Producer | Tutorial : Caps Lock (Closer)
Added 2022-08-31 13:19:36 +0000 UTCHello (Producing) Person,
This month, Nik takes you through the story of 'Caps Lock' (a collab with Black Sun Empire), explaining its long gestation period and some of it's bass sound design.
Enjoy and let us know your thoughts!
Comments
Wow that breathing technique does work. I had a friend show me some breathing exercises back in the day but all they ever did was make me light-headed. This actually helped, thanks Nik! I come for the hi-hats, I stay for the LPTs. <3
Tom N
2024-12-22 16:45:05 +0000 UTCHe touches on that subject in the 2nd Distortion video. I don't think a lot is going on on the master besides a limiter these days. I think a lot of what makes their music so loud is how much information is in the side without the Haas effect. It was a crazy revelation for me when I listened to my favorite tracks flicking between the mid/side signals. Still scratching my head on how magical their mixdowns are for sure.
One Sound Every Day (santino)
2023-09-19 01:39:54 +0000 UTCHi Nik, I'm good friends with Tommaso de Donatis, he got a kick out the fact that you mentioned his track as an influence on this!
Jonathan Kranz
2023-06-12 15:08:09 +0000 UTCDecember tut plz 🙏
BERRIX
2023-01-12 08:20:36 +0000 UTCPlease do an entire tutorial on how you approach the master bus in 2022 Nik! Have been paying $30 a month for 2 years 🤣
John McBeath
2022-10-28 04:54:23 +0000 UTCReally would have liked to see how that build-up stabby bass sound was made. It sounded a lot like it was resampling the bassline from Collider, but maybe just a similar style of sound?
Tyler Carson
2022-10-20 03:00:28 +0000 UTCthe wholesome start of this tutorial is just wth i needed before work.
ENVIE
2022-10-14 14:34:45 +0000 UTC100%
melle
2022-10-05 13:03:34 +0000 UTCVery cool, what do you use on the master bus? i feel like its too easy to push stuff into a limiter when there is one there. Do you make sure there is head room for mixing if there is a limiter? or do you just push into it while adding instruments?
polymath256
2022-10-03 01:41:36 +0000 UTCdead limit tut pls
BERRIX
2022-10-01 20:29:08 +0000 UTCno tutorial for september?
melle
2022-10-01 09:53:02 +0000 UTCSo doope!! thanks for the insight! Maybe Program - Sleepnet remix next? :)
Erik Asatrian
2022-09-15 10:05:21 +0000 UTCWould love a similar tutorial on Shift!
Veil.Combine
2022-09-12 21:58:08 +0000 UTCThank you Nik, this was such a nice nostalgic trip of a tutorial and also very insightfull. i hope you are feeling well too :)
Alks
2022-09-08 16:31:27 +0000 UTCThank you for this and the life changing music. I love to learn about the reference points. I think it is a successful nod to those tracks especially the first one you showed because of the unexpected transposition of the riff. This video was super inspirational. I love those weird overtone basses. When I first heard James Nestor talk about the dangers of mouth breathing a few years ago, I immediately thought of a certain song...
Santino
2022-08-31 21:37:03 +0000 UTCThanks! Awesome bass. Still looking forward to an in depth mixdown/master buss/sidechaining techniques video.
Kevin
2022-08-31 18:42:19 +0000 UTC
