Groove3 Beginner’s Guide to Mastering with Ableton Live TUTORIAL
Size 187 Mb
Adam Pollard aka Multiplier, delivers a mastering video tutorial series designed for the beginner, covering the important topics needed to master your music in Ableton Live! Learn the basic principles and terminologies, as well as specific steps to take to get great sounding master files that you can publish to the world.
Adam welcomes you and then goes over what mastering actually is, followed by quite possibly the most important aspect of mastering, limiting. You’ll then see how to properly set your limiter and how loud you should actually make it.
Throughout the rest of the series you’ll explore topics such as setting sub bass and kick drum levels, using EQ to tonally balance your master mix, and why you should do mastering as a separate step. You’ll also learn about export options & file types, headroom for MP3 conversion, and what Metadata is and how to use it.
Rounding it all out, Adam then goes into topics such as DC Offset, when it is OK and not OK to go “into the red” in your level meters, how to Look at Mastering Chains / Racks and much more.
See the individual tutorial descriptions for more info. If you use Ableton Live and are now ready to get into mastering your songs and productions, this series will get you well on your way… Watch “Beginner’s Guide to Mastering with Ableton Live” today.
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Couture gives you exquisite control over your dynamics, and particularly attacks.
Raw Efficiency. Increase or decrease dynamics. Get a usable result, now.
Fully Volume-independent. Keep the freedom to change input gain when needed. Including the Saturation stage.
Laser-sharp. Couture’s 2-bands, half-spectral, RMS, program-dependent detector finds each and every transient. No internal thresholds.
Couture is unusually versatile:
Make individual drum tracks a lot more dynamic and punchy
Remove the “click” out of a kick drum sample
Make a whole bus more or less dynamic in a single click
Give glue to a mix with light compression and saturation
Use a subtle saturation that preserve dynamics
Deess the very start of notes for vocals
Give life to inane lead synths
This is Freemium software
There are two versions:
Couture Free has the saturation part disabled.
Couture Full gets the whole deal. It’s the real Couture.
Quality Assurance
Our sonic quality control has been refined to the next level of obsessiveness at the Auburn Sounds monastery.
ADSR Sample Manager v1.0.7 x64 x86 VST AU WIN MAC
Size 23 Mb
ManagerADSR Sample Manager
makes your entire sample library searchable and audible directly in your DAW with smart and custom tags. Preview any sample in your library in the context of your track using MIDI or drag audio directly to your project.
Features
The optimal starting point for every production session, ADSR Sample Manager makes organizing, finding and auditioning samples refreshingly simple.
The most effective way to access all your samples at once, ADSR Sample Manager keeps your project in the flow while keeping all the action right in your DAW where it should be:
All your samples searchable in an instant, directly in your DAW
Hear samples in the context of your music with MIDI input
Drag samples directly into your project
Use multiple instances directly in your project
Loops sync to your project tempo
Automatically tags all your samples in a flash
Add your own custom tags
Use with services like Splice, Noiiz and Loopcloud
VST & AU available
Save time and money on finding the perfect sound so you can spend both on making better music.
Ever gotten half way through a track and wished you’d tried a different sound? Do you feel like half your production time is lost to sorting through sample folders and files? Do you even really know what sounds you actually have in your current sample library?
Forget empty promises made at midnight that one day you’re going to clean up your hard drive. Download ADSR Sample Manager – it’s free and it works.
System requirements
Minimum Specification Windows 7 4GB RAM Mac OS 10.9.x 4GB RAM
MAC 64 bits
PC 32 bits and 64 bits
‘Gucci Gucci 3’ is the third release of this sprightly Trap & Urban sample collection, jam-packed with sounds ahead of its time designed by Kryptic Samples for Trap and Urban music followers.
This music library contains five inspiring Construction Kits, featuring an array of cutting-edge and nasty synth pad melodies, gripping piano melodies, high-powered drums and growling anamorphic 808 bass and samples to be chopped, stretched and pitched as well as the MIDI files.
If you are looking for a high-quality collection of audio and MIDI to freshen up your productions with inspiration all gathered in one brain-deliquescing pack, then ‘Gucci Gucci 3’ is undeniably for you.
Don’t forget to check out the two other releases of this series, ‘Gucci Gucci’ & ‘Gucci Gucci 2’.
MIDI Files Included:
Like all other Kryptic Samples products, ‘Gucci Gucci 3’ includes MIDI files for the musical phrases heard in the demo. Use the MIDI files in your favourite DAW to customise the sounds to your liking.
