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What is Lorem Ipsum?
Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries,...
SoundShock: What made you want to start making music and get into production? How have things changed since then?
I was always into music in general ever since I was in middle school. Me and my brother used to dig deep and try to find all the latest songs that would come out and I remember feeling so good about finding new records because then I w...
What drew you into making music? Were there any specific musicians or nonmusicians that influenced you in the beginning?
We both have always had a huge love for music but got really into producing after we went to a Zeds Dead concert back in like 2012. We wanted to learn more about how they made those crazy sounds and everything. As we kept...
Mixing
When you listen to your favorite music producers' tracks, you will notice that the mix sounds full, regardless of what genre the track is in. Different genres will have different elements in the mix that are mixed in differently, but overall, the track will sound full, big, and will be enjoyable to listen to. When producers try to create a track...
The sub bass is the foundation of your track. If mixed in incorrectly, your song will have trouble competing with commercial mixes.
To begin mixing your sub bass, you must first have the appropriate monitoring system. Preferably, you would own an actual sub that attaches to your monitors. If not, then your monitors will do here, but keep i...
In order to compete with today's modern mixes, you must have a wide mix.
Many producers fall into the trap of thinking that they must stereo spread all the elements in their track to create this width.
This will actually create a flat mix and cause phasing issues
In order to create a wide mix, you need to have elements that are not...
Samples & Loops
Hyperbits Sample Pack Vol. 1his sample pack has been downloaded over 20,000 times over the past few years. It is a collection of my favorite sounds that I used in almost every track I made from 2012-2015.In this pack, youll get over 200 royalty free samples + 6 construction kits.Heres whats special about this pack:1. FAVORITE SOUNDSThis is my perso...
Tropical House Template For SerumWhat's Inside:- 37 Drum Samples- 7 MIDI- 14 Serum Presets
Ultra FX Vol. 2What's Inside:- 18 FX Samples
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