Reid Stefan

In this ableton live tutorial I discuss How to make drums sound more realistic using Shaper Box to add groove. The Plug-In I'm using today is Volume Shaper by Cableguys. This will definitely improve the drums in your music production even if you don't use abelton. Volume shaper works with Logic Pro X, FL Studio 12, Pro Tools, Cubase, Studio One, And Reason. You can also use volume shaper after a reverb plugin, or delay or serum pad to create rhythmic effects.

Ableton tutorial about how to create a tech house track using the Simpler. Reid Stefan produces a quick house beat using Whole Loops sample and Ableton Simpler. Enjoy the tips! No Vst Plugins needed

Making a vocal lead in a moombahton beat using Ableton Sampler, Valhalla Room, Dimension Expander, Whole Loops Samples. Reid Stefan tutorial Tuesday.

Mastering tutorial using Ableton 9. Reid Stefan demonstrates quick and easy mixing using parallel compression, distortion, mastering EQ, Limiters, and Stereo Imaging plug-ins. These are the best mastering plugins for a quick and effective master of you song!

5 Tips to Find your inspiration and unique style as a music producer. In this tutorial we go over 5 ways to be more consistent in your production style using Ableton.

How to get your drum samples in key. Reid Stefan demonstrates how to find the pitch of drum samples with Ableton Tuner and Operator. Producing drums in key with your music is a great way to make them blend musically.

How to make your mixdowns louder. 6 Tips for mixing and mastering with VST Plugins by Reid Stefan. Mixing and mastering ableton tutorial.

Best Ableton Plugins tutorial by Reid Stefan. This tutorial features only stock plugins that come with ableton. 1. Multiband Dynamics 2. Compressor 3. Audio Effect Rack 4. EQ 8 5. Ping Pong Delay

Pitch Shifter VST Plug-ins demo by Reid Stefan. Elastique Pitch vs Little Alterboy.

How to make your own drum grooves using ableton arpeggiator and simpler. Tutorial by Reid Stefan.

Reid Stefan's Top 3 best free vst plugins. Ableton tutorial puppet show by Reid Stefan.

How to choose logic or ableton for beginners. My music Production is for people who just want to buy software without all the expensive VST Plugins. Whether you make pop, edm, Hip hop beats, or record both ableton and logic have you covered.

Studio Tour and best microphone and Audio recording gear - Tips for choosing Vocal mic & gear on a budget. Reid Stefan covers his mic pre-amps, analog compressors, EQs, and audio interfaces.

Mixing Drums with Sidechain Compression in Ableton 9.No VST Plugin needed. Music Production Puppet Tutorial by Reid Stefan. These tips are how to make edm and hip hop beats sound punchy. Use the ableton compressor on sidechain mode to compress your sounds to your kick and snare. Sidechain makes your drum mixing sound tight! You can also use it to add grooves to your synths. This can also be done with VST plugins but the stock ableton plugin is easier!

How to mix the sub and kick in your track to clean up the low end of your production. This tutorial uses CamelCrusher, fab filter pro q 2 and Ableton Compressor. Subscribe to my channel for more how to videos about mixing and music production.

Mixing and mastering with the Diamond Color EQ by Studio DMI Acustica Audio & Luca Pretolesi.

How to master a song using only the the stock plugins that come with ableton only. This method does not use any 3rd party plugins.

Music Theory lessons are too expensive. You can skip the hard part and make your own awesome chord progressions using MIDI samples of major and minor chord progressions for pop music. This is the best songwriting tool for music producers who are learning piano and want to play along in beginner friendly keys.

How to arrange your song in Ableton Tutorial by Reid Stefan. This is a beginners guide to transitions, build ups, repeating, and fills. These tips also apply to anyone who uses another DAW such as Logic Pr X, FL Studio 12, Pro Tools, or Reason

How to use OTT, a tutorial for multiband dynamics control over your synths and samples, by Reid Stefan. The samples used in this example are from Poppin Progressions and Raw Hits This is the best ableton plugin in my opinion. It will get your synths mixed in no time. If you use Logic Pro Tools FL Studio or Cubase you'll need the free plug-in at the link below. Thank you to everyone who has enabled notifications and subscribed to my tutorials!

