At time or original publishing here is the master track chain, that I am playing with in Ableton. EQ8 On this I basically kill anything below 20 to 25 Hz. I figure this is the bottom for the average set of ears frequency response range. I just get rid of it to help reduce the Read More …
Moroder’s Lab
I don’t really think this song is really that good example of a Moroder style bass or sound. The title cam about in the following way…. The cover band I play bass in, La Fete Du Funk, was working on some new ABBA tunes to add to the set, and the chord progression is inspired Read More …
Drum Room Project :: Hang some foam
Various foam pictures. I packed this stuff everywhere. 2 Full walls of these, and another fair chunk on the ceiling after hanging curtains and some other rugs and blankets. Back to the Drum Room Project Table of Contents.
Drum Room Project :: Cleaning the floor a bit
A quick post this time. Just a small post on the floor, so you can see how it started. There are some new rugs now, by the time this post comes out, so I will add those as I get them up. I have been busy working on other parts of the family basement. Non-music Read More …
Reading Links from 2022
2022-09-20 9 Beginner Mistakes – NI Blog A few in here I can easily identify with. Guilty of 4 and 6. #2 I am good about. Never quite thought of #3 I guess. 2022-10 Reid Stefan – Realist Puppet – Ableton Stock Plugin Tutorials Audio Effect Rack Autopan Amp, Cabinet, & Pedal Auto Filter Beat Read More …
Drum Room Project :: Make a new ceiling
I know the curtains post, came before this one. Things are all jumbled up right now. I need a better media organization system, than the current one. Anyway this post highlights the building the ceiling portion of this task. This was all basically from found lumber. The sheets of plywood came from a friend who no Read More …
Some Kick Drum EQ Tips
More notes to myself… (and the other bedroom producers out there.) These are some of the Kick Drum EQ Tips from some recent videos. I have yet to test these out, so YMMV. With the bass drum there could almost be a problem around 300 Hz to 600 Hz. Check the EQ. How do the Read More …
Message Management Tip – Batch Posts
This has helped me keep this site up, with minimal impact to my regular schedule so far. Websites, and many, many other types of sites allow you to schedule posts. This allows you to have batch creation sessions. You can create many posts in a window of time and then schedule them to happen throughout the Read More …
More Quick & Dirty Synth Stuff
A few notes for me. How about a simple sine wave in Ableton or a similar DAW. Add in some distortion or Over drive. Draw in some automation. ofc, you can double the track. Add space with an octave. Add chorus, by bumping one of them. Normally I grab sounds and use default settings, but Read More …
Drum Room Project :: Hang Some Curtains
Drums can be quite loud, especially when you have a spouse, children, and various animals in your house as well. The dog is not fond of the drum set at all. My thinking, as flawed as it may be, is that it will take many layers of objects and surfaces, along with types and angles in Read More …