Black Artist Database (B.A.D.) has unveiled details of its second series of free music production masterclasses.
The new series, in association with Ableton, will kick off on 22nd February with New York’s AceMo at the helm, focusing on wider aspects of music production. Following that, on 15th March, Belfast producer Kessler will offer a lesson on “Drum Programming & Creative Production Techniques” in Ableton 11.
Layering, now ubiquitous in the electronic music scene (due to the introduction of computers in production), is one of the most critical steps in the production process. However, it is important to realize the limitations of layering. Firstly, it is important to choose samples that don’t clash with each other; be sure to keep pitch in mind (easy to transpose the samples to make them work), that the frequency content isn’t too similar, and that the sample start times line up (to avoid nasty phase cancellation). Layering can definitely be a tedious job, but you’re in luck today!
