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Getting the Kick Right – Including When to Leave It Alone
Sometimes the best thing you can do to a kick is nothing. This post explores how to decide what the kick actually needs, then covers Pultec and dbx processing, high- and low-pass filtering, tape colour, RBass, sample selection and reinforcement – all with one aim: giving the kick its proper place in the mix.
Leiam Sullivan
Sep 305 min read


Reason Free: A First Look at a Classic Music-Making Rack
Reason Free gives you 15 classic Reason devices as a free Rack plug-in for Logic and other DAWs. I opened it up, made a track with it and found a few sounds I’ll be coming back to.
Leiam Sullivan
Sep 244 min read


What Does Chorus Do? Movement, Width and the Sound of the JUNO
Chorus can turn a narrow, static sound into something wider and more alive. Using a sine wave and goniometer, this post compares UAD Studio D, Softube Model 84 and Logic Pro’s Chorus, then explores practical ways electronic producers can use the effect.
Leiam Sullivan
Sep 224 min read
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