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Producing House Music with Ableton Live: Arrangement & FX

by TA on Sep.02, 2010, under Promo, TA, Video

It’s here! The third in the Producing House Music video tutorial series is out thanks to the fine folks at Groove3.

If you missed the previous two video on Producing House Drums or Producing House Basslines and Synths, go check em out!

Total Runtime: 03h : 35m : 20s

The chapters included are:

Introduction
Arrangement Methods in Live
DJ Intro & Outro
The Power of Two
Chunking Your Arrangements
Mapping with Locators
Analyzing Existing Arrangements – Part 1
Analyzing Existing Arrangements – Part 2
Power of Little FX
Making a Radio Edit
The Big Breakdown
The Finality of Working with Audio
Faking Note Chase in Live
Introduction to Transitions & FX
Transitions with Sends & Sidechaining
Using Bass Filtering in Transitions
Sidechain Delay
The One Bar Breakdown
White Noise Sweep
Pitched Risers
Delay Re-Pitch FX
Reverse Reverb Techniques
Percussive Delay Hits
Feedback Loop with Delay
Using Random FX & Fills

THE FINAL EPISODE – SEE HOW TO BRING IT ALL TOGETHER!
Remixer extraordinaire Timothy Allan does it again with Volume 3 of his smash hit house music production tutorials. In this series Timothy wraps it up with an in-depth look at the art of arranging a house track as well as applying effects.

Timothy Allan’s remixes have reached #1 on the UK dance charts and placed high on US Billboard, DMC and Australia ARIA charts. His remix skills have even landed him a featured spot on an upcoming Madonna production, so he knows his business.

This is the final collection in the series, showing you how to finish your house music track by creating a smashing dance floor arrangement, as well as adding the all important house music effects to create impact and dynamics. If you’ve seen the first 2 chapters, this is a no-brainer.

Product Hightlights
23 in-depth Tutorials / Over 3.5 Hours of Runtime
For all beginner to intermediate Ableton Live users and House Music producers
Tutorials by dance music super producer Timothy Allan
Simple to use video control interface for Mac & PC

User Level: Beginner to intermediate
Works With: Ableton Live 8, Ableton Live 7
Author: Timothy Allan
Viewing Options: Watch Online, Download, Boxed Disc, iPhone Streaming

As with the other two vids, I use Live as my DAW of choice, but most (if not all) of the techniques can be applied to any DAW.

Check out the preview video, and get the rest of the details here! Producing House Music with Ableton Live: Arrangement & FX

Producing House Music With Ableton Live: Bass and Synth

by TA on Feb.10, 2010, under Releases, TA, Video

You asked for more video tutorials, and now they’re back!

My first video in the series was so well received, and so many people asked for a second one… that I’ve decided to do another! This whole video focuses on tips for Synths and Bass for House and EDM in general.

As with my first video in the series, this one is aimed towards beginner to intermediate producers who want to fast-track the production learning curve. However, in some sections I’ve tried to cater for all levels, so I’m sure that even the more experienced producers will also gain a tip or two.

Here’s the scoop on what’s included:

Almost 2 and 1/2 hours of tutorials covering goodies such as:

Making a Bass from any Sample
Tuning Sampled Bass
Bass Keying with the Drums
Bass EQ without an EQ
Bass Layering
Resampling Bass Notes
Frequency Splitting
Sidechaining Bass
Sequencing Basslines
MIDI Resampling
Sequence using your Voice
Filter & Env Modulation
Break it Down
Sub Bass Tips
Sub Bass Kick
Synth Swells
Matching Kick & Bass
Dubstep & Wobble Basslines
Creating a Bass Bomb

Some of the tips involving complex midi routing etc are pretty Live specific, but I’d say that 85% of the content can be applied to any DAW.

Preview video and more info can be found here:
http://www.groove3.com/str/producing-house-with-live-bass-synth.html

Update: Music Tech Magazine has reviewed the video with an 8/10 rating. Click the image for the full review!

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Video Tutorial! ‘Producing House Music With Ableton Live: Drums’

by TA on Sep.20, 2009, under General, Promo, TA, Video

Hi guys, I’m pleased to announce that the first in my video tutorial series has been released! This one is all about drums and grooves. There’s close to an 1 hour and 50 minutes worth of video covering how I go about making drum beats from start to finish.

There are 19 chapters full of tips and tricks that you can use in any style of music. I’ve done it all using Ableton Live 8, but the things and topics I cover can easily be applied using any DAW or music software package.

Right now you can get the entire package for 33% off as an introductory price. Check out the full package as well as a free chapter to view at Groove3 !

The chapters included are: