Hey hey, really just wanted to say first, how's everybody doing? How's summer treating you?
The winter was the longest ever here, I feel, and spring wasn't amazing, and summer is starting, finally.
I took this week off just to recharge a bit, be able to go out more and enjoy the outdoor life, and also reconnect again with my very old hobby, skateboarding, and man, it's been fun...that wil...
Yo yo everybody!
Hope it's been a good month.
Me, took this week off to chill, as it's been mad with work, and the weather has finally shown some signs of warmth and spring.
Just recorded a new Breaks & Beats podcast episode (ep. 27) today – it'll be out on Friday (June 3) and on my podcasts page. 2022-05-31 14:51:43 +0000 UTC View Post
I mix music every single day as my living.
I was recently asked what I fix the most in my work, and that was actually a very good question.
Without any further foreword, let me just get into the facts!
My recent Patreon-exclusive video post...
2022-05-13 11:09:33 +0000 UTC View Post
I hate resonances.
But I love taking them out. It's part of my daily living, literally.
In this video, I show my favorite four tools and how I fight resonances.
All for the smooth-as-possible sound!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zfsowrru0v6hstp/fight%...
2022-05-03 17:30:24 +0000 UTC View Post
PEEP IT: https://www.dropbox.com/s/xo4x4oqmojbdh3c/bass%20punch%20PATREON.mp4?dl=0
Hear how much a simple bass punch energizes the mix – it changes from sleepy to more energetic.
The synth is u-He's free ZebraCM, but any synth can do this (quick envelope -&g...
2022-04-24 07:21:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Alright, time for sub bass tip number three!
I'm not always big into teaching numbers when it comes to mixing and mastering, but there are scenarios where they can be massively helpful. This is especially useful if you don't have a system that offers great sub bass reproduction.
One question I get often is "How loud should the subs be in my mix/master?" and...
2022-04-17 09:56:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Here’s a thought relating to sub bass frequencies in bass music – i.e., music where the sub bass usually sits below the kick on the frequency range (e.g., drum and bass) or fairly close to it (tech house etc).
This doesn’t apply to genres such as rock or house, for example, for there you may have your kick lower than your bass in general.
Also in genres like tech house, sometimes t...
Oi peeps! Hope everyone's doing good.
Me, writing that long mixing issues post.
But in the meantime: a tip relating to bassline / sub content in bass music.
You should be able to hum or sing the melody of it, ideally.
What do I mean by this? Every now and then I receive songs for mastering that have a really messy low end – boxy, rumbly, undefined ...
2022-04-05 16:52:01 +0000 UTC View Post
📝 I'm doing a Patreon-exclusive post about the most common mix issues (I mix music every single workday), why I think they occur, and how producers could learn to address them, and I'll publish that in April 📖
But I wanted to ask YOU at this point for your input, as I'm very interested in how producers perceive their mixing and the possible struggles at this point.<...
2022-03-31 18:40:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Download the break here.
It's my birthday today and I thought I'd give something back to the community, people that support me and so on.
I'm taking the whole week off to work on some music, and one of the things I'm doing is work on a remix th...
Another exclusive video for ya'll dear patrons:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/55d1abvg501ppzn/mono.mp4?dl=0
Now this one's something I should've done a long time ago: a video on how to make sure that the mono of your mix works.
In mixing music for others, this is something I...
One of the things that home masters often lack is this brilliance, "sheen" in the very high frequencies. Producers often use exciters to bring that up.
Well, let me tell you that you don't need to pay for an exciter – your basic decent EQ can probably get that energy up, as long as it's there.
Ever since I started doing this, I've barely touched my fave exciter (Revival by Slate Dig...
Quick Ableton bass mixing tip:
Vinyl Distortion can add some really good harmonics and grit to your bassline – without hurting the sub at all.
Start with a pure sine, add vinyl distortion, then add a bit of Saturator after that, and you get a really beefy bass with amazing harmonics that'll cut thru any mix.
Saturator makes it kind of "round...
2022-03-04 18:08:04 +0000 UTC View Post
I sit down, get my FatGyver alias and to make a hip hop beat, and drop some Ableton Live tips. and techniques.
I check out strumming, chords, midi humanization, why audio input signal matters, etc.
• Check FatGyver hip hop stuff on Spotify: http://tinyurl.com/fatgyverspotify
2022-02-27 11:55:49 +0000 UTC
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Hey everybody!
