Precision Drum & Bass Construction in Maschine
- Over 2.5 hours of precision tutorials
- Learn from one of the most technically minded producers
- Access 24/7/365
- includes Maschine projects, groups and samples
£29.95*
Precision Drum & Bass Construction in Maschine
Product information "Precision Drum & Bass Construction in Maschine"
In this instalment by Drum and Bass technician Icicle, you'll receive a rigorous and meticulous course, giving you a thorough insight into his methodical approach to drum and bass production and sound design in Native Instruments Maschine. Constructing a track from the initial sound design through to arrangement and mastering, you'll learn professional techniques from one of the world's most technically-minded DnB producers.
Jeroen Snik aka Icicle is a household name in the electronic music scene, having released on some of drum and bass’s most renowned labels, including Hospital Records, Critical Music and Shogun Audio. His 2011 debut album ‘Under the Ice’ received widespread critical acclaim, and this was followed up in 2015 by ‘Entropy’, topping DnB charts worldwide and spawning the Entropy Live tour, an audio-visual experience like no other! Icicle has always been hugely respected for his intricate sound design and meticulous production, which has won him plaudits across the globe and cemented his place as one of DnB’s biggest names.
Starting with the core elements, Icicle designs the drum parts, giving a thorough explanation of Maschine's different drum engines, before creating an entirely original drum sample to slice and resequence. Next, he creates the bass, taking great care to carve a hole for the drums using specific processing techniques. Moving onto the leads and pads, Icicle precisely contours the sound to express his musical idea before moving on to arranging and mastering the track. Throughout the course, Icicle demonstrates how he integrates the Maschine hardware to give him immediate, hands-on control of the many parameters available in Maschine.
Available to stream immediately and unlimited after purchase, the course includes almost two and a half hours of precision tutorials and two bonus modules covering additional sound design skills in Maschine, as well as 2 Maschine projects, 7 Groups from the course, and 100MB of bonus DnB samples courtesy of Loopmasters. Check out the trailer and sample module now!
| skills: | Track Production |
|---|---|
| software: | Maschine |
Precision Drum & Bass Construction in Maschine
Course Contents
In the first module, Icicle gives a detailed explanation about designing and layering kick drum sounds, giving a methodical description of Maschine's many drum parameters.
Continuing the drum parts, you'll learn about the different Maschine drum engines in the layering of a powerful snare sound and how to apply precision processing to the combined snare.
Next, Icicle moves onto the other parts of the drums, starting with the hi-hats. He begins by creating an initial sound, before adding a side-chain compressor, EQ and transient shaper to give the hi-hats remarkable clarity.
In this module, you'll learn how to add additional, unique percussive sounds to the drums. With great care, Icicle meticulously layers these additional elements adding excitement to the track.
In this module, Icicle adds a sidechain to the bass, showing how to apply effects to groups, carving a hole for the drums which keeps them sounding punchy and powerful.
Continuing from the previous module, Icicle demonstrates how to add evolving automation to the lead sound, using the hardware, extending his musical idea and beginning to shape the distinctive sound of the track.
In Module 10, Icicle adds the pads, creating several progressive sequences which add a futuristic sounding atmosphere to the track. Using Maschine's built in arpeggiator, these evolving sounds fill out the track, adding movement and enriching the sound.
In Module 12, Icicle goes into detail as he creates the different sections of the track. He creates variations in sound, instrumentation and automation to give each section a distinct flavour, taking the listener on a musical journey.
In the final module, Icicle demonstrates his mastering chain, giving a thorough explanation of what, why and how he processes the final mix. He uses a variety of plugins to EQ, Compress and Limit the track, with playing out to the club always in mind.
In this bonus module, Icicle walks through his technique for creating lead sounds in Massive.
In this bonus module, Icicle walks through his technique for creating atmospheric drone sounds in Massive.