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How to Remake Soul Survivor by Young Jeezy and Akon
When rapper Young Jeezy went into the studio with Akon to create “Soul Survivor,” the concept behind the song was a dark one. Most evident in the music video...
Eric Shafer
30 Apr 2012
Music & Audio
How to Create and Dominate Hip-Hop Drums
One of the most important aspects in hip-hop and popular music is the drumbeat. What makes it sound so big? The drum patterns appear so simple, so why are...
Eric Shafer
27 Jan 2012
Music & Audio
The Combinator—Reason's Deadliest Weapon
Twice a month we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Audiotuts+. This tutorial was first published in January 2009. ...
Eric Shafer
5 Dec 2011
Music & Audio
How to Recreate Lil' Wayne's Lollipop in Reason 4
Twice a month we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Audiotuts+. This tutorial was first published in November 2008. ...
Eric Shafer
20 Nov 2011
Music & Audio
How to Sample Your Favorite Songs Using Reason and ReCycle
Twice a month we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Audiotuts+. This tutorial was first published in August 2008. ...
Eric Shafer
4 Feb 2011
Music & Audio
Quick Tip: The Importance of Alternative Mixes
When mixing down a track, it's important to keep all elements in balance with each other, and for many beginning and even seasoned audio engineers, it can be...
Eric Shafer
3 Dec 2010
Music & Audio
West Coast? East Coast? Hip Hop Explained
Twice a month we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Audiotuts+. This tutorial was first published in December 2008. ...
Eric Shafer
19 Nov 2010
Music & Audio
Using Sibelius with Pro Tools in a Production Workflow
Sibelius is one of the industry standard tools for composing and transcribing music, while Pro Tools is one of the industry standard digital audio...
Eric Shafer
10 Nov 2010
Music & Audio
The Secrets of Great Sounding Percussion in Reason
Reason is a great program for percussion, particularly with the ease of use of the Redrum drum machine. However, stock sounds won't always cut it, so in...
Eric Shafer
23 Sep 2009
Music & Audio
Audio Manipulation with Celemony Melodyne
Celemony Melodyne is a powerful pitch correction tool commonly used by producers and engineers for vocal pitch corrections. Melodyne can also do much more,...
Eric Shafer
31 Jul 2009
Music & Audio
Creating Thor Patches in Reason & Packaging a Refill
In this tutorial, we're going to work through a hands-on workshop and create several Thor synthesizer patches. Then we'll take our new patches and combine...
Eric Shafer
14 Jul 2009
Music & Audio
10 Essential SQL Tips for Developers
SQL is yet another essential language for developers wishing to create data-driven websites. However, many developers are unfamiliar with various aspects of...
Eric Shafer
4 Jun 2009
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