Music Production Skills Archives

A selection of production tips from Liveschool trainers, guests and course contributors

Mastering Tutorial 2: Tone Shaping, Multiband Compression and using the ‘Soul Checker’

Mastering Your Music: A Professional’s Guide to Master Bus Processing pt.2 Reading time: ~7 minutes Welcome to part two of our professional masteri... Read More...

Mastering Tutorial 1: Master bus compression, Soft Clipping and Limiting

Mastering Your Music: A Professional's Guide to Master Bus Processing Reading time: ~7 minutes Mastering, the so-called "dark art" of music production... Read More...

Live 12.1 👀

Ableton have just released the brand new Live 12.1 update and included are a range of device updates as well as new devices Auto Shift and Drum Sampler - when w... Read More...

Ableton Move is here…

Ableton Move is the all-new instrument and controller and it is seriously powerful for creating on-the-go… This little machine is surprising on two levels: how... Read More...

The art of mix engineering with SUB-human

When it comes to electronic production, Alex Braithwaite aka SUB-human just about encompasses all facets - having notable remixes for Kanye & Fatboy slim ... Read More...

Tension and Release with DJ Plead

When you think of Song Structure you usually think of standard arrangements. A song typically has an intro, a chorus, a few verses, a bridge and maybe an outro.... Read More...

Creating Contrast with Made In Paris

Contrast is one of the things that makes the world of Electronic Music go around. Ever since the creation of House music almost 40 years ago - Electronic music ... Read More...

Producing Layered Vocals with Doug (Ten Brains, Body Promise)

Working with vocals is a fantastic way for electronic producers to tap into a whole new dimension of emotion and connection in their music. This extra dimension... Read More...

Ninajirachi: using Melodic Preview to Create Familiarity

Have you ever heard a song for the first time and been struck by a sense of familiarity? Perhaps it's because the song reminds you of something else, but what i... Read More...

6 Ways to Take Your Chorus up a Notch

Getting the main section of your song (a.k.a. the chorus) to sound bigger than the other sections is something a lot of music-makers don't consider until the mi... Read More...

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