one-liner beatmaking secrets

[mono]

i'll start.

pitching down breaks can create berserk drum sets.

 

[Formant024]

tune drums/slices to root notes makes em blend in the mix better

 

[mono]

mix quantized kicks and snares with unquantized hats and ghost kicks to produce detroit off-beat type grooves

 

[Formant024]

use vca or amp enevelopes (adsr) to make snares/kicks sustain longer or shorter

 

[mono]

velocity changes on quantized drums make a static loop groove

 

[mono]

link a note-repeated hat to a kick and retrigger drumloops as you feel fit instead of using a clock

 

[Formant024]

Use a bandpass filter on percussion or drum loops if its layered under you kick/snare.

 

[SoberMindedMuzk]

parallel compress acoustic drums

 

[Greg Savage]

EQ is your best friend. It's the most powerful tool when it comes to mixing and carving out your sound

 

[Formant024]

If it doesnt come out proper in mono, it will sound worse in stereo.

 

[SoberMindedMuzk]

Mix at low levels.

 

[Greg Savage]

If it doesnt come out proper in mono, it will sound worse in stereo.

Mono mixing works wonders

 

[wrightboy]

cut frequencies rather than boost them

 

[MitchHolmes]

Whats Detroit offbeat??

 

[Krazyfingaz]

It never hurts to use a limiter

 

[Formant024]

leaving headroom is the key to adding delivery to your tracks.