The Art of the Remix TUTORiAL-SYNTHiC4TE

SYNTHiC4TE | Feb 25 2012 | 3.72 GB

A fully comprehensive video tutorial remix course, breaking down and guiding you through the entire remix process, unlocking the secrets of producing cutting-edge remixes.

Presented by award-winning producer Pasquale, whose production credits include Madonna, Nelly Furtado and Mariah Carey, these videos allow you to glean first-hand the tips and techniques for making award-winning music.

Focusing on remix technique, this comprehensive collection of 42 videos (clocking up almost 6 hours of hi-res content) guides you from setting up your project in Logic and finding the key of the original track, all the way through to final touches of automation and mixing of your finished arrangement, with everything from basslines, vocals, musical elements, FX, drums and how to stay organised covered in between.

What’s in the collection?

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 organised: name your track and regions, colour-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).