, tools, and connections you need to create professional-quality music and launch a successful career. You can learn almost any topic by searching our library of hundreds of free tutorial videos and production tools. Join us. We’re stoked to meet you!
0:00 Intro 0:52 Optimizing Speaker Position 1:30 Our Test Studio 2:09 Acoustic Testing Software 2:48 Our Testing Game Plan 3:43 Test Results from Position 1 5:06 In Phase SBIR - Front Wall Loading 7:03 Compensating with LF Shelving 7:59 The Correction EQ Curve 8:41 Test Results from Position 2 9:49 Destructive Interference at 1/4 Wavelength Frequency 11:30 Safe Headroom Feature 13:50 Test Results from Position 3 15:23 Moving the SBIR Cancellation Below the Audible Range 16:15 The Best Monitor Speaker Position 17:33 What About Other Speakers and Rooms? 19:24 What About Rear Ported Speakers? 20:49 Amplifier Cooling 21:06 Bass Trapping Behind the Speaker? 22:30 Outro
★ ABOUT WARP ACADEMY ★
Warp Academy empowers artists to reach their full potential, create exceptional music, and live their passion. We’re a global, online collective that includes music producers, audio engineers, label owners, sound designers, festival organizers, booking agents, managers, leading audio brands and more.
We hook you up with all the education, tools, and connections you need to create professional-quality music and launch a successful career. You can learn almost any topic by searching our library of hundreds of free tutorial videos and production tools. Join us. We’re stoked to meet you!
0:00 Intro 1:20 The big questions about bass mono 2:00 Why are we told you need to mono the low end? 2:57 Test 1: Making space for the kick and sub - is sides info masking? 5:08 Test 2: Does cutting sides give you more headroom? 8:53 Test 3: Does bass mono improve correlation? 12:25 How to mono your low end / bass correctly 16:23 Does this vary at all by genre? Is this relevant for you? 17:26 Outro
Warp Academy empowers artists to reach their full potential, create exceptional music, and live their passion. We’re a global, online collective that includes music producers, audio engineers, label owners, sound designers, festival organizers, booking agents, managers, leading audio brands and more.
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-I was inspired by @Streaky_com to create this technique from one of his Shorts. Thanks mate! -This song was written by @samwintersound, a sound designer, producer and coach on our team. -The Nova plugin is made by @TokyoDawnRecords -The SPAN plugin is made by Voxengo (they don't seem to have a Youtube channel??) -The template is made in Ableton Live 11 by @Ableton
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0:00 Intro 0:35 Demo of the problem - vocal masking 1:11 My bussing / submixing structure 2:10 Instruments that are causing the masking 3:30 Listen to the vocal 3:50 The magic free plugin 4:40 Routing the vocal into the sidechain input 5:35 How to identify frequency conflicts 7:19 How to set up your dynamic EQ for ducking 9:34 How to make your ducking transparent using mid side processing 10:50 Great features that Nova has & Pro-Q3 doesn’t 11:48 Final A/B before & after comparison 12:45 Download my free mixing template 13:20 How to learn vocal mixing & production 14:03 Outro
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Warp Academy empowers artists to reach their full potential, create exceptional music, and live their passion. We’re a global, online collective that includes music producers, audio engineers, label owners, sound designers, festival organizers, booking agents, managers, leading audio brands and more.
We hook you up with all the education, tools, and connections you need to create professional-quality music and launch a successful career. You can learn almost any topic by searching our library of hundreds of free tutorial videos and production tools. Join us. We’re stoked to meet you!
We’re building a new mixing and mastering studio and filming the process. This is video 3 in the series where I show the effectiveness of the isolation shell, reveal the back wall acoustic treatment, and discuss key topics like depth and density of porous absorption and why floor to ceiling trapping is necessary for optimal acoustics.
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0:00 Intro 0:19 Isolation shell demo 0:50 Main monitoring 1:12 Front-back axial room mode 1:30 Why we’re not using rock wool 1:40 Density vs depth for trapping low sub frequencies 1:55 Why floor to ceiling trapping is ideal 3:09 Outro
Warp Academy empowers artists to reach their full potential, create exceptional music, and live their passion. We’re a global, online collective that includes music producers, audio engineers, label owners, sound designers, festival organizers, booking agents, managers, leading audio brands and more.
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#musicstudio #audioengineer #musicproducerHow to get clear vocals in your mix by solving masking - advanced vocal mixing tip.Warp Academy2023-04-25 | Watch the full video: youtu.be/iYO7RSJXivg
If you record, mix, or produce vocals in any way then this video is a MUST watch for you. Vocals fight for space in your song with anything else in the midrange. Things like instruments, synths, top basses - all kinds of stuff. This is called masking.
It's super important for your vocal to be clear so listeners can hear the lyrics and vibe with your message. Old-school techniques like using a compressor to duck the midrange instruments, or boosting the vocal to "cut through" the mix always result in undesirable side-effects that damage your carefully constructed mix.
0:00 Intro 0:18 A/B comparison 2:50 What’s causing the vocal to fight for space 5:05 How I route & buss tracks for ducking 6:00 How to apply the technique in FabFilter Pro-Q3 8:20 Solving masking with EQ matching 9:25 How to use sidechain dynamic EQ 10:25 Using sneaky mid-side EQ for more transparency 12:00 Fine tuning the effect with Q and EQ gain scale 13:40 Shout outs, free downloads 14:50 Outro
Warp Academy empowers artists to reach their full potential, create exceptional music, and live their passion. We’re a global, online collective that includes music producers, audio engineers, label owners, sound designers, festival organizers, booking agents, managers, leading audio brands and more.
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This video is for creators who want to get the best possible audio for their videos, whether that’s on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, a podcast, a live-stream or anywhere else you feel inspired to post. Audio quality is just as important as your video quality, yet it’s the most common area where creators fall short.
Want to know what makes the difference? I’ll share the bare-bones, essential-only tips and best practices that’ll help you sound AMAZING - even if you’re only recording with your phone and a couple accessories.
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0:00 Intro 1:06 Budgeting for the right gear 1:26 Introducing LEWITT 1:52 Why I chose the CONNECT 6 interface 2:46 Tip #1 - Get your audio as clean as possible at the source 3:47 Why I like condenser microphones 4:17 The power of on-board DSP effects 4:37 Easy processing with Auto Setup 5:27 Adding an expander & compressor 6:04 Tip #2 - Ideal distance from your mic 6:45 Don’t let your mic dominate your frame 7:15 Use a mic with a pop filter 7:31 Front-address vs side-address mic 8:16 Tip #3 - Monitor your audio with headphones 9:01 Use an interface with zero latency monitoring 9:44 How to use the CONNECT 6 with your phone or mobile device 11:07 A/B comparison with iPhone built-in mic 11:42 How to process your audio in post with simple effects 13:39 Adding super-easy compression 14:35 Adding super-easy limiting 16:43 Outro
Warp Academy empowers artists to reach their full potential, create exceptional music, and live their passion. We’re a global, online collective that includes music producers, audio engineers, label owners, sound designers, festival organizers, booking agents, managers, leading audio brands and more.
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I stopped using Waves plugins a long time ago for 3 very important reasons that I want to share with you. They have nothing to do with the Waves subscription debacle, by the way, my decision pre-dates that.
Waves is a financially driven company that has a profit-first not customer-first or quality-first mantra. Do not support them. Collectively we can make an example out of them that will hopefully prevent other companies from doing the same. It’s been amazing to see all of you rallying hard against this. Keep it up.
Instead support the thousands of amazing, hard-working, customer and quality centric companies out there and vote with your dollars.
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0:00 Intro 0:30 Reason #1: Waves plugins instability & crashes 1:09: Reason #2: The Waves Update Plan 2:00 How Waves is scamming you 3:00 How Waves got greedy & incited the wrath of karma 3:40 Alternatives to all Waves plugins exist 4:46 The hidden Waves scam - level increases 7:44: Outro
Warp Academy empowers artists to reach their full potential, create exceptional music, and live their passion. We’re a global, online collective that includes music producers, audio engineers, label owners, sound designers, festival organizers, booking agents, managers, leading audio brands and more.
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We’re building a new mixing and mastering studio and filming the process. This is video 2 in the series where I’ll walk you through our goals and the design of the room.
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0:00 Intro 0:49 My previous 2018 studio 1:30 Acoustic testing from 2018 studio 1:42 Goals & priorities 2:08 Decay time for control rooms 3:00 Impact of bad room acoustics 3:50 Intro to the design 4:15 Isolation shell 4:45 Transmission loss 5:13 Acoustic treatment = isolation? 6:15 Room modes 7:00 Room dimensions: golden ratio? 7:34 Studio floating floor design 8:25 Front wall 8:46 Benefits of flush mounted monitors 10:33 SBIR - speaker boundary interference response 11:25 Baffle step 11:59 Frequency response of NS10 free-standing vs flush-mounted 13:09 Baffle step compensation with LF shelving filter 13:32 Ideal monitor-listening distance 14:42 Improving stereo imaging 15:22 Diffaction 16:45 Improving transient response 17:50 Spacial comfort / live surface 18:38 Acoustic treatment 19:35 Density vs depth for porous absorption 20:21 Air gap? 20:38 Rear wall design: Scattering slats 21:09 Outro
Warp Academy empowers artists to reach their full potential, create exceptional music, and live their passion. We’re a global, online collective that includes music producers, audio engineers, label owners, sound designers, festival organizers, booking agents, managers, leading audio brands and more.
We hook you up with all the education, tools, and connections you need to create professional-quality music and launch a successful career. You can learn almost any topic by searching our library of hundreds of free tutorial videos and production tools. Join us. We’re stoked to meet you!
We're building a new dream music studio for mixing and mastering. This is the first video in the series where I tour you through the starting space before we start. Follow along step by step for the whole build process!
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0:00 Intro 0:23 The Starting Space 1:09 Isolation vs interior acoustics 1:36 Removing & replacing garage door 1:54 Building materials delivered 2:06 Outro
Warp Academy empowers artists to reach their full potential, create exceptional music, and live their passion. We’re a global, online collective that includes music producers, audio engineers, label owners, sound designers, festival organizers, booking agents, managers, leading audio brands and more.
We hook you up with all the education, tools, and connections you need to create professional-quality music and launch a successful career. You can learn almost any topic by searching our library of hundreds of free tutorial videos and production tools. Join us. We’re stoked to meet you!
Do you ever feel like, at times, you lose touch with your passion, ambition and drive to go after your art? Maybe you’re lacking inspiration to show up and do the work that needs to be done? If that ever happens then I want to share something I’ve found extremely useful to be able to blast through that roadblock.
I recently published a video on powerful techniques you can use when you’re feeling overwhelmed. If you want to view that, see it here: youtu.be/pY5EgEGmMNI
In the book, he discusses 2 bricklayers both working on a large project. When asked what he does, the first bricklayer replies, “I lay bricks; I’m a bricklayer.” The second bricklayer says, “I’m building a cathedral.” There’s a significant mindset difference between the two people.
Which one do you think is likely to be more driven and passionate about their craft, and able to persevere through all the hard work and countless hours required to complete the project? Having a sense of connection with the bigger picture - your why - is a powerful source of creative fuel.
If you’re feeling stuck, uninspired, or finding difficulty showing up and doing the work, then this technique can be very helpful. If you zoom way out from the granular, bite-sized stuff and say what is the reason why I started doing this? Where am I going with this? What’s my destination? Where in my wildest dreams and visions will I be when I become successful in this pursuit?
If you connect with that, and hold it in your mind when you’re working, that can provide the sense of motivation that will get you to continue doing the day in, day out work that’s necessary to realize your grander vision.
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0:00 Intro 0:56 The Story of Two Bricklayers 1:57 How to Tap into Your Why 2:24 The Power of Zooming Out 3:11 How to Hold Your Why in Focus 4:00 Recommended forms of Mind Training 4:29 Outro
Warp Academy empowers artists to reach their full potential, create exceptional music, and live their passion. We’re a global, online collective that includes music producers, audio engineers, label owners, sound designers, festival organizers, booking agents, managers, leading audio brands and more.
We hook you up with all the education, tools, and connections you need to create professional-quality music and launch a successful career. You can learn almost any topic by searching our library of hundreds of free tutorial videos and production tools. Join us. We’re stoked to meet you!
