Build a house track with Freemasons - Part 1 of 2 

same bro this man is the real deal. Genius and generous!

This comment is 3 years old and nothing has changed. Why is there no keyboard shortcut for bounce onto a new track and mute the old one? I know there is a Max4Live device that does it but it should be an internal feature of the DAW...

Yeah - the whole point is to get your track down. Don’t get stuck. Keep your workflow moving along.

As someone with about a thousand kick drum samples scattered around my hard drives, I think I'd actually make more music if I had fewer than ten to choose from.

You too eh? It is mesmerising, isn't it?

Beautiful piece of kit

I 'Im more interested in the outboard gear , expecially the ssl and neve racks :DAmn , he even got a manley massive passive under the desk 27:58 He's got for over 15'000 euro worth of outboard gear ..and still his music sounds like a cheapo happy meal hamburger

i cant stop staring at the waldorf microwave

maybe start thinking about musical ideas rather than touching yourself over a thing with knobs and sliders

thumbs up for user name!

ungrateful dog you

LOL! I know, I was just looking at his head now and thought "wtf, if this really necessary?"

lol

Hahahahaha. This comment was so hilarious, it made me spit out my coffee. Well done. :)

Lol u so ungreatful

same for me

same question

Type "Producer Masterclass - Freemasons: “Many producers develop the beginning of an idea, but won’t take it further” in google.

@@BoBo-rf1cb cheers ! @Bo Bo, thanks so much for that. :)

Studiomux: zerodebug.com/studiomux.php

I'd love to know as well. It looks like he used reverb on a filtered kick to create a rumble, but I can't really tell myself. Edit: After looking at the video a few more times and doing some reading online, I think he imported a .wav kick drum sample into a convolution reverb plugin as an impulse response.

Would you be willing to put that in super layman's terms for me? haha

Sure. I'm pretty new to this too, so please bear with me. If anyone sees any errors, feel free to point them out as I'm not an expert just yet. Convolution reverbs are used to mimic reverb in a real acoustic environment. This is opposed to algorithmic reverbs which use algorithms to replicate acoustic behavior. Convolution reverbs use recorded samples called Impulse Responses to achieve their desired effect. Impulse Responses are essentially a sample of the signal made in a reverberant space by an instrument had been recorded in it without the signal of that instrument included in the result. So, for example, if you recorded a snare drum hit in a church, the Impulse Response would be the reverberant signal caused by the snare drum being hit in the church without the original signal of the snare drum hit included in the final sample. The result is a sample containing the effect of the hit in the room; that is the reverberant effect of a sound made in that room. Some convolusion reverb plugins allow you to import your own Impulse Response samples. In this video, James imported a kick drum sample that has a reverberant tail into a convolution reverb plugin as an Impulse Response. The ability to import your own Impulse Responses allows the producer to use reverb in odd ways to achieve certain sounds or effects. In this case, James uses the kick drum sample as an Impulse Response, then filters and compresses the signal going through it to achieve a rumble effect that enhances the reverberant tail of the original kick drum. This is played in parallel with the original, unmodified version of the kick drum to get both the kick and a reverberant tail in your track. Hope this helps! Here's a source I used: - www.bhphotovideo.com/find/newsLetter/Convolution-Reverb.jsp/ Here's the guide to a convolution reverb plugin that lets you import your own Impule Response. The IR-1 is actually on sale right now at Waves for $49: - www.waves.com/1lib/pdf/plugins/ir-convolution-reverb.pdf

No

it sounds like it is

What about Reason ?

ru-vid.com/group/PL29263D87CD4601CD - some videos I found helpful

If not, is the