Creating Trance

[...] work with your DAW, to more advanced and innovative ways like the ones shared in this lesson. Ableton Live is a program that has been built and evolved with the future musician/producer in mind at [...]

[...] that varies a bit from one DAW to the next. This quick video tutorial shares some nice Ableton Live workflow tips! Every DAW has differences when compared to another DAW. Especially once you [...]

[...] ! As you can see in this lesson, you can load up another DAW (in this case Renoise) inside of Ableton Live. Ableton Live is the host program and Renoise is the slave program. This means that Ableton [...]

[...] Did you know you can make your own custom Ableton Live Macros? This quick lesson shares how to do it with NI Guitar Rig for maximum control over your [...]

[...] 2014 was a great year of creating trance music – here’s our Top 10 articles for making trance music from this year we’d like to thank you all so much for your continued support – for every [...]

[...] Trance music is usually enjoyed most in the club and this video shares some of the most popular DJ [...]

[...] a nice blend of the classic supersaw used in Trance music, without all the noise, and a traditional House music pluck. The result is something that is [...]

We’ve featured tutorials about using a kick drum to control automated volume ducking in the past. This video tutorial shares how to apply the same i [...]

[...] This quick video tutorial shares how you can easily make your very own custom filters with any EQ plugin in just a [...]

[...] This quick video tutorial shares how you can use chord inversions to add variety to your arrangements and elevate your [...]

[...] This quick video tutorial shares how to make your own beautifully chilled-out Trance pluck synth in Sylenth in just a [...]

[...] This quick video tutorial shares how to accurately copy automation curves en masse to increase consistency and [...]

[...] This in-depth look at one of the most powerful sound design and music production tools around, called Metasynth. You won’t believe your eyes. Metasynth is one of those all- [...]

[...] tool and template for future sounds. Recreating sounds only gets you so far in music production. The more you know about the synths you use, the more you can do with them! And once [...]

[...] Synthmaster has taken the worlds of music production and sound design by storm. This quick video tutorial shares who to make a Trance pouch synth [...]

[...] Spire continues to take the music production and sound design worlds by storm! This insightful video tutorial shares some nice tips and [...]

[...] that anyone can successfully recreate, regardless of experience or knowledge level. Although Logic Pro is the DAW used in this lesson, all modern DAWs have the same tools and you should have no [...]

[...] option. For this example we are using a synth called the ES1, which is a stock plug-in in Logic Pro. Next, you need some audio you would like to chop up in cool ways and use in your music. [...]

[...] moves at a pace that anyone can follow along with. If you happen to be using a DAW other than Logic Pro, fear not! You can do the same thing in most modern DAWs these days. Making sure that you set up [...]

[...] that went into producing a different pack for each major platform in the music scene today. *(Logic Pro, Ableton Live, FL Studio, Reason, NNXT, Kontakt, Halion, EXS24 and SFZ.) Weighing in at a hefty [...]

Today we review the much anticipated latest sample pack from the infamous Jungle Drummer, called Urban Beats, featuring funky organic grooves that [...]

Today we crack open the much anticipated Third Planet sample collection from SP12Hundred and the the infamous Raw Cutz label and tell you what we [...]

The Thomas Penton Main Room Arps and Sequences sample collection has been getting some buzz in music production circles lately. Today we crack it [...]

We are happy to review the amazing Laya Project Ambience collection of field recordings again, ten years after the 2004 tsunami affected so many lives [...]

[...] are of the synth(s) you are using to create your sounds with. With the use of a universal modulation controller from within your DAW, you can now make filter modulation assignments the same way in any [...]

[...] , will transform a MIDI effect plugin intended to be used on a single track into a modulation controller that can be assigned to just about any parameter on many different tracks at once! [...]

[...] musical, regardless of how simple or complex they may be. Although the Stepper is the modulation controller we chose to showcase in this video tutorial, you can also use NI Massive LFOs, envelopes [...]

[...] /MIDI editor in most modern DAWs, too. This is a very dynamic and highly responsive type of modulation controller that is all about attention to detail and human touch. Aftertouch can be described as [...]

[...] like this riser very easy to work with in the mix. Serum synth allows you to assign modulation controllers (envelopes, LFOs, etc) to various parameters throughout the synth, which means that [...]

[...] matter! Most DAWs these days have MIDI FX, or at the very least the ability to assign modulation controllers to just about any parameter in any tool you may be using in your projects. So it almost [...]

[...] tip, and way to get the most out of NI Massive in general, is to understand the modulation controllers in this synthesizer and how they can be used in various way to set your sounds in [...]

[...] and how to modulate those parameters. Aftertouch is one of my favorite types of modulation controllers and it’s often overlooked by many people! It’s a modulation source that is found in many [...]

[...] often times surprises people when they first learn it’s even an option. You can also make modulation assignments in this same way! To be clear, this is a different task than creating MIDI controller [...]

[...] start dropping your own sounds into some kits. The sample editing, effects processing, modulation assignments, mixing, etc is all managed through compartmentalized tabs that helps keep everything [...]

[...] that these types of sounds are quickly spreading into different genres of music, too. Modulation assignments may require a little more attention to detail, in regards to setting up the modulation [...]

[...] Well, it doesn’t always have to be done through layering, resampling, routing, or advanced processing techniques. In fact, using this old school trick of applying simple distortion to a sound may be [...]

[...] follow along with any subtractive synth, if you do not happen to have Spire synth. The processing techniques used are great, but not essential. If you are unsure of how to accomplish the same thing [...]

[...] having to tweak anything. Of course, these sounds are rather ideal for all kinds of processing techniques, both simple and complex, too. The Epic Sound Score & Breakbeat Science sample [...]