I'm also still learning about this subject and it is a complicated subject but also very interesting to me. I see a compressor as a tool that I can use to sculpt sound. And that can be on a micro-level and on a macro-level. Micro-level for me is at sample level, for example a kick drum sample. When ...

Layering can sound really good... For example layer a sample with fast attack with a sample that has less attack but more release: a short and snappy 909 kick drum with a nice deep subby 808 kick drum. I also think it often sounds good when you layer samples that contrast with each other: synthetic ...

@ pheek: thanx for the tips!

There is a less emphasized method that is much better than making demos. It's getting out, goin g to parties, and making friends! Give them your music, pass it around, it works. Good point. "No networking, no career" is a phrase I read in an article about producers in FutureMusic magazine...

I have some questions about sending demo's to labels. I have been busy with making "art" work for the demo I plan to send to labels. It costs me like 50 euros to print it for a couple (20 or so) of cd's plus the jewelcases. But if I want to send more demos with different tracks I have to p...

If you want a full featured DAW get Cubase SX. Or Logic if you're on Mac. Ableton Live is a great tool, but it's gets a little fiddly with bigger projects. Ableton Live is not a full featured DAW, but it can do a lot of cool stuff SX can't do. I use both Live and Cubase SX.

I'm new here, a friend of mine pointed me to this forum (not a member). This seems like a nice place. I don't go to parties often (at all), most of my time is sucked up by making tracks, experimenting with audio software and sound design. But maybe I get some tips to good parties and I'll finally go...

Hi everybody! I'm a fresh new member here, seems like a nice place here. Thought I post a link to a couple of my tracks: http://www.myspace.com/caemgen