Hope everybody had a great week...how did it go? Let me hear of ya'll!
I had quite a sick one, literally, as some flu-type thing kicked me for 3 days, and, being a freelancer with tons of work, I barely took some time off to heal (I juggle a ton of work for my biz on my own), so now, at the end of the week, I'm OK, but drained.
I'm working on new content – btw, ...
In all simplicity, this is how I often create wobbly basses...this is a decent starting point for anyone to create jungle/dubstep style wobble.
It goes against common sense to play two bass notes at the same time…but you'll find it works!
The most musical results often happen if the notes aren't more than 3-4 semitones apart.
You can get some fairly mad tones when pushing things har...
VIDEO HERE! (no sharing link pls)
Today on my Patreon, the class is in session, and the topic is how to play breaks with a tracker.
I'm showing FOUR different ways to do it.
Trackers and jungle are in vogue, and trackers are really conducive to playing jung...
2022-02-12 09:54:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Alright guys!
I've been getting into doing basses with Ableton Collision, which is a much less covered instrument.
Video will teach you how it sounds and sworks, so you'll be on your way designing basses with it.
VIDEO HERE
I actually uploaded the project used in the video ...
I have a new tune, Firemind, out on Straight Up Breakbeat’s new compilation.
(The label owns the recording, so I respect that, and unlike with my own releases, I can't give the song away)
I've uploaded the stems of the song for anyone who wan...
I got a good question from a patron: how to create some melodies with Ableton Live that'd be sort of generative, so it wouldn't be looping the same notes, but it'd be adding things and keeping it lively?
So, I did session using a certain tool ...
Before I'll say anything: THANKS to everybody for supporting me here.
It means a lot! It does give me energy and good vibes, and it's very encouraging in terms of creating content…so big love to all you!
I found what I think is literally the best sample extraction service so far.
And I’ve tried out quite a few.
This one seems to do the best job by far, and the resul...
Let’s get busy slicing a breakbeat with the Polyend Tracker.
I got it recently and immediately got some requests to do a chopping tutorial and show how beats are laid down.
I’ll show my best practice for slicing and do a drumloop with the chops.
Checking FX real quick, too.
This should get you going, too!
2022-01-09 17:51:52 +0000 UTC View Post
(while this mix is streamable on Soundcloud, it can only be downloaded by Patrons)
DOWNLOAD mp3 / 2021-12-28 16:12:43 +0000 UTC View Post
(I was struggling to find a good opening for this post, so here we go…)
Hi! I’m Fanu.
I care about making music, making it sound good, helping people make music, being out there as a creative person, and that sort of stuff…it’s pretty much what’s my life 24/7 and it also pays for my living (and keeps me happy).
That’s why I wanted to lash out so...
2021-12-27 09:25:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Wanted to start this new mini-series, “Cool Little Thing”, where I present some cool features and tricks of devices, plugins, and gear I like to use.
Here, looking at how you can do FX automation for incoming audio (i.e., the audio you monitor through) with the new line of MPCs. Using MPC One here, but will work with any new MPC.
Hey ya'll!
I noticed you can download Izotope's hecking nice Trash 2 for free for a limited time.
A good reason to try it out – in addition to trashing the signal – is that it can actually act as a 4-band gate!
The fourth band has to be activated from the prefs.
O...
Let’s take a look at how one can try and emulate the classic 303 acid sound.
There’s a few considerations:
Using Ableton Analog here, but if once you understand the basics, you can chase this classic acid sound with ANY synth, as after all this sound is fairly easy to do...
2021-12-14 09:15:59 +0000 UTC View Post
I know I usually don't use Patreon for this type of content, but every year when I see artist getting all stats-crazy, I can't help feeling something…so here's a few thoughts. I wanted to put them somewhere. I'm fully in the music industry myself, and this is as much about music industry as it gets.
So, screw your Spotify Wrapped stats.
Give me stats of an actually healt...
2021-12-03 08:15:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Let’s make Analog chord way more lush and lively than its bland default sound
2021-11-21 17:54:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Shredding here with variations of Amen loop, using Follow Actions + Legato + effects to create intense randomisation for a Session clip group.
Hop to 8:00 in the video to get the idea quickly.
2021-11-16 13:17:04 +0000 UTC View Post