Layering & Filling Sounds Explained^®

Are you tired of feeling that your tracks sound a bit dull and lifeless? Don't you wish there was a way you could make them sound ... well ... bigger and better? You've come to the right place! In this video course, production expert Thomas Cochran will show you numerous ways to convert a stale, anemic-sounding instrument to something that commands attention and turns an ear. With the sound-layering techniques you learn in this tutorial, you'll never have to settle for a lackluster track again! These videos are designed for producers and recordists that want to increase the impact and vibe of their instrument tracks.

After welcoming you to the production course, Thomas begins showing you ways to add texture and movement to sounds, lending complexity to your production without adding clutter. This is done through bit reduction, adding saturation to reverb, and layering a granular synth patch on top of a simple sine keys part. Thomas then shows how you can add depth to a track with modulation and delay effects, which is useful for filling up space without adding another instrument.

Next, you'll discover how duplicating instrument parts (melodies, chords, etc.) with another sound (or more) can greatly increase the depth and texture of an existing part. The great thing about this technique is that virtually any sound is fair play, as they will all complement the original track in a unique way.

Other topics include arrangement adjustments (sometimes simply rearranging song sections or parts can be the answer to livening up things), re-pitching drum sounds (to make them fit more nicely into the arrangement), splitting chords into multiple instruments (for added depth and texture), and more!

Before reaching for a different VI (or worse yet, buying a new one), there are plenty of ways to dress up and enhance the ones you already have. This sound-layering video course will show you several ways to do just that. What's better is that these concepts and techniques can be applied to virtually any instrument track—virtual or not. By the end of the course, you'll be ready to make use of all these ideas in your very next production, arming you with an entirely new sonic palette with which to create your next masterpiece. See the individual video tutorial descriptions for more information on these fun, effective techniques. Sometimes more really IS more... Watch "Layering & Filling Sounds Explained®" today!

What You Will Learn:

-Bolstering weak sounds with effects like bit reduction, reverb saturation, etc.

-Using modulation and delay effects to fill up space without adding more melodic or chordal elements.

-Splitting the notes of chords up into different instruments to create an entirely new texture.

-Duplicating the melodies or chords of one part with one or more different sounds for a wholly new composite instrument.

-And more!

Plugins Used:

Xfer Records - Serum

Spitfire Audio - LABS

Arturia - Pigments

Spectrasonics - Keyscape

Native Instruments - Scarbee MM-Bass

Native Instruments - Scarbee Rickenbacker Bass

Native Instruments - Session Strings 2

Goodhertz - Lossy

Soundtoys - EchoBoy Jr.

Soundtoys - Tremolator

Ableton Live - Auto Pan

Ableton Live - Reverb

Ableton Live - Phaser-Flanger