Bassgorilla Drum & Bass Production In Ableton Live With DJ Rap TUTORIAL
Drum & Bass veteran DJ Rap walks us through the sound design, mixing and mastering processes that she used when producing her track ‘Emote’, which she released on her Propa Talent label.
This course will give you the knowledge and skills you need to:
- Mix hard-hitting drums for any dance floor oriented drum & bass track
- Design a twisting Reese bass in NI Massive
- Build your own double notch filter to create unique automations in your basses
- Discover DJ Rap’s unique approach to mixing her tracks
- Build your own mastering strip to give your track huge amounts of punch, presence and loudness
About Your Instructor
DJ Rap has been voted the #1 female DJ in the world by Shejay.
She owns, records for, runs and A&Rs two labels Propa Talent and Impropa Talent. She is also a producer, model and actress.
After being the first artist on the scene to self-release her first CD, she signed to Sony along with Grooverider and Leftfield. She has sold over 3 million worldwide.
DJ Rap has also done vocals for several artists, including BT (for “Giving Up the Ghost”) and Art of Trance (for “Madagascar [Domi Nation Remix]”).
Tutorials In This Course
- 00:00 – 03:40 Artist Intro & Course Description
- 03:40 – 05:34 Track Play Through
- 05:34 – 17:22 Mixing Drums & Percussion
- 17:22 – 19:10 Reese Bass Set Up In Ableton Sampler
- 19:10 – 24:00 Making A Double Notch Filter
- 24:00 – 25:05 Sub Bass Overview
- 25:05 – 28:44 Reese Bass Synthesis In NI Massive
- 28:44 – 31:04 Atmosphere Processing
- 31:04 – 32:16 FX, Risers and Crashes
- 32:16 – 33:30 Vocal Sample Processing
- 33:30 – 35:30 Checking The Dry Mix
- 35:30 – 38:40 Mixing – Adding Delay, Reverb And Autopan
- 38:40 – 42:25 Mastering Strip Detailed Walk Through
- 42:25 – 48:12 How To Build Your Own Mastering Strip
- 48:12 – 52:10 Exporting And Multiband Maximizing With Waves L316
- 52:10 – 56:27 Final Track Play Through