Release year: 2012
Manufacturer: Faderpro
Manufacturer website: http://tiny.cc/bn887
Author: Vincent di Pasquale
Duration: 7 hours 28 minutes
Handout type: Video tutorial
English language
Description: A course on how to correctly remix famous songs. How to bring your own identity and create something new on the basis of the finished track. The work was carried out in the Logic program, but the information is presented in such a way that the methods and techniques described can be adopted in any host.
Content :
Chapters 1-6 > cover the basics of getting to grips with your remix: setting up the Logic project, finding the track tempo and key, and time-stretching track stems.
Chapters 7-10 > build the rhythm: lay down a basic drum patterns using the arrange window and Ultrabeat, mix and process your drums, add creative groove elements using samples and learn to create your own Apple Loops.
Chapters 11-13 > rock your bassline: consider the four types of bassline (on-beat, 1/8 note, sustained and melodic), bassline patches, layering and processing, as well as how to record your own live bassline into Logic.
Chapter 14 & 29 > keep your project organized: name your track and regions, color-code the arrangement and group audio tracks in preparation for the final mix.
Chapters 15-17 > get musical: learn how to build lead lines and chords for your remix, add musical accents and utilise plug-ins from EQ and distortion to compressor and bit-crusher.
Chapters 18-19 > add energy and excitement into the mix: reverse reverbs, sweep FX, sidechaining, a dedicated delay track and bounce down your effects.
Chapters 20-28 > the arrangement: consider radio and extended edits, create grouped tracks, tackle vocal arrangement and finishing touches and more.
Chapters 30-38 > finishing the mix: understanding the loudness of your mix, processing the master bus in- and out-side the box, send FX, mixing the drums, bass, vocals and musical elements.
Chapters 39-40 > automation to keep the mix dynamic: touch and latch automation, using a control surface for automation and bouncing it to audio.
Chapters 41-42 > bouncing the track: printing the final passes (main pass, vocal up and down, instrumental, acapella, radio edit).
Sample files: present
Video Format: MOV
Video: AVC 768 pixels by 576 pixels 4:3 29,970 fps 1141 kbps
Audio: AAC 44.1 kHz 148 kbps 2 channels