I’ve just moved into a new space and I’ll be building a fresh music studio from the ground up. This gives me the chance to change a lot of things I didn’t like about my previous studio, primarily the monitoring system.
My studio has a hard front wall with the monitors flush mounted. This is really the gold standard when it comes to acoustics, but it limits the style of monitors you can use. You have to use front-ported designs that have squared corners to simplify the mounting process.
I’ve never been happy with the low end in my past rooms, which was coming from a Genelec 7060 BPM sub. Despite a ton of acoustic tuning and being in a great room, it lacked bass definition and clarity. The bass was always muddy and indistinct to my ears.
Now I’ve decided to opt for larger 3-way mains that have enough bass extension that I don’t need a sub. I’ve narrowed my search down to the Neumann KH420 and the Focal Trio 11 Be. For the past 2 months I’ve had both sets on loan from Long & McQuade, our local retailer, and I’ve had a chance to listen to them extensively.
In this video I’ll reveal which ones I chose and why. Smash that play button and join me to learn which monitor won the day!
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0:00 Intro 0:17 My existing monitoring setup 0:42 Why I don’t like subs 1:52 Flush mounting monitors 2:21 Why monitors on stands is always bad for bass 2:34 Bass phase cancellation 2:45 Limitations of corrective room EQ 3:20 Noisia & Skrillex studio designs 3:33 Why you can’t use rear-ported monitors 4:43 How I chose which monitors to test 6:04 Unboxing & burn in 6:55 How I test studio monitor speakers 7:29 Review of the Neumann KH420 10:15 Review of the Focal Trio 11 Be 12:07 Why I monitor loud sometimes 15:15 Which monitors I chose 15:42 Outro
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#musicproducer #audioengineer #musicstudio #speakers #studiolife #speakerreview #review #homestudio #homestudiosetup🔊 Should You Burn In Your Studio Monitor Speakers?Warp Academy2023-02-22 | ✅ Try Warp Academy for Free ➤ warpacademy.com/free-stuff-bundle ✅ Join our Discord Server ➤ discord.gg/ZwNgZteGKw
Burning in / running in / breaking in your new studio monitor speakers. What does that mean? Is it something you should be doing? Does it depend on what type of speakers you have? If you do choose to do it, how do you do it exactly? We’re going to cover all of these things in this video, so hop in and join me!
Speakers featured in the video. KH420 by @GeorgNeumannGmbH . Focal Trio 11 Be by @Focalofficial.
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0:00 Intro 0:30 What is burning in? 0:34 Burning in vs running in vs breaking in 1:23 Overview of the components of a speaker 2:52 Focal’s recommendations for burning in speakers 3:15 Neumann’s recommendations for burning in speakers 3:25 Research on why burning in is not required 3:50 Why some people still recommend burning in 4:02 Psychoacoustics - human auditory memory 4:58 Do you actually need to burn in your monitor speakers? 5:16 How to burn in / run in your speakers 6:15 Outro
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Burning in is the concept that a new loudspeaker, fresh from the factory, needs a period of running it before performance is optimal and that the sound of a speaker changes over time. By running the speaker over a period of time, some people say that you’re going to get it into a stabilized or optimal state.
I’m always reviewing and testing studio monitors so this is quite relevant for me and I wanted to dig a little deeper into this. Right now I’m testing the Neumann KH420 and the Focal Trio 11 Be monitors. It’s quite interesting because different people recommend totally different things. We’re going to peel back the onion, dig back into where this came from, what’s involved, and figure out if it’s relevant for you.
Let us think about what parts can change their properties permanently in an active loudspeaker:
▪ Electronics – There is insignificant change with use over time. Permanent changes are usually the result of poor parts selection in design, early parts failure (bathtub curve), or user abuse. Some temporary change over short periods is seen due to heating up of components, but this resets when the electronics cools down. Active loudspeakers do not suffer significantly from these temporary changes as the sensitive crossover parts are positioned before the amplifier and so do not heat up much.
▪ Cabinet Mechanics – If this changes it is not well built!
▪ Drivers – The moving mass cannot change otherwise it means that something has fallen off, or some extra mass has been added. The self-damping should not change significantly otherwise it would mean that the cone material is falling apart. These two situations would only happen in the case of loudspeaker abuse or accidental damage. The suspension and surround can change their stiffness over time; however a good design should be robust to these minor changes. Even quite large, and highly unlikely in a correctly working loudspeaker, changes (doubling or halving the stiffness) will alter the overall loudspeaker performance by less than 1 dB in the low-frequency region only. Temporary changes are seen due to the voice coil heating up (thermal compression), but this resets when it cools down.
▪ Psychoacoustics – A human's auditory memory is VERY short, less than five seconds. This fact is well-known in the academic community, so one sees controlled ABX type listening tests with fast switchers to avoid the listeners forgetting what they just heard. Typically when burning-in loudspeakers a user listens to the loudspeaker for a while, does the burn-in over a long time period (say 24 hours, or even up to a week), then listens again. Having done this they are naturally inclined to hear a difference.
The @AudezeHQ LCD-X and LCD-XC headphones have emerged as some of the top picks of music producers, audio engineers, and audiophiles alike. But with both closed and open-back versions, which one is right for you? This video compares and contrasts between the two styles to equip you with all the info you need to choose the perfect option for your situation.
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0:00 Intro 1:37 Should you get open-back or closed-back? 3:03 Sound stage / stereo field 3:55 Frequency response 4:57 Transient response / dynamics 5:39 Mixing on speakers vs mixing on headphones 7:44 Outro
If you’re new to Warp Academy, we empower artists to reach their full potential, create exceptional music, and live their passion. We’re a global, online collective that includes producers, audio engineers, label owners, sound designers, agents, coaches and more. We hook you up with all the education, software, and sounds you need to create professional quality music and launch a successful career. Join us!
I’m a full-time audio engineer and a sponsored artist with Audeze. I’ve had a chance to use many of the headphones in their lineup. In this video, I’m going to compare and contrast between the two variants of the LCD-X platform: The open back variants, the LCD-X, and the closed back variants, the LCD-XC. I’m going to share my perspective as an audio engineer.
These headphones are very popular with both audio engineers and audiophiles - or hi-fi listeners - but what I look for in headphones as an engineer is very different. I’m looking for headphones that are as true as possible; headphones that don’t flatter or accentuate certain aspects of the spectrum, or certain frequencies, because that can impair my judgement and perspective and could get me to over-mix or under-mix certain aspects of the song.
