Music Production Skills Archives - Page 9 of 12

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

Panama’s Live Performance Setup Pt 1 – Performance Fundamentals

How's this for a job offer: join our band, we're leaving for Austin to perform at SXSW then returning home for a string of Australian summer festival shows. You... Read More...

INPUT VIDEO: Touch Sensitive’s Bassline tips

Touch Sensitive, the producer of possibly the most omni-present basslines in Australian dance music, happens to be a real bass-player ...and a damn good one at ... Read More...

Mixing Bass on a Budget

On the topic of gear vs "ear", Sameer Sengupta (Liveschool trainer and Mastering Engineer at Studios 301) shared this personal tip with us on how to approach mi... Read More...

Shigeto Interview (Ghostly International)

In a live setting Zach Saginaw - aka Shigeto - shines as a one-man operation, taking to the stage with Ableton Live, an AKAI MPD and a live drum kit - behind wh... Read More...

Create a song from a drum loop

The natural rhythm and timing of a great drummer is a great thing to have in the musical parts - basslines, chords, melodies, etc - of your own songs, right? ... Read More...

Quick tip: Chord planing and parallel harmony

Parallel Harmony - an obscure composition technique made modern. With the advent of sampling came the possibility of triggering audio snippets sampled from exi... Read More...

Make it yours: Save time by customising Ableton Live to your personal workflow

One of my biggest music production time savers is setting up custom defaults in Ableton Live - and it's much easier than you think. We all like to, and often... Read More...

Free Download: The World’s Longest Reverb

The world record for the longest natural reverb was smashed this month by Trevor Cox, Professor of Acoustic Engineering at the University of Salford, in a recor... Read More...

Best of Max: Utilities and Workflow Enhancers

Max For Live is one of Ableton Live’s most powerful features, but it’s difficult to browse through new Max For Live devices and acquire some for your collection... Read More...

In The Box: Writing Strong Melodies and Hooks with Elizabeth Rose

When composing a strong lead melody (also known as a 'hook'), there can be a few music theory elements to take into account. As a songwriter, I am constantly an... Read More...

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