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Advanced Drum Production Techniques

Posted by James Cullen on

One of the marks of being a professional when it comes to music production is knowing your strengths. It’s equally important, however, to know your weaknesses, or if you’re not comfortable with that terminology, maybe you could think along the lines of ‘areas that need improvement’. Your journey as a producer should be one of constant learning and self improvement. Not only because this will -in the long run- lead to great improvements in your skills, but also because on a more real world applicable level, often, creating a project for the purposes of practicing a new technique can often...

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How to make Reggaeton in Ableton Live

Posted by Esteban Miranda on

How to make Reggaeton in Ableton Live

Are you familiar with the term Dembow? Do you know how to produce Reggaeton?   Today with Top Music Arts we bring you our Remade deconstructed versions of two great hit songs of Reggaeton and as always our tips and guides on How to make a Reggaeton beat in Ableton live 10. Especially for those who are new to Music Production or to the whole Reggaeton genre. All of our Remakes and Templates are made entirely by our team, fully Mixed and Mastered. To see how other producers make their hit songs is a fast and simple way to learn many mixing and producing techniques. So let´s go through a review of the elements...

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4 Main types of Synthesis explained: Wavetable, Subtractive, Additive, and FM

Posted by Esteban Miranda on

4 Main types of Synthesis explained: Wavetable, Subtractive, Additive, and FM

Are you new to synths like Massive, Serum or Ableton´s Wavetable? Today with Top Music Arts, we bring you a quick guide about the 4 main types of Sound Synthesis. With a detailed but always keeping it simple and informative review. So we can be useful for most of you guys! Let´s start by clearing some common out of the way, and also going through some of the fundamentals here:   What is synthesis? Sound synthesis is the process of using electronics to create an electrical pressure soundwave from scratch and then controlling and modifying it.   What is an...

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Best computer for Music Production 2018

Posted by Esteban Miranda on

Best computer for Music Production 2018

Do you know that audio processing is one of the most CPU consuming tasks that people do on their computers today? If you don´t, here with Top Music Arts, we´re going to help you choose the best one for you! Always giving you some tips and guides, as always. The common debate comes up, Mac or PC? Desktop or Laptop or even Tablet? Well with the technological advances made in the last years, we will highlight the top computers, in their own types, and a summary of what they bring to the table. Here we’re looking for the best computer...

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Pink Noise - The secret technique for volume mixing

Posted by Esteban Miranda on

Pink Noise - The secret technique for volume mixing

What if I tell you it´s possible to have a song mixed and well balanced in five minutes or even less? Setting your track levels properly in your mix can be tough, especially if you haven’t been mixing and mastering for a long time. Today with Top Music Arts we´re giving you a guide to get your mix up and running in less than 5 minutes! Always with some tips and guides for you to practice on your own. Let´s start by talking about some fundamentals.     You can use any technique at the time of mixing…   The...

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