EDM Production Techniques: Drums
1h 47mIntermediate2014-07-11
Authors
J. Scott Giaquinta
EDM veteran who has remixed A-list talent such as Madonna
Course details
In this course, author J. Scott Giaquinta showcases his techniques for electronic dance music production that he's used on productions and remixes with such artists as Madonna, Seal, David Bowie, Paul Oakenfold, and Johnny Cash. He'll focus on drum sounds, demonstrating his techniques for layering kick and snare samples, compressing the sounds, using drum loops, adding a human feel and groove, creating drum transitions, using FX and automation, and other drum mixing techniques.
Skills covered
Ableton LiveAbletonMusic ProductionDigital Audio WorkstationsAudio and MusicDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
- 02 - Using the exercise files
1. Drums
- 03 - Choosing sounds for your kick
- 04 - Shaping your kick
- 05 - Choosing sounds for your snare
- 06 - Shaping your snare
- 07 - Programming in the Arrange page
- 08 - Working with drum loops in Drum Rack
- 09 - Working with drum loops in Battery
- 10 - Bussing drums for group processing
- 11 - Finding unique sources for drums
- 12 - Adding a human feel and or groove
- 13 - Creating transitions with drum fills and tape stops
- 14 - Creative drum FX and automation in Drum Rack and the Arrange page
- 15 - Working with clip-based automation
- 16 - Creating reversed sounds and effects
- 17 - Creating time-expansion glitch effects
- 18 - The differences between channel and buss effects
- 19 - EDM drum-mixing techniques
- 20 - Getting your drums to pop through the mix
Conclusion
- 21 - Next steps