Advantages of MIDI:
MIDI files supplied in this pack are flexible and powerful, allowing you to assign any of the musical phrases to your favourite synth or sampler. It is only instructional data so you can change the pitch and tempo beyond which the loops were originally recorded to any extent you like, with no artefacts.
Dry/Wet Loops:
The wet files contain all of the effects processing heard in the audio demos. But for producers looking to create their own effects mix, dry loops are also included so you can add your own effects.
Royalty-Free:
Tempos are included and all loops are Royalty-Free. For more details, please carefully read the license agreement provided in every Kryptic Samples/Crude Sounds product.
Product Details:
• 5 Construction Kits
• 5 MIDI Files Included
• 5 WAV Full Mixes Demos
• All Loops include Dry & Wet Versions
• 172 Files in Total
• 10 Drum Loops
• 10 Kick Loops
• 20 Snare Loops
• 6 Cymbal Loops
• 14 Hi-Hat Loops
• 2 Shaker Loops
• 2 Snap Loops
• 8 Open Hat Loops
• 12 FX Sounds
• 8 Vox
• 10 Bass 808 Loops
• 30 Synth Loops
• 10 Piano Loops
• 4 Choir Loops
• 6 Synth Pluck Loops
• 6 Synth Lead Loops
• 2 Horns Loops
• 2 Brass Loops
• 48kHz/24-Bit Quality
• Tempo Labelled
• 60 BPM-68 BPM
Warp is the first installment of Ecliptiq Audio’s brand new series featuring a cutting-edge and versatile Kontakt engine capable of layering, morphing, blending and shaping any types of sounds with each other. Warp is specialized in pads, drones, swells and all kinds of atmospheric synths.
FEATURES
– Layer up to 4 of the 80 multisampled sound sources and shape them to your taste.
– Morph between the layers seamlessly with the automatable xy pad.
– 4 independent LFOs and envelopes. You can assign them to any of the 7 modulatable parameters each layer has.
– Turbocharged arpeggiator section gives you the ability to create elaborate sequences within seconds.
– Flexible randomization functions to get over the creative block. Randomize each part separately alongside with the sound sources and the sequencers.
– Built-in preset manager to quickly access the factory and the user presets.
– Includes 160 factory presets, save up to 240 of your own patches.
SPECS & REQUIREMENTS
– Powerful Layering Engine
– 80 Multisampled Pads, Drones And Synths
– Lfo, Envelope And Xy Pad Modulation
– Randomization Possibilities
– Built-in Preset Menu With 160 Presets
– 24 Bit/44.1 Khz Wav Samples
– Requires The Full Version Of Kontakt 5.7.3 Or Higher
– 5 Gb Content
– 100% Royalty-free
Sonic Charge Microtonic v3.2 Win & MacOSX
Size 62 Mb
About Microtonic
Microtonic (a.k.a. µTONIC) is a VST / AU plug-in for Windows and Mac featuring a unique drum and percussion synthesizer combined with a pattern based drum-machine engine.
You can use Microtonic as a sound module to play drum sounds from your MIDI keyboard or sequencer, or you can use the built-in pattern engine to play drum patterns in sync with your sequencer. The sound of Microtonic is 100% synthetic and rendered in real-time. No samples or pre-rendered waveforms are used.
Highlights
Eight channel drum and percussion synthesizer.
100% synthetic sound, rendered in real-time. No samples!
Over-sampled oscillators and sample-accurate triggering.
Extremely low CPU utilization, less than 5% on any low-end system.
Pattern based drum-machine engine, synced to the host.
Easy to use interface with context menus, popup hints etc.
Plenty of creative editing options like morphing, smart alteration and randomization.
Comes bundled with loads of factory sounds and patterns.
Sonic Charge has updated MicroTonic to v3.2.
Changes:
Support for PO-32.
Standalone Mac.
Bug fixes.
Fresh GUI.
Sonic Academy Tech Tips Volume 37 with Matthew Anthony TUTORIAL
Size 1.45 Gb
This week Sonic Academy welcomes back LA-based Perfect Driver label owner Matthew Anthony for some all-new Tech Tips in Ableton Live 10.
In these 10 videos we look at processing vocals and helping them shine through the mix more, sidechaining using LFO Tool on an unconventional beat, subtle changes that can really enhance your tracks including the use of Xfer OTT, and some super useful workflow and organisational tips that’ll help when collaborating with friends and keep your desktop tidy and accessible.
When you’re as busy as this guy is, running a label and constantly pushing out club bangers, you can rest assured you’re getting some useful knowledge on what works for him to keep the momentum going!
