Dance Music Productions Annual Big Holiday Sale is On! This weekend, use coupon code DMPBLKFR at checkout to enjoy 35% off all the tutorials in our store! Thats right, 35% off every single tutorial, producer pack and even the Anthology, but only from now until midnight Monday 1 Dec (GMT). Latest Releases & Best Sellers: Volume 15: Techno While to many Techno can appear a relatively simple genre its simplicity belies a far, far more complex production ethic. Designed mainly as a DJ’s tool for the dance floor it is also perhaps one of the more complex genres of modern dance music to produce. Infusing multiple rhythms with a major emphasis on its rhythmical continuity and a relatively limited motivic development it instead relies on a fundamental knowledge of a number of very specific compositional and production techniques such as multi-measure programming and development, cross-processing, metrical dissonance, varying rhythmical cells, . Spread over 3 discs we examine the production ethics of this genre in detail. Starting from a blank sequencer, we explain many of the techniques used in the genre as we build an example track using the techniques discussed. “I was waiting for the release and quickly purchased the DMP Vol 15: Techno when it came available. It was thoroughly enjoyable and fun to watch and I will definitely be watching it again. There are some hilarious laugh out loud moments with Rick, the presenter and all the realitys of making a track can be experienced such as system crashes and other frustrations. I would highly recommend this for new ideas and an insite into exactly how its done.” Advanced Samples Tuned Percussion Although tuning the kick drum to the key of the music has now become common-place for dance music, tuning further percussion such as hi-hats, snares, claps, cymbals and ancillary percussion is steadily growing in popularity. By tuning all percussion, the producer is ensured that the loop will not only gel together but it also makes the process of layering drum sounds together far easier. This first sample CD consists entirely of tuned kicks, snares, claps, closed and open hats, shakers, tambourines, cymbals, rides, toms, claves, bongos, cow bells, rim shots and even triangles. Notably, unlike the few available tuned percussion releases from other companies, all the samples in our collection have been 12-TET tuned on the instrument itself, not sampled at one note and then played through a sampler to change the pitch - there is a significant difference in sonic quality and accuracy. Synthesis 2: Frequency Modulation Explained how-to-frequency-modulation-synthesis If you mention FM synthesis to most producers youll often see terror in their eyes. Whenever we talk about frequency modulation synthesis it conjours up images of lengthy algorithms and the inheretly difficult Yamaha DX-7. But FM synthesis really isnt that complicated and only requires a basic understanding of analog synthesis in order to understand how it can be programmed. With frequency modulation operators are simply combined to recreate the typical analog style sine, square and saw waveforms. Once these are created, we mix these waveforms together to produce sounds much the same way as we do with analog. In fact, if you understand analog synthesis, FM is just as simple. And for Synthesis 2, we break it down and show you in a simple, practical way both how frequency modulation works and how to design sounds with its synthesis engine. “A breath of fresh air for Frequency Modulation tutorials. Rick states he has many years of experience with FM and it shows big time. Armed with this knowledge he breaks it down into digestible sessions leaving no stone unturned.” If youve had your eyes on our tutorials but havent yet taken the plunge, now is the perfect time, simply use the coupon code at checkout. Coupon Code: DMPBLKFR Warm Regards Rick, Scott & Jason @ DMP
Posted on: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 23:32:27 +0000