Blog Entries tagged 'Tutorial'

See Your Track Structure With X-Ray Specs

D4Dirty

One of the most important aspects of a killer track is something that is very simple to master but unless someone points it out to you chances are you will miss it completely...Track Structure. Soo read on and lets take a look at how your tracks can be better structured!

Structure Basics

Even a very simple idea with minimal sounds can be turned into great track with a well planned track structure...for proof of this all you need to is take a listen to the top 10 mi [...]

Where is a damn Tutorial?!!?

D4Dirty

It's Been a long time between posts for me, I have had a lot of things taking me time recently like getting married, moving houses and in an effort to continue to have time for music I had to cut down on the tute time that I had just started... but now I'm back and all I need is to figure out what you guys want to know!

But my absence of tutes and blogs got me thinking... I remember my dayswhen I first started producing where most of my spare time was spent scouring the net lo [...]

proaudionewz.com Digg for Audio!

D4Dirty

I've been busy setting a new site for audiophiles, producers and dj's to come together and sort out the news that matters to us: http://proaudionewz.com

So Quiet....

The blog has been a little quiet of late, which
usually means I've got something cooking... This time, I'd like to
think it's something big.

Aside from signing up two pumping tracks andone unique Electo artists, Andy D, I have been busy setting up a brand new site to add to the D4Dirty Records netw [...]

Electro Bass Preset Update

D4Dirty

BIG BASS UPDATE! I noticed a couple of people were having some trouble loading my patches... and I have another couple to add that I have just used in a remix....

New Bass

I noticed in this post that some people are having trouble using my Hook N Sling patch. So here it is again, along with 2 new basses, and one slighty restyled Hook N Sling patch.

These basses are all Albino 3 Patches and are the start of what will soon become the D4Dirty Electro Albi [...]

How to identify a dead mix

D4Dirty

I think the created process for making a track, or a remix should be a fast moving evolving process. If you spend too much time and energy trying to create a track you end up with a stagnant and forced track that lacks driving and flowing energy. So how do you know when your track has become stale? When should you bite the bullet and start again? Read on for my hints...
Sometimes.you.just.
have.to.let.go.
Where did I go wrong?

A track should start with an idea of where you want [...]

Tutorial How to Use a Compressor

D4Dirty

For a long time the compressor was a complete mystery to me. All I knew was that is was something that everyone said I should use, so I did. I threw it on my VST's and to me everything sounded just the same as before. Is a compressor an essential tool for electronic music? Hell yes, and or anyone who doesn't quite get what a compressor does like I once did read on and I'll shed some light on this dark art!

What Is a Compressor?

A C [...]

Hook n Sling + Benassi Electro Bass Presets

D4Dirty

I was requested to post a couple of bass presets over at KVRaudio.com and here they are.

First one is inspired by Hook N Sling. This is my first attempt at emulating he's sound in a VST soft synth using Albino. You Can Buy Rob Papen Albino 3 Virtual Synth here. It's pretty close but it is missing what I call a kind of bubbling effect. At the moment I am trying to perfect that exact sound in another synth whic [...]

Top 10 Music Production Software Roundup

D4Dirty

Want to jump right into making music? No problem! But first you are going to have to choose the right software to make it. Here's a roundup of the top 10 Digital Audio Workstations out there from good, up to great!

The.DAW.DEFINES.
HOW.YOU.Produce.

10 CM Software Suite $Free

http://www.computermusic.co.uk/

Who says you need to pay through the teeth for a great Digital Audio Workstation? No one Did!!! This great [...]

Production Masterclass 101

D4Dirty

This is the very first D4Dirty masterclass tutorial, aimed at being one single reference for any new up and coming producer to check out. We are starting at the most basic levels today, what is your role a producer...

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About The Author

For a long time I have been planning on writing production tutorials, but I never published them. Now that I am teaching my brother how to produce dance [...]

Tweak your XP for music

D4Dirty

Are you getting sick of your machine crashing on you when you just had a killer idea? Or your at a crucial moment between a mix and your machine crashes back to desktop for no reason? Or you have a absolute bitchen system that should handle so much more

Drop.The.Hammer
Engage.The.Nitro
Your.Laptop
will.Burn
This guide will have your laptop running how you always wished it would!

This is a list of tweaks I have taken [...]

Welcome to the D4Dirty Blog

D4Dirty

If you are after information about the music industry, making tunes, becoming a DJ or using software such as Ableton Live, Reason or VST's then you are in the right place! I am always testing new music hardware and music software and I am going to post all my reviews and thoughts on this blog, plus my own personal hints and tips of using them and my own tutorials on using these tools to their full potential.

Please enjoy my blog, and check back regularly [...]