Instead of using the same old kick drum sound in your EDM productions, why not try layering multiple samples to create a more complex and dynamic sound? By combining kick drum samples with complementary characteristics, you can create a punchy and powerful drum sound that will add impact to your tracks. Experiment with different combinations…
Author: Robot Mayhem
EDM Production Tips: Adding distortion with FabFilter’s Saturn 2
Adding distortion is a great way to add warmth and presence to your music and give your tracks a more commercial and professional sound. For example, when you are trying to brighten a bass or synth sound, so it pulls through your mix, many producers reach for EQ. However, EQ might not be enough for…
Getting down and dirty with SoundToys Decapitator
One of the best saturation plugins that I recently learned about that you can use to beef up your sound is the Soundtoys Decapitator. Producers can use saturation in the sound design phase or the mixing phase. When mixing, I like to put this first in my chain. When I first started, I didn’t use…
Tips to Produce EDM Quickly
Using Scaler 2 to come up with quick ideas In this video I take a look at using Scaler 2 to write EDM songs quickly. Scaler is a great plugin that takes the complexity out of music theory. You can get chord ideas for a particular key or even write progressions and share the midi…
Learning to Produce EDM in 2022
Learning to Produce EDM in 2022 With 2022 upon us, there’s never been a better time to get started producing Electronic Dance Music. As I think back over the past few years that I’ve been producing, I realized that I could have gotten to the place where I am now faster, if I had some…