Ableton Trap beat production step by step tutorial for beginners, by Reid Stefan. All you need to make a full drum loop is one MIDI channel in Ableton. Impulse is the perfect tool for laptop producing without a MIDI keyboard because they align with middle C on your keyboard. This is the quickest and easiest way to produce hop hop heats or any style of music :)

Best EQs for mastering Tutorial, by Reid Stefan. Today I'm discussing my 5 favorite EQ plugins that I use to mix and master my music. Check out the links below for info on the individual plugins These techniques are not just for Ableton users, VST plugins with in FL Studio, Logic, Pro Tools, Studio one, And reason! - Fab Filter Pro Q 2 - Diamond Color EQ - UAD Massenburg Design EQ - Slate Revival - UAD Brainworx EQ

How to make 808s that sound fat and full using serum tutorial, by Reid Stefan. This technique is for hip hop, dubstep, edm, future bass, and all other genres of music that use the 808 sub. I use this bass synth in almost all of my productions because it is so versatile! Today I'm showing you my quick and simply method of making finished sounding 808s in just minutes!

How to create seamless drum fills, build-ups, and transitions in your music productions. In this Ableton tutorial I explain simple approaches you can take to help you get from one music idea to another with finesse! It doesn't matter if you're not an Ableton user. You can apply these same techniques in FL Studio 12, Pro Tools, Logic Pro, and Studio One. No plug-ins needed to follow along with today's video. Whether you make progressive house, future house, future bass, pop music, hip hop, trap music, or r&b you're gunna need some smooth transitions in your production so enjoy :)

Mixing hip hop vocals in Ableton 9 has never been easier!. Here are my 7 Tips to improve your vocal mixing. In this video i explain how to use autotune, compression, EQ, Reverb, and Delay to mix a vocal in a Hip hop track. These tips are also for FL Studio, Logic pro x, Pro Tools, and any other DAW that supports VST plugins. Your vocal production game will definitely go to the next level whether you're a beginner or experienced music producer.

How To Compress Synths Leads in 3 Easy Steps. In this tutorial I use OTT, Camel Crusher (the best free plugin ever), and Sidechain compression to maximize the lead synth in my track.These plugins are also available for producers in FL Studio 12, Pro Tools 12, Logic Pro X, and Studio One. All the sounds used to make this beat came from Whole Loops Raw Hits 2 Sample pack linked below.

Best Limiter Plugin for Mastering. In This Ableton Live Tutorial I discuss my favorite 4 limiters for mastering. This is not a tutorial on how to master, but you will learn how to use a limiter for loudness and clarity in your mixes. I have mixing tutorials, mastering tutorials, and other plugin reviews linked below! The plugins i review are Camel Crusher - Free FabFliter Pro L - $200 Slate Digital FG-X - $100 UAD Precision Maximizer - $200 Ableton Limiter

How to use Ableton effects for fills transitions buildups and. breaks. These are my top 5 Audio Effects from Ableton live 9 that i use to produce my transitions.

Ableton tutorial how to make reverb heads effect using Reverb & Ping Pong Delay. This effect is a great way to transition into a hook or begin a vocal. This tutorial doesn't require any plugins and you can achieve the same effect even if you use FL Studio 12, Pro Tools 12, Logic Pro X, or Reason 9. This is also a great effect for future bass synths if you want them to have some cool reverse sounds.

How to mix kick and sub bass in Hip hop or EDM tutorial in Ableton Live 9. In this video. In this lesson a puppet discusses how to make your Kick drum sit better with your 808 or sub bass in your track. This demo is made entirely of samples from Urban Beets sample pack by whole loops. You can get the sample pack at the link below! The VST plugins youll need to follow along are Fabfilter pro Q 2 and Camel Crusher.