An audiophile is typically looking to have headphones that sound as good as possible as an end listener, so they’re two very different perspectives.
The LCD-X and LCD-XC headphones have emerged as some of the top picks of music producers, audio engineers, and audiophiles alike. But with both closed and and open-back versions, which one is right for you? This video compares and contrasts between the two styles to equip you with all the info you need to choose the perfect option for your situation.
My perspective is based on about a year of full-time work with these headphones; I’ve had been using them day in and day out. I’ve had a chance to do lots of critical listening, back and forth with them, and I’m excited to share what I’ve learned with you, so let’s hop in!
Sonible just launched 2 very interesting new metering plugins: true:level and true:balance. See them in action and learn what makes them tick so you can decide if they’re the right tools to add to your plugin collection. In this video we take a deep dive into a mastering session for an electronic bass music song and put these plugins through their paces.
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0:00 Intro 2:26 The headphones I use for mastering 2:56 Preview of the song 3:29 Loudness, LUFS & mastering 4:52 Why I start by mastering the drop 5:12 First look at true:level & true:balance plugins 6:15 Preview of the song 7:35 How to analyze reference tracks in true:level 11:18 Beginning the mastering session with FabFilter Pro-Q3 EQ 11:59 Saturation in Brainworx Black Box HG-2MS 13:40 How to analyze low end correlation in true:balance 16:17 Adding movement with upwards expansion in FabFilter Pro-MB 19:15 How to use a hard clipper 20:25 Hard clipping in Kazrog K-Clip 23:11 Mastering compression with FabFilter Pro-C2 25:55 Mastering limiter with DMG Limitless 27:18 Where to set your limiter ceiling or margin 29:37 How to set loudness with true:level 31:39 Do you need to care about true peaks / inter sample peaks? 33:58 How to use true:balance 37:10 Adjusting the low end using Dangerous BAX EQ 39:59 How to widen your master 43:49 Outro
If you’re new to Warp Academy, we empower artists to reach their full potential, create exceptional music, and live their passion. We’re a global, online collective that includes producers, audio engineers, label owners, sound designers, agents, coaches and more. We hook you up with all the education, software, and sounds you need to create professional quality music and launch a successful career. Join us!
#audioplugins #masteringengineer #musicproductiontips🎤 How to Record the BEST Sounding Audio for Your VideosWarp Academy2022-04-25 | ✅ Try Warp Academy for Free ➤ warpacademy.com/free-stuff-bundle
Don’t let bad quality audio hold back the exposure and impact of your videos. Getting awesome audio is easier than you think, when you learn these key tools, best practices, and pro tips.
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0:00 Intro 0:38 What Cameras we Use 0:52 Our Recommended Microphone 1:15 Noise Removal Sucks 1:25 Our Recording Input Chain 1:45 Lav Mics Also Suck 2:30 How to Position Your Microphone 2:38 Shotgun Mics Don’t Suck 3:35 Processing Audio in Post 4:22 Outro
If you’re new to Warp Academy, we empower artists to reach their full potential, create exceptional music, and live their passion. We’re a global, online collective that includes producers, audio engineers, label owners, sound designers, agents, coaches and more. We hook you up with all the education, software, and sounds you need to create professional quality music and launch a successful career. Join us!
We’ve all seen those videos that make you to unceremoniously SMASH the close tab button due to horrible sounding audio. This is both sad and unnecessary, causing the unfortunate loss of so much hard work as the video succumbs to a slow - and largely unnoticed - demise at the hands of the almighty “algorithm”.
Don’t let this happen to you, or anyone you care about. Friends don’t let friends suck at audio.
In this video tutorial, you’ll learn how to improve the quality of your audio during video shoots. You’ll discover the best tools for the job, how to set up your mic, and generally how to be awesome at recording audio.
A lot of creators these days are capturing amazing video, but audio is another story. It’s equally important to get professional quality audio, and “I’ll fix it in post” is the mantra of fools.
Impressive sounding audio will draw your audience in, helping them connect with your message and stay engaged throughout your whole story. Don’t let subpar sound drive people away from your valiant efforts and creative masterpieces!
Getting superior quality audio is easier than you think, when you learn these key tools, best practices, and pro tips. It comes down to what microphone you choose, where you position it, what else is going on in your environment, and how you’re capturing the audio in your recording signal chain.
You can ace your audio and take your video production to the next level. Or, if you’re the audio expert working with a video creator, you can help them capture and produce the best sounding audio possible.
In only a few short minutes, we’ll share essential tips and tricks that took us years to learn. So dive in, and let’s do this!
Using reference songs when mixing is a very powerful technique! Learn how to select the best reference tracks for your music.
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0:00 Intro 0:53 Free Live-Streams ➤ warpacademy.com/live-streams 1:45 Reference Song Quality 3:07 The Importance of Genre and Era 4:08 Why you should consider Song Popularity 4:33 Using Songs You Love 5:26 Producing with Reference Tracks Course
If you’re new to Warp Academy, we empower artists to reach their full potential, create exceptional music, and live their passion. We’re a global, online collective that includes producers, audio engineers, label owners, sound designers, agents, coaches and more. We provide all the education, software, and sounds you need to create professional quality music and launch a successful career. Join us!
In this video, Ableton Certified Trainer Ian Gallagher explains his 4 golden rules for selecting the best reference songs for your music. While the art and science of mixing and mastering is subjective and complicated, critically listening to other people’s music (i.e., reference songs) can help you quickly get the sound you want. But what songs should you use?
After years of trial and error, Ian has come up with these four tips to ensure you’re using the RIGHT reference tracks. In other words, tracks that help you get the best results for YOUR MUSIC.
So, before you start grabbing random reference tracks, make sure you’re considering the key parameters. In particular, Ian’s 4 tips cover Quality, Genre/Era, Song Popularity, and Using Songs You Love.
If you’re interested in learning more about using reference songs (whether producing, mixing, or mastering) check out Ian’s full course at Warp Academy called Producing with Reference Tracks: warpacademy.com/course/producing-with-reference-tracks
If you’re new to Warp Academy, we’re an online collective that helps producers to create exceptional music and live their passion. The way we do this is by providing all the training, sounds, and software you need to write professional-quality music.
