There are lots of things that you can learn in the music production journey; the journey is never ending and so does learning. There is no age bar or time limit of learning new things; you can learn and start developing new things no matter wherever you are. In this article, we will talk about certain tips and how by applying these tips you can instantly take your EDM productions to the next new level of success. You can just try them and see the change it can bring to your life.
- Quick master is one of the great ways to test your production quickly and effectively as they will make your mix sound nice and loud. It is essential that you keep the master channel at odB and take the rest of the other channels to zero and then start your mix from scratch.
- Once you are done with the first point mentioned above, you can add an equalizer and a limiter on the main master channel. After doing that, you can use the EQ to take out the frequencies at a range of below 30Hz. Now, bring up the limiter’s input very slowly till it sounds good and nice without distortion.
- You can try the structure of a professionally released song by translating it in accordance with your composition in the same structure. By doing this, you will be heading towards success rather than waiting and relying on trial and error basis.
- If you are tired of wimpy lead synths and want something which sounds good and fat, then you can try layering up different patches by playing the same melody. However, remember to turn off the reverb effects in order to avoid a big mess. Make sure to EQ out the clashing frequencies by adding layers drums.
- You can try using one reverb plugin on an auxiliary channel rather than using reverb on each separate channel and delaying plugins. After that use the send knobs that is on your mixer to send a little bit of each signal through that reverb. By doing this, you will be able to check your reverb and stop it from becoming too much of a wash.
- Parallel processing can help you add an extra bit of weight and punch in your drums. What you can do is create an auxiliary channel and put a compressor there with a high ration and low threshold. After that use the knob which is in your mixer’s drum channel to mix a little of the signal in the compressor.
All these techniques of EDM mentioned-above will help you in creating music in a more professional way, thereby improving your future in music. You should also keep yourself of the latest EDM news to know what people like and present it to them.