How to choose the Best synth vst plugins for ableton, fl studio 12, logic pro x, pro tools. In this plugin tutorial i disucuss my top 4 most used virtual instruments in my music production. Every vst synth is different you have to figure out through using them which synths are best for you.

How to stand out as a music maker. Today I go over some tips for how to sound different. whether you are making beats, write hooks, or Mixing and mastering you're going to need to create your own sound and identity.

In this tutorial i share 10 reasons why Autotune 8 is a great pitch shifting and tuning plugin. I'm using Autotune in Ableton comparing & UAD autotune and Autotune 8 by antares on iLok. Autotune 8 is one of my top 10 must-have plugins. It makes vocal tuning a quick and easy process! Autotune for beginners is just as easy to use! Select your key and choose your retune speed amount.

How to Autotune your voice for a professional vocal processing sound. Vocal Production and Tuning singing can be done quickly with the auto tune plugin by UAD and Antares. This plug-in gets used on almost every vocal recording i make. This tutorial also shows how to fix notes that the autotune didn't tune correctly using ableton complex and complex pro pitch shifting on the vocal that needs tuning. Auto tune runs in ableton as an AU plugin or VST if you use UAD autotune.

How To make Kicks hit hard with Kick 2 by Sonic Academy. Kick 2 is the best plugin i've used for kick synth purposes. This tool is a must have whether you use Fl studio 12, ableton, logic pro x, or pro tools. In Todays tutorial I show the features in the plugin that make it easy to create clean punchy kicks that are easy for mixing and mastering.

Ableton 10 has been announced and here's what's new. I've got my 5 best features that make 10 worth the upgrade for Live 9 users. The software is all around cleaner, faster, and streamlined and there are loads of new features and workflow improvements that I'll be covering in future Ableton 10 Tutorial videos.

How to make your kicks and snares hit hard over your 808 and music production. in this tutorial I cover an alternative mixing technique to side chain compression that involves nothing but volume automation. Ableton 10 has a great new grouping feature and automation mode that makes this easier than ever. Enjoy punchy kicks snares and 808s in all your mixes using this simple tutorial!

How To Mix Bass by adding Soundtoys Decapitator and UAD Vertigo Mix Satellite In Ableton 10. In today's puppet tutorial we get our 808s punchy and disrespectful by adding some harmonics on a return track.

Tutorial about How to set the vibe when you're producing music. Vibes are everything so don't sleep on these great techniques to add some vibes to your beats. Wether you make chill beats or metal music, I guarantee your sessions can benefit from some vibes. I added some vibes to my studio with some LED strip lights and party lights and my studio is looking better than ever!

Ableton 10 tutorial on how to make an acapella with instrumental using the phase inversion method in Ableton 10's Utility plugin. This is an old trick and only works when you have an instrumental. if you've got no instrumental you're pretty much limited to EQ low cut and producing over production.

Vocal Sample Drop tutorial using Ableton Live 10. Learn 3 different ways to chop vocals up to make drops out of samples. This technique covers Ableton's transpose menu, simpler, and sampler. This demonstration also covers mixing, layering sounds, and arrangement. Vocal drops are really popular in future bass, pop music, hip hop, and all sorts of other genres so its time to step up your vocal leads!

on Tutorial on the Distressor by UAD, the latest and greatest compressor plugin that emulates the el8 distressor. In this demo we use it as a parallel compressor for mixing a reggae beat. Parallel compression is an essential mixing and mastering tool for mixing hip hop, trap, edm, r&b, pop, and rock.

tutorial about Mixing vocals. In this video I cover eq, compression, delay, reverb, parallel processing, and everything you need to know to take your vocal mixing game to the next level. Don't catch an L just because your vocals weren't mixed down clearly!

Sound Design Tutorial about how to create unique sounds and styles in your music productions.