Trance Tips for Beginners

I thought I would open this up to any experienced producer to help those starting out. Ok here are mine:

When you have found some decent kick samples, load your favourite into a sampler and use your pads or keys to make the 4 on the floor and fill rhythms - it makes a subtle but important difference to the feel and energy of the kick I have recently discovered this! You should quantise your efforts obviously.

Before you begin a song select some really phat basses, pluck and saw leads and pad sounds -make sure they work well together, as well as individually - Think of this as your sound palette, the better the sounds you use, the easier it will be to learn the art of compression, EQ and mixing. Just like an artist learns to mix colours better, when she uses the same colours over and over, so it is a good place to begin in sound production imho.

Study Harmony - Bach can teach you loads!

[FXMAN]

you ever layer your kick,s?

[Steven Silverthorn]

Originally Posted by FXMAN

you ever layer your kick,s?

There should be no need if you use a good quality sample - like the ones from Vengeance for example. I do make kicks from layers of the same 909 kicks though, using Simpler in Ableton - using the filtering controls to emphasise low, mid and high.

So in effect the final kick sample I use is layered.

[KtA]

On the subject of kicks...which is the best drumsynth?..preferably freeware,but unlikely.. skint at the moment

[GETE]

Originally Posted by KtA

On the subject of kicks...which is the best drumsynth?..preferably freeware,but unlikely.. skint at the moment

its been ages since i used some of these so they could be keek but there free
elogoxa.......VST Plugins
E-Phonic - VST Plugins
Psychic Modulation: Minimal
Psychic Modulation: Optik
energyXT
if you ever get the coin up these are ment to be great this is the demo
XLN Audio
and the best and worst synth ever
Slapclap
this 1 looks ok as well
http://www.drumcore.com/TemplateMain.aspx?contentId=65

[KtA]

Cheers fella

[FXMAN]

this ones a good one too.. used it 4 times .. ok results

Drum Machine VST Plugin - Extreme DrumSynth

[KtA]

Cheers Neil...I got no excuses now

[FXMAN]

glad to help mart

[TonyMiller]

Originally Posted by FXMAN

this ones a good one too.. used it 4 times .. ok results

Drum Machine VST Plugin - Extreme DrumSynth

Looks good, gonna give that a go. Gettin bored with EZDrummer Electronic now...