In this featured Warp Academy tutorial, Sam Winter takes you behind the scenes, sharing his simple yet comprehensive process for creating Funky Basslines in Ableton Live. Get a glimpse into Darkside Funk, one of Warp Academy’s flagship Serum Preset & Sample packs, created in collaboration with Sam Winter. See how quickly and easily you can begin turning your ideas into full-fledged basslines. This is the same process Sam used, to create all the basslines heard in the Darkside Funk demo tracks.
He takes you through his 3 steps for selecting and arranging your sounds into a captivating and funky idea. This 3 step process can be used for many varying genres of bass music, including Dubstep, Trap, House, Electro, D&B etc. The possibilities are endless. For further guidance and personalized production assistance, you can work with Sam Winter directly, through Warp Academy’s 1-1 coaching program, Accelerate. For more info, visit warpacademy.com
#bassmusictutorial #songwriting #howtowritebasslinesHow to Produce Tech House DrumsWarp Academy2021-07-03 | ✅ Try All our Courses for FREE: warpacademy.com/free-trial-2
✅ FREE Tech House Production Event ➤ warpacademy.com/tech-house-production Join up to learn the art of tech house production from the infamous Walker & Royce (Dirtybird Records, Higher Ground).
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0:00 Intro 0:34 FREE Tech House Production Event ➤ warpacademy.com/tech-house-production 1:35 Introduction to Tech House Drums in Ableton Live 2:04 How to Choose Drum Samples 2:40 How to Choose a Kick Sample 3:46 How to Choose a Clap Sample 5:32 How to Program the Clap with MIDI 5:42 How to Choose Closed Hi Hats 6:23 How to Choose Open Hi Hats 7:20 How to Use Simpler’s Gate to Tighten up Drums 7:36 Snare Rolls & Builds 8:36 How to Choose Crash Cymbals 9:19 Reversed Percussion Sounds 10:03 Outro
If you’re new to Warp Academy, we’re an online collective that helps producers to create exceptional music and live their passion. The way we do this is by providing all the training, sounds, and software you need to write professional-quality music.
Learn the foundations of tech house drums. Check out how to choose samples, then use Ableton Live’s Drum Rack and Simpler devices to program them. Pick up essential and useful tips to get an authentic tech house sound.
#techhousetutorial #abletonlive #howtomaketechhouse#1 Tip for How to Perfectly Widen Your MasterWarp Academy2021-05-11 | ✅ Try All our Courses for FREE: warpacademy.com/free-trial-2
✅ FREE Mastering Event ➤ warpacademy.com/mastering-in-2021 Don’t ruin your song by doing this wrong! Learn a powerful secret to making wider masters.
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0:00 Intro 0:34 FREE Mastering Event ➤ warpacademy.com/mastering-in-2021 1:20 What NOT to do 3:12 Why to used mid-side EQ MSEQ 3:22 How to set up your EQ 4:00 How to adjust mid and side EQ when mastering 5:12 High shelf vs bell EQ nodes 6:02 How & why to remove sides from your sub frequencies 7:04 How to progressively widen the upper mids and high end of your master 8:17 Mastering EQ should be subtle - here’s how 8:56 How to use a freeware EQ mid-side EQ to do this 9:54 Mastering doesn’t create stereo width, it enhances existing width 10:38 Outro
If you’re new to Warp Academy, we’re an online collective that helps producers to create exceptional music and live their passion. The way we do this is by providing all the training, sounds, and software you need to write professional-quality music.
In this video, Ableton Certified Trainer Ian Gallagher shows how to use Mid-side EQ (aka MSEQ) to add width to your song during the mastering process. He starts by showing a typical example of what not to do: i.e. throw Utility on your master channel and turn the knob to the right. This approach can be adequate sometimes, but it can quickly sound dreadful. Utility is too blunt a tool for mastering.
Instead, you can use Live's built-in EQ Eight by switching it to Mid-Side mode and then adding/subtracting frequencies. This technique is a much more tasteful and sophisticated approach since it allows you to be very precise.
Using bells, shelves, and high/low-pass filters (as well as your ears), you can widen or narrow your mix precisely to your song's requirements. Mid-side EQ is how most professional mastering engineers give songs an extra sonic polish, and it's a method you'll surely want to add to your skillset.
And if you don't use Ableton Live, Ian also shows how you can use a freeware EQ plugin (TDR's NOVA) to get very similar results.
#masteringtutorial #widemaster #howtowidenHow to Record Professional Sounding Audio from HomeWarp Academy2021-04-17 | ✅ GIVEAWAY: JZ Black Hole 2 Mic (worth $1700): warpacademy.com/bh2micgiveaway-yt
In this tutorial video you'll learn from the ground up how to record professional sounding audio from home without a music studio.
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0:00 Intro 1:03 Overview of Equipment Needed 1:52 Recommended Mics for Instruments & Vocals 2:03 When to Use a Dynamic Mic 2:26 Electrovoice RE20 Dynamic Mic 2:37 Demo of RE20 Dynamic Mic 3:35 How to Increase Level with a Cloudlifter 4:05 JZ Microphones Black Hole 2 Condenser Mic 4:36 When to Use a Condenser Mic 5:05 Cardioid Polar Patterns for Directionality 5:25 Demo of Black Hole 2 Condenser Mic 5:48 Intro to Kaotica Eyeball 6:13 Demo of Kaotica Eyeball 7:10 Cables & Audio Interfaces 7:48 Choosing Headphones 8:10 Room Acoustics 8:30 Demo of 3 Different Rooms 9:05 Demo of Clap in Each Room 9:22 Signal to Noise Ratio 10:40 Demo of All Mics & Rooms 12:42 Critically Listen to your Recording 13:15 Review & Giveaway 13:52 Outro
Featuring: -Black Hole 2 condenser mic by @JZMicrophones -RE20 dynamic mic by @ElectroVoiceOfficial -Eyeball by @KaoticaEyeballs -Cloudlifter by @CloudMicrophones
Demo song: My sax cover of Supernova. Original by Ansel Elgort (artist) & Scott Storch (producer).
#howtorecordaudio #audiorecordingtutorial #homestudioHow to Mix Vocals with Plugins | Vocal Processing TutorialWarp Academy2021-02-10 | ✅ Try All our Courses for FREE: warpacademy.com/free-trial-2
Processing vocals is one of the most challenging aspects of modern music production. Since vocals are highly dynamic, harmonically rich, and intensely human (humans aren't machines), taming them takes patience and experience. Fitting them into a mix is often a daunting task.
A couple of years ago, Ableton Certified Trainer Ian Gallagher made a popular video showing some tried-and-true methods for processing vocals using only Ableton's built-in effects. While Warp Academy still stands by those techniques, we wanted to update things a bit and reignite the conversation around vocal processing. In particular, many people have asked us to explain how to use popular 3rd party plug-ins, and we were happy to oblige.
Of course, we can't cover all the 3rd party plug-ins suitable for processing vocals (at least not in one video). So in this video, Ian takes a deep dive into some of his current favorites, revealing his go-to tips, tricks, and general recommendations when using FabFilter and Izotope plug-ins.
Ian's overall philosophy is simple: do whatever it takes to make the vocals sound awesome, whether it takes 1 plug-in or 50. Toward that goal, he uses a combination of multiple EQs, dynamic EQ, vintage EQ, compression, harmonic exciting, limiting, reverb, stereo imaging, and de-essing.
He covers basic ideas like making a vocal less "stuffy," but also surprising new-school approaches such as using FabFilter's powerful dynamic EQ and Spectrum Grab features. The result is a center-stage, emotionally-engaging, and fully modern-sounding vocal. Of course, every vocalist is unique, but the techniques shown here are guaranteed to level-up your vocal game.
If you don't own the plug-ins used in this video (i.e., from both FabFilter and Izotope), you can find them over in the Warp Academy Store (warpacademy.com/software/).
Skip to Somethin' 0:00 Intro 0:53 Grain Scanner overview 2:30 Generating layers of grains 3:04 Pitch section 3:32 Position section 4:33 % sliders - reverse, chance, pan, amp 4:42 Envelope shape / grain window 5:02 Amp envelope 5:16 FX: Filter, distortion, reverb 6:18 Mod matrix section 7:58 Switching up the sample 8:14 How to select part of a sample 8:51 Grain Scanner in action 9:47 Psychedelic bass wobbles 10:22 Glitch percussion loop 10:52 Cinematic impact & rhythmic textures 11:30 Using a vocal one shot into a squelchy arpeggio 12:46 Wrap up 12:57 Glitches and grains course
Granular synthesis and the epic grain scanner synth puts an array of wicked-powerful new weapons in your sound design arsenal. Granular effects give your tracks an edge and open up new ways of holding the interest of listeners, keeping them fascinated with your music.
Discover how to infuse your tracks with that essential “WOW factor” by learning a variety of advanced glitch and granular synthesis techniques in this tutorial. If you’ve been feeling uninspired or bored with your existing sound design techniques, then sit in on this one!
Warp Academy Ableton Certified Trainer, Merlyn Silva, uses granular synthesis to smash audio into tiny grains and re-synthesizes them, resulting in truly unique, futuristic sounds. If you’re looking for your golden ticket to sound design mastery, this is it!
These crazy hacks and pro tricks will leave your fans mind-blown, FIENDING to hit that replay button.
#sounddesigntutorial #granularsynthesis #granularsynthHow to Use the New Comping & Songwriting Features in Ableton Live 11Warp Academy2021-01-27 | ✅ Try All our Courses for FREE: warpacademy.com/free-trial-2
0:00 Intro 1:05 Introduction to Take Lanes 1:17 Setting up a Loop 1:45 How to Activate Take Lanes 2:09 How to Select the Best Parts for Comping 2:45 How to Hide Take Lanes 3:20 How to Audition a Take to Solo It 3:52 How to Name your Take Lanes 4:28 How to Use Take Lanes with Drums 5:18 How to Insert / Create a Take Lane 6:01 How to Comp Drum Loops 7:00 Introduction to Scale Mode 7:48 Where to Find the Scale Function 8:30 How to Change the Key / Scale 8:52 Writing a Chord Progression 9:18 The Fold to Scale Function (Hide Out of Key Notes) 10:25 How to Change Accidentals (Sharps and Flats) 11:10 Outro 11:18 How to Get your Free Warp Academy Membership
Now in public beta (ableton.com/en/beta) Ableton Live 11 has some super powerful updates for comping vocals with Take Lanes. This can also be used on drums and other loops. There are also new features in the piano roll / MIDI editor for writing in nearly every imaginable scale, mode, or key. Check out the video for a deep dive into how to get the most out of these important upgrades. Enjoy!
#abletonlive11 #abletonnewfeatures #abletonsongwritingHow to Use Racks in Ableton Live 11 | New FeaturesWarp Academy2021-01-20 | ✅ Try All our Courses for FREE: warpacademy.com/free-trial-2
0:00 Intro 0:24 How to Create a Rack 0:34 Activating 16 Macros vs 8 1:09 The Randomizer Button 2:02 How to Exclude Macros from Randomization 2:34 Saved Macro Variations 3:49 Saving Racks to your Library 3:59 How to Recall Macro Variation Presets Within a Rack 4:25 Get a 7 Day Free Trial at Warp Academy
Now in public beta (ableton.com/en/beta) Ableton Live 11 has some sweet updates for Racks. Racks are a true OG-feature of Ableton Live, and they've been brilliant since the start. But in Live 11, Racks have become more powerful and flexible for both creativity and organization duties. Ableton Certified Trainer Ian Gallagher shows us what's new and awesome about Racks in Live 11!
#abletonlive11 #abletonnewfeatures #abletonracksNew Workflow Improvements in Ableton Live 11Warp Academy2020-12-09 | ✅ Try All our Courses for FREE: warpacademy.com/free-trial-2
0:00 Intro 1:24 Templates 2:20 The free Warp Academy house template 3:13 How to turn a set into a template 3:59 Grooves in the browser 7:03 Multiclip editing 7:27 Focus mode 8:47 Multiclip loop length adjustments 10:45 Linked track editing 11:57 Free trial membership at Warp Academy 12:20 Outro
Ableton Live 11 has just been announced and is currently in public beta ableton.com/en/beta. Among the long list of new goodies in Live 11 are some changes that can significantly impact your production workflow. In this video, Ableton Certified Trainer Ian Gallagher covers the recent additions of Templates and Grooves folders in the Browser, Multiclip Editing, and Linking tracks. All things that can make your music-making experience easier and more inspiring!
