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  1. Mixing Drums With the Ableton 10 Drum Buss

    Mixing Drums With the Ableton 10 Drum Buss

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this screencast, I'll show you how to mix drums using Ableton 10's drum buss audio effects plugin to create a punchy, fat, in your face drum mix.

  2. How to Tune Drum Samples

    How to Tune Drum Samples

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this screencast, I'll show you how to tune your drum samples, so your track will sound more consistent, complete, and have a more impactful mix.

  3. Deep In BFD

    Deep In BFD

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial I'll show you some of the aspects of BFD 3 which set it apart from the pack in the realm of virtual drum sample players.

  4. The Drum Maps in Cubase

    The Drum Maps in Cubase

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Drum Maps helps to solve the issues like where the snare MIDI key on one instrument might be the hi-hat of another and the MIDI maps of the instruments might...

  5. Creating Hans Zimmer Drums with BFD2

    Creating Hans Zimmer Drums with BFD2

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Hollywood-sounding percussion on a budget might not be as tricky as you think! Here we take a look at the affordable BFD package to demonstrate how a simple...

  6. 15 Tips for Producing Great Trance Drum Grooves

    15 Tips for Producing Great Trance Drum Grooves

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Drums create the foundation of most dance music. If your productions seem to be lacking, it could be that your track is only as good as it's foundation. In...

  7. Using a Drummer Track to Control Any Plug-in

    Using a Drummer Track to Control Any Plug-in

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Drummer is a great new feature in Logic Pro X, but wouldn't it be cool if you could have your new virtual drummer play a grungy sound effect kit? Or how...

  8. Creating Drum Layers in Logic Pro X

    Creating Drum Layers in Logic Pro X

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial we'll look at layering drum tracks in Logic Pro X. We'll show you how to layer a mixture of hits, loops and effects to build up a good drum...

  9. How to Make Your Own Porthole in Your Bass Drum

    How to Make Your Own Porthole in Your Bass Drum

    Tutorial Beginner

    You have been playing with the band for some time now and everybody agrees that it is time to cut a record. However, you know that in order to get that in...

  10. When (And How) to Use an Under-Snare Microphone

    When (And How) to Use an Under-Snare Microphone

    Tutorial Beginner

    Getting a great snare sound is a crucial aspect of the whole drum recording experience. The snare drives the back beat and is the backbone of the whole drum...