Gaskin's Music Production Tips

#music

  1. Use his preset on bass
  2. Build up the drums - add in a raw sample, then add some nice tight sequence on top like the minimal electribe stuff
  3. Sweelys method of reverb on drums. Bring them together
  4. Melody's can be so simple. If you really want one, just copy the bass
  5. Using ableton stock helped him get better
  6. nickey romero plugin is good for sidechain
  7. muzzy is good for samples and getting anything on beatport in 320 loading.... also really good for getting plugins but need to crack them yourself but its possible
  8. ai splitter v quick method https://vocalremover.org/splitter-ai
  9. 80 quid can get all the vsts u need
  10. he thought those sample market ones did not help him when it came to sending to labels
  11. start the kick -10db
  12. sort the 90s sample cds
  13. he used to drum bus all of it but now just does it indivually
  14. tambriane instead of short hihat for shaker bit
  15. using gate in sampler of drum rack to add vartions. change the notes slightly to help create that
  16. reverse all bits of what could be a drop/change
  17. reverse kick to add even more bang to the switch up
  18. play around remove bits which could be removed
  19. diva plugin and tromel
  20. start whatever way you want. just dont get bored
  21. anything below 50k just cut it you dont need it
  22. dont worry about the key of the kick
  23. drums can be complicated. you just need to combine them as much as possible
  24. small bits of interest are key to my kinda sound
  25. use timeless for more interst on a melody
  26. add reverb to loads
  27. add interst to the kick by adding a double on one and none on end
  28. auto pan a lot
  29. add varation using delays etc
  30. always just use the scale thing