A good workflow makes good music. At Warp Academy, we believe in building smart strategies as musicians and producers to maximize your time and creative energy. With so many distractions in our world nowadays, it's easier than ever to get bogged down in music production's technical side. But a good workflow saves you time — and more time means more creative energy and better music. Who doesn't want to make better music, right?
Like producing with heart? Templates allow you to start creating with a palette of your favorite instruments and effects so that you can jump right to the good stuff. Templates enable you to focus on what's great musically, not what's technically correct.
Step up your rhythm game! Grooves have been around for a long time in Ableton Live and are like instant inspiration. But did you know about them? Well, now they have a nice folder in the Browser that you can't miss! Drag Grooves onto your clips to instantly transform your music in shocking ways!
Multiclip Editing in Live 11 also just got better. The new Focus button ensures that you can't mess up other clips when editing MIDI (a common issue). And you can adjust the loop length of multiple clips at the same time, which is badass.
Finally, you can now Link tracks in Live 11. Linking tracks means that when you edit one clip, you've instantly edited all the other ones too. This is fantastic news for vocal production or audio recordings that used multiple microphones. You can Link MIDI tracks also! Unless you enjoy endless hours of editing, you don't want to miss learning about this feature.
#abletonlive11 #abletonnewfeatures #abletonworkflowNew FX & Sound Design Features in Ableton Live 11Warp Academy2020-12-03 | ✅ Try All our Courses for FREE: warpacademy.com/free-trial-2
0:00 Intro 1:14 Example track 1:45 Hybrid Reverb effect 4:50 Hybrid Reverb on vocal 6:54 Unique features in Hybrid Reverb 9:10 Spectral Resonator effect 10:23 Key track Spectral Resonator 13:38 Spectral Time effect 15:38 Get the free trial Warp Academy membership 15:59 Outro
Ableton Live 11 is coming out soon! Among all the new features and updates are 3 stunning new audio effects. In this video, Ableton Certified Trainer Ian Gallagher will show these devices in action and let you hear the incredible sounds they can create.
Hybrid Reverb is not just any reverb. It delivers the best of both worlds, letting you blend between convolution and algorithmic reverb styles however you wish. It includes vintage reverb emulations, feedback, pre-delay in musical values, a Mono button for the low-end, and a built-in EQ. Long story short, Live finally has a world-class, highly flexible reverb in its library.
Spectral Resonator is a unique sound design tool, capable of almost anything. This beast takes audio and breaks it into partials, which you can then stretch, shift, blur, and filter to achieve some mind-blowing new sounds. Watch how Ian transforms a raw sawtooth patch into a soft and dreamy instrument. The possibilities with this new device are indeed endless... it's a sound-mangler's delight.
And finally, there's the new Spectral Time, which is similar to Spectral Resonator, but at the same time quite distinct. This fresh audio effect slices sound into partials and treats them a dose of frequency-based delay. The results range from jarring to blissed-out Zen garden lushness. Watch how Ian uses Spectral Time to transform a tired trap riser into something novel. You just have to hear Spectral Time for yourself.
Ian has put these 3 effects into 3 Instrument Racks, which you can download with the link above. These Racks take advantage of Racks' tremendous new capabilities in Live 11: you can now customize the number of Macros you want to use, randomize Macros for happy accidents, and save Macro configurations within the Rack, like presets. You can download these instruments and use them in Live 11 whenever you get your hands on the software!
#abletonlive11 #abletonnewfeatures #abletonnewFXHow to Make Your Drums Hit HarderWarp Academy2020-09-03 | ✅ Try All our Courses for FREE: warpacademy.com/free-trial-2
In this sound design and mixing tutorial we cover how make your drums hit harder.
0:00 Start 1:18 Example project 1:50 Using a reference drum 2:03 Creating a kick starting waveform in ULTRAKICK (a sweet Max4Live kick synth) 2:35 How to determine the exact length of a drum sample in milliseconds 3:17 Drum layering with a hi hat sample 3:48 How to fix missing audio drum transients due to automatic Clip Fades 4:45 Mixing in the hi hat layer 5:27 Pitch shifting the transient 6:28 Splitting out a drum transient 8:03 Processing the transient to add harmonics 9:36 Using a transient shaper 10:53 Building a DIY transient shaper 13:33 Demo of the DIY transient shaper 14:20 Demo of all techniques in context in the song 15:16 Why not all drums need to be punchy 16:12 You can always use sample pack drums
#beatmakingtutorial #punchydrums #abletontutorialMIXING HACK | How to Improve Your Mix Visually with Voxengo SPANWarp Academy2020-08-20 | ✅ Try All our Courses for FREE: warpacademy.com/free-trial-2
In this tutorial we cover the spectrum analyzer plugin, Voxengo SPAN. It’s one of the most ubiquitous and useful freeware plugins out there for visual mixing. Here’s our game plan:
0:00 Start 0:39 Why you should use visual mixing tools 0:49 Problems with room acoustics 1:26 The filtration effect 2:54 iZotope Matching EQ 5:26 How to set up your DAW & session 6:16 Aligning the drop of your master & the reference tracks 7:00 Why it’s critical to use the VST2 version of SPAN 7:35 Why the manual doesn’t help 7:58 How to dial in SPANs settings 8:27 How to activate infinite averaging for the spectrum 9:07 Setting up the channel routing, groups, & sidechain input 10:09 Renaming the groups 10:29 How to route audio into the sidechain input in Ableton Live 10 10:53 Configuring the second spectrum 11:25 How to underlay one spectrum with another 12:37 How to use this information to improve your mixes & masters 13:10 Comparing 2 masters in SPAN 14:39 Why you shouldn’t only use this technique 15:25 Don’t get your track to match the spectrum of a reference track exactly 15:59 Why this technique works so well for mixing the low end / bass of your track 16:30 Why you should compare your track to a group of similar reference tracks
#voxengospan #mixingtutorial #spectrumanalyzerFree Music Production Live-Streams & Production ChallengeWarp Academy2020-04-09 | ✅ Try All our Courses for FREE: warpacademy.com/free-trial-2
#musicproductionworkflow #freelivestream #productionchallengeLearn Pro Workflow Secrets To Finish SongsWarp Academy2020-04-08 | ✅ Try All our Courses for FREE: warpacademy.com/free-trial-2
#musicproductionworkflow #freelivestream #productionchallengeiZotope Ozone 9 New Features & Mastering TutorialWarp Academy2020-02-01 | ✅ Try All our Courses for FREE: warpacademy.com/free-trial-2
0:50 Plugin interface / GUI overview 3:42 Example pre-master track 4:17 Using the new Master Assistant feature 5:31 Equalizer effect 5:45 Vintage EQ effect 6:07 Vintage Compressor effect 6:36 Vintage Limiter effect 6:51 Maximizer effect 6:58 A/B comparison with bypass 7:06 Gain Match feature 8:48 New features demo 8:58 Match EQ new feature 10:26 How to use reference presets for the Match EQ 12:21 Low End Focus new feature 14:21 Master Rebalance new feature
You've poured your heart and soul into your latest musical masterpiece; now, it's time for the last crucial step. Mastering! Preparing yourself by listening to a professionally mastered album, you wonder, "What processing will help me match the tonal balance of this album. And, how can I reign in my muddy low-end? How do I even start!?" Well, before you give in to despair or waste precious hours guessing at which effects to choose, take Ozone 9 for a free test-drive. From an educator's perspective, Ozone boasts several features that set it apart for aspiring mastering engineers of any proficiency.
Historically, Ozone has been an established tool for professional and budget studios alike for nearly two decades. However, the latest release (Ozone 9) showcases refinement to its interface that simplifies the process for the entry-level user without sacrificing the precision demanded by any seasoned veteran. During the first half of today's video, I explain how Master Assistant provides a rough starting point within a few moments and what to learn from the recommendations it gives without becoming too dependent on algorithms to solve your mixing/mastering conundrums.
Similarly, every new feature added to this version follows this same theme with an interface redesigned to facilitate simplicity. (And we can finally resize the plugin window!!) Complex tasks take moments to tackle! Now, you can turn up an entire drum-kit with the only fader of the Master Rebalance module. Or, capture and apply the sonic profile of a reference-track to your song using two buttons and sliders. Or, use Low End Focus to banish the low-frequency mud from your track with only four sliders and a mode selector. During the second half of this video, I walk you through all three of these new tools and drop several tips on how to best achieve any desired result.
#ozone9 #masteringtutorial #masteringpluginCaptain Beat Tutorial - How to Make Drum Grooves Quickly & EasilyWarp Academy2020-01-23 | ✅ Try All our Courses for FREE: warpacademy.com/free-trial-2
Captain Beat is the newest addition to the Captain plugin lineup from Mixed in Key. As usual, the name pretty much says what it does. It’s a plugin to help you make beats faster and more easily.
In this tutorial, you’ll see:
-A quick introduction to Captain Beat -An overview of the interface and how it works -How to use Captain Beat to quickly sketch out drum grooves for your track -Previews of some of the included kits and MIDI drum patterns -How to mix and match drums from different kits -How to import your own drums -How to program drums in with the mouse or with your MIDI controller -How to use the basic FX to get a drum mix -How to export audio and MIDI into your DAW
3:14 Manual alignment using time-stretching (warping) 8:21 Automatic alignment example with female vocals in a future bass tune 14:32 Using VocALign on male rap vocals 17:09 Using VocALign on instruments with a tenor saxophone
In this tutorial we’re going to talk about aligning vocals and instruments. In modern production it’s really common to stack multiple parts to layer and thicken vocals and instruments. It's essential to get a super tight sync between the various vocal or instrument parts for a professional sound.
You might have a vocal stack with a lead, doubles, harmonies, octave parts, whisper tracks and more. Manually aligning all of them with time stretching or warping can be done, but it’s incredibly time-consuming and tedious. It eats up hours, or even days, of precious studio time.
A plugin from Synchro Arts called Vocalign Pro 4 can do this in seconds. In this video we’ll cover how to do manual alignment with time stretching, and then show how to use Vocalign Pro to do this automatically. We’ll use 3 distinct examples to show how the process works using a female vocal stack in a future bass tune, male rap vocals in a future hip hop tune, and even on tenor saxophone to show how it works on an acoustic instrument.
-Audio repair basics -How to fix badly recorded audio -How to remove reverb & room reflections -How to remove background noise -How to remove clipping (aka de-clipping) -How to remove plosives -How to remove sibilance (aka de-essing) -How to compress the vocal to create an even sound
Vocal processing and audio repair are two of the most INSANELY difficult things to do in the field of music and post-production. Most engineers (myself included) DREAD having to deal with badly recorded audio, so we're always on the hunt for tools do this better and faster. Today I'm amped to show you some amazing new plugins that'll absolutely FLOOR you with what they can do.
Vocal Processing, Made Easy. Transform your Audio with These "One Knob" FX
These effects were originally designed with podcasters in mind, who needed easy-to-use tools to sweeten up their audio with minimal fuss. Each plugin does one thing - really freakin' well - with the turn of a giant, single knob.
Was your audio recorded in a massive gymnasium? No probs if you've got Reverb Remover. Did someone blast the AC in the background? No sweat! (sorry, terrible pun...) Just dial in some Noise Remover. Gone, faster than your in-laws then it's time to do the dishes.
The Accusonus plugins are so good, they've been used on Game of Thrones and licensed by Adobe. Come see what all the commotion is about in our full tutorial video, where BigJerr uses the ERA bundle to clean up some seriously TRASHED audio. You won't believe your ears.
0:28 Neuro bass audio demo of Phase Plant 1:09 User interface / GUI overview 1:47 How to add Generators 2:45 How to use Generators as modulators 3:58 How to add effects (snapins in the synth) 4:22 How to group Generators for parallel signal chains 5:20 How to route and use lanes 5:38 How to add & use modulators 5:58 How to edit LFO shapes 6:16 Deconstructing the neuro bass preset 8:47 The Slice EQ & EQ modulation 9:16 Resampling the bass 9:22 Using the Phase Plant sampler Generator 9:35 Using a pitch envelope to give a punch to the bass 10:23 Using Macros to tweak the sound