As market leaders of electronic music sample packs and production toolkits since our launch in 2014, Sample Tools by Cr2 are very proud to announce our brand new label – ST2 Samples.
Honing in on the details and intricacies that make up the rich tapestry of dance music today.
ST2 samples will adopt a boutique approach allowing us to delve deep into movements and sub genres.
If you’re looking for sounds that are unique and extraordinary then look no further…
ST2 Samples are proud to present our first pack ‘Tour Life’ – A modern twist on the Hip-Hop / Trap genre.
Inspired by the sounds of Lil Uzi Vert, Travis Scott, Drake, Lil Yachty and many more…
This premium quality sample library contains a bespoke collection of premium quality WAV. samples, all of which have been fully processed and edited for ease of use – so you can spend time focussing on other aspects of your production.
We have included everything you need to get your track off the ground – from key labelled kick drums, to six mixed songstarters; including the broken down stems and loops to accompany them.
In addition, we include MIDI files for each bass & synth loop, as well as individual preset files (Sylenth v3.031) to give you full control over our content.
If you are looking for the absolute best in quality, design and style for your productions – then this pack is an absolute must for you.
We are ST2 Samples, and this is TOUR LIFE!
WHAT’S INSIDE:
• 371 x Audio Files
• 57 x MIDI File
• 15 x Presets (Sylenth v3.031)
*Other genres that this package may be useful in:
• MIDI
• Presets / Patches
• Sound FX
• Tutorials
• World
Celestion Impulse Response Full Collection
Size 189 Mb
Celestion offers a range of different impulse response download options, corresponding to a selection of our classic speakers.
Each speaker has been recorded in 5 cabinet combinations, with 3 different microphones, each in 6 different positions, plus a few extra mixes, creating an extensive IR library for each one. Explore the speaker options below to find out more and hear samples for each IR.
WA Production What About FL Studio Templates Vault
Size 1.75
Imagine that great feeling, when you get 36 stunning & complex FL Studio templates for just 3 USD! Introducing: “What About: FL Studio Templates Vault”!
We’ve compiled all of our FLPs, that we’ve created for education, and tutorial purposes and put them into one BIG library. Everything from big room, through progressive, future bass to trap is insluded. We’ve even included 5 exclusive full-length templates, that you won’t be able to get anywhere else.
In case you want to see what techniques and sounds have been used inside these projects or how are our producers working with effects and plugins, or you just want to get some inspiration, this library is absolutely perfect for you! And again.. it costs 3 dollars! 🙂
Music Protest Ableton Theory Music Theory Terms and Concepts TUTORIAL
Size 496 Mb
Developing confidence with music theory (and using it in your electronic music) starts with a firm grasp of the fundamentals. You’ll quickly learn about pitch, sharps and flats, the chromatic scale, accidentals, intervals and more. If you don’t know what those are, you’re making electronic music harder than it needs to be. Every time you want to learn something in music theory, you’ll encounter these terms and concepts. If you’re not comfortable with these terms and concepts then you’ll be at a disadvantage in learning quickly.
Learning music theory is fun! But, not if it doesn’t make sense. Do yourself a favor and sit down with this quick course and familiarize yourself with these terms and concepts. You’ll be glad you did! Music theory is a wide, wonderful world and you’ll need to know the language if you want to succeed.
What Will I Learn?
Clearly understand electronic music in terms of harmony, melody and rhythm
Build basic beats for House, Garage and 2-Step
Learn to count beats and program beats using established rhythmic definitions
Work hands on building harmony, melody, beats and bass lines on the Push 2
Understand all major and minor keys, arpeggios, triads and 7th chords
Write motives and make better melodic choices using chord tones
Walkthrough the process of composing, recording and exporting a well-structured track
‘Tropical Tech’ blends Latin and Caribbean rhythms with cutting-edge electronic production to create a treasure chest of booty-shaking, kick-free loops for the modern club fiesta! With the addition of a free bonus pack, this is an essential buy for producers seeking hot sun-kissed grooves.
Producers of House, Minimal, Tech and Deep House, UK Funky, Bassline and Garage will be equally enthralled by this collection of 360 pristine WAV loops and Rex counterparts, developed using forward-thinking recording and processing techniques and edited to ensure utmost flexibilty for loop creation and combinations.
At your fingertips will be a seamless, interchangeable sound palette of hip-swaying Samba, Salsa, Soca and Baile Funk based rhythms, all at a multi-genre friendly 128BPM, inviting you to create literally thousands of rhythmic progressions with maximum simplicity.
Generate a pulsating spine for your track in seconds with two or three samples, or spend a few minutes layering and levelling loops to create intricate, multi-drummer rhythms with unique depth, clarity and sun-drenched tropical swing.
As well as the premium loop content, the collection also features a selection of single hits and one shot FX, including 200 acoustic hand-clap variations, perfect for making your claps really stand out from the crowd.
Plus an exclusive extra: (A bonus pack of 140 kick-free demo loops to showcase a fraction of the combination possibilites. ‘Tropical Tech’ fuses superior quality 24 Bit/44.1khz material with future-proof sound design concepts to deliver an easy-to-use and hugely effective groove library, guaranteed to set the dancefloor on fire.
Get ready to feel the heat, you are about to create the perfect tropical storm!
Tech Specs:
• 800 MB Content
• 24 Bit / 44.1 Khz
• 360 WAV Loops
• 360 REX Loops
• 440 Single Hits
Loops:
• 25 Carnival Hand Claps
• 20 Clav and Wood Grooves
• 50 Morphed Percussions
• 45 Multi Drummers
• 40 Musica Elements
• 15 Samba Stomps
• 35 Shakes and Scrapes
• 20 Snares and Snaps
• 35 Tap Grooves
• 35 Tom and Deep Grooves
• 15 Underlay FX
• 20 Whoops Bells and Whistles
Hits:
• 200 Acoustic Hand Clap Variations
• 100 General Percussion
• 10 Kicks
• 30 Shakes
• 20 Snares and Snaps
• 40 Toms
• 40 One Shot FX
The Highly Requested 2nd Volume is Finally Here! The R&B Chord Progressions Volume 2 gives you over 130 MIDI and Audio files containing proven, chord progressions constructed with beautiful urban chord voicings perfect for R&B/Hip Hop crossover and soul music.
Get instant inspiration for new songs/beats/productions
Free yourself creatively to produce and re-produce amazing music
Improve your productions with proven R&B chords, chord progressions and voicings
Learn to play R&B, Hip-Hop, Soul and crossover chords and progressions
.Wav Audio files included with a variety of different instruments from Mark 1 Electric Pianos to Pads and Synths.
MIDI files allow you to use and experiment with your own instruments/sounds and patterns
100% Royalty Free! Mix and match chords to create new songs
FILE FORMATS:
MIDI, Compatible with virtually every DAW and Music Creation Software
Welcome to Other Worlds – Loopmasters’ latest outing onto beautiful and strange landscapes of distant galaxies. Fasten your seatbelt and wave goodbye to the creature comforts of Earth, as this 100% royalty free collection of atmospheres and sound beds has only one destination – hyperspace!
The ethos of this pool of sounds was to create a definitive collection of atmospheric sounds to allow producers to create a cinematic sense of space in their music, drawing heavily from Sci-Fi cinema and left-field ambient music. Unearthly texture samples, intricate arp loops, ambient synth one-shots, field recordings and much more await! Content is spread over a gargantuan 3.6 GB and is in a wide array of formats, not limited to Wav loops, one-shots, soft sampler patches and Midi files.
With loops undulating between 65-180bpm, Other Worlds is perfect for Ambient, Downtempo, Drum and Bass, Soundscapes and any genre that can benefit from rich atmospherics! You’ll also find the collection is primed for use in other media, such as film scores, post-production and more.
In detail, expect to find 3.6 GB of content, with all included Wav files recorded at 24Bit & 44.1KHZ. 78 Loops are broken down as 30 Arp Loops, 24 Rhythmic Textures & Atmos Loops, 17 Bass Loops and 7 Instrument Loops. 369 One-Shots and FX are broken down as 116 Atmospheres & Textures, 98 Fx, 55 Pads, 32 Synth Hits, 29 Instrument Hits & Phrases, 23 Field Recordings and 16 Drum & Perc Hits. Also included are 100 Rex2 Files, 123 Soft Sampler Patches (for NNXT, Halion, Kontakt, EXS24 and Sfz) and 7 Bonus Midi Files.
VirtualDJ is a DJ software for PC and MAC.
It is used by DJs to replace their turntables and CD players, and use digital music instead of vinyl and CDs.
In the same way that the CD players used by DJs have more options than a regular Hi-Fi CD player, VirtualDJ has more options than a simple media player like iTunes. It lets you “mix” your songs, by playing two or more tracks at the same time, adjust their relative speed so that their tempo will match, apply effects like loops etc, and crossfade from one side to the other. It also lets you scratch your songs, set and recall cues, and all the other regular features DJs expect to find to be able to mix.
It will let you organize your collection of tracks and group them easily in a DJ-friendly way, using filter to find the hot songs, or find compatible bpm or key, access your previous playlists, etc. And if you’re missing a track, VirtualDJ will automatically find it on the Internet and stream it directly (*requires an additional subscription). And, using the millions of automatic reports we get every day from other VirtualDJ users around the world, it will give you meaningful advices on which songs other DJs consider to go well after what you just played.
VirtualDJ can play not only audio tracks, but also video or karaoke, if you connect your computer to a projector or the club’s screens.
It comes with a plethora of effects, ranging from traditional flanger, echo, etc, to more modern “beat-aware” effects like beatgrid, slicer, loop-roll. And if you mix videos, you’ll also find a lot of video effects and transitions to play with. Its built-in sampler will let you spice up your mixes with a broad range of drops and loops, or you can go creative and merge live performance and production by creating remixes on-the-fly by using the sampler like a sequencer.
VirtualDJ is plug-and-play compatible with most of the DJ controllers that exist on the market. Just plug yours and you will be ready to go. And if you want to change any of the default behavior, VirtualDJ has a powerful “VDJScript” language that will let you easily tweak any functions exactly to your liking. Same for the interface. If you want to change it, our website hosts hundreds of user-made interfaces to replace the default one, or you could easily create your own.
VirtualDJ is used by tens of millions of people every day, ranging from bedroom DJs to international superstars. It is used to play live in clubs and big stadiums, at weddings, private parties, or just to train at home. And in addition to being used live, VirtualDJ can also be used to record mixtapes, podcast, or to broadcast to Internet radios.
WHAT’S NEW IN VIRTUALDJ 2018
SHOW THE INTRICACY OF YOUR MIX
With VirtualDJ 2018 comes built-in videoskins, that let you show on big screens or projectors in your club, beautiful graphics showing what you are doing with the mix. Your audience will feel like they are standing in the booth with you. Entertain and engage them while you are mixing, with more than just your sound.
Popups showing your loops, effects, etc
Beautiful beat-tunnels to show when breaks are coming/ending
Song titles let them know what’s playing and what’s next
More detailed videoskins available for video broadcast
Customize & brand your own videoskin
Get more videoskins created by the VirtualDJ community
Works both for video djs and purely-audio djs
BRING A VIDEO DIMENSION TO YOUR AUDIO MIXES
If you are mixing only audio tracks, VirtualDJ 2018 will let you put those big screens and projectors at use anyway. For dozen of years, the best hacker minds on the planet have been working hard to create amazing visual effects for the demo scene. VirtualDJ 2018 let you tap in their unlimited creativity by using any shaders published on ShaderToy. You will find a plentitude of new visualisations to use, from super cool tunnels and equalizers, to psychedelic patterns and ambients.
Add stunning visuals to your audio-only mix
Thousands of visualisations available online
Beat-aware algorithm to adjust the visuals to music
THE WORLD AS YOUR STAGE!
Make the world your arena and broadcast your mixes to popular social platforms. With VirtualDJ 2018 its easy to broadcast directly to many of the most popular sites. Add visualisations, videoskin for cool graphics, camera overlay, real-time screen grab for live chats and more. VirtualDJ 2018 makes it easier and more fun than ever to engage with and look impressive for your audience online.
Video broadcasting direct to main social platforms
Add cool graphics with videoskins
Engage your viewers with screen-grab and visualisations
Overlay your logo, text and camera
NEW FEATURES ALSO INCLUDE:
THE DNA OF SCRATCH
Every scratch inner DNA can be expressed with a few letters, like the human genome. VirtualDJ ScratchDNA lets you automate your scratch sounds, and tinker with their “DNA”. Create cool scratch routines and apply them easily to your tracks or samples.
Automate your own favorite scratch
Experiment with the DNA sequences to discover new cool sounds
Custom DNA editor to easily write and visualize new sequences
LIGHT IT UP
VirtualDJ 2018 is now natively compatible with the open OS2L protocol, allowing you to control your DMX software, from within VirtualDJ and from your DJ controller. Make your light move to the music, activate scenes, turn on strobe, fog and lots more. Programmable and extendable.
Compatible with any DMX software that implements OS2L
Automatic detection and connection with the DMX software
Make your lights beat-aware to your music
Change scenes, trigger light effects, add fog and more..
Activate those triggers from your DJ controller pads
EXTEND
Choose from hundred of skins, effects, pads and plugins created by skilled members of the VirtualDJ community. Add and use them directly and easily from within VirtualDJ 2018.
Find your favorite user interface
Get new creative and powerful pads
Add new cool effects
Fill up more samples to your sampler
