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Writer's picturePallav Dey

Its NEVER OVER. Its there forever. All you need is a little trust on yourself

Updated: May 19


We all get them – those feelings of doubt, fear, lack of self-confidence and lack of self-belief. Whatever it is we want to achieve in life, no matter how much we want it, there will always be times when you hit a challenging period, your motivation hits a wall and you feel like giving up. You’ve heard it, “giving up is not an option”, but when it comes to how not to give up, it could be difficult sometimes. In this article, you’ll learn that tough times make even the most motivated person consider giving up and this is completely normal. Despite the overwhelming feeling of wanting to just give up, it’s actually the most important time not to.


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Sitting for hours is pretty stressful for humans


As we all know sitting straight for hours is not ideal for us. It is recommended to stand up and take a walk while there is a background process running and does not need your full attention. The idea is to take short term breaks while you are working for long hours. Also, keeping yourself hydrated is a good practice as we don't give much attention to ourselves once we are tight on our schedules and deliverables.






1. Use Good Source Sounds

At the outset there was the sound example, and the sound example was acceptable.



Truth be told, the old sound specialist's platitude of "sh*t in, sh*t out" applies with regards to the sound examples you use in your tracks. You make your life much simpler when you pick or plan top notch sounds for your creations consistently.


This might seem like good judgment yet it flabbergasts me how regularly I get ventures to blend that has tests with computerized mutilation, snaps and pops or downright awful constancy.


Things being what they are, how would you realize you have a decent example? You utilize your ears, obviously! On the off chance that it sounds great, it IS acceptable. Indeed, another creation antique, yet there's a motivation behind why it's a banality.


Solo your examples and ensure they contain no bending and that they sound great. Indeed, you can toss sparkle on a butt nugget yet all you end up with is a shining piece of poop. Alright, no additional designing banalities. I guarantee!





2. Pay Attention to Groove

Incredible tracks, particularly dance music tunes, depend on the section. A decent notch frames the bed for the track to lay on, so it's fundamental to take care of business.


Your score is driven by the interchange between your kick, catch and hello there cap. Consider them the heavenly trinity of section and love them. Focus on how they connect and change the circumstance and equilibrium until your section pops perfectly.


You can, for instance, eliminate your network snap in your DAW and bump your singular MIDI note or sound drum hits somewhat back or forward on your sequencer course of events. Improvise and change until you're happy with the notch.


It additionally pays to change the rot and delivery on individual drum hits sometimes. You can change the envelope of your sound examples or utilize the instruments given by a drum sampler VST like NI Battery to accomplish a similar outcome.


You know you're on target when you can't resist the opportunity to move when playing back the track. Test it out on others in the event that you find the opportunity!


3. Nail Your Kick & Bass

Your kick and bass transaction and equilibrium can represent the moment of truth the low-finish of your blend. This is one of the music creation strategies you should dominate in case you will deliver genius tracks. Here's the secret:


Ensure your kick and bass don't conflict as far as EQ and plan. The most straightforward way is to put the kick and bass hits on various beats so they don't play simultaneously. You can likewise make these two components gel by utilizing EQ to change conflicting frequencies in each.


One more typical little-known technique is obviously to utilize side-tie pressure to dodge your bass level down in the blend at whatever point the kick hits. You can utilize XFER's LFO Tool to accomplish a comparative impact without the more perplexing arrangement engaged with side-chain pressure.


This is a vital part of your blend so it's worth your time and energy to invest some an ideal opportunity to work on your insight and sharpen your abilities with regards to kick and bass blending.


3. Limit the Amount of Instruments Playing at Once

Sensory overload is a genuine article and you have restricted space accessible in each of your blends.


As such, keep it basic. An excessive number of components or various instruments at any second in the tune and you hazard audience overpower.


You can likewise have an excessive number of tracks which battle for a similar space in the recurrence range which brings about concealing of certain sounds. Utilize your levels and EQ instruments to get the equilibrium and fit right.


You need to be savage with your alters and game plan so your track makes a big difference for the interest while simultaneously staying away from overpower in the audience.


Slice all that is not expected to pass on the inclination and feeling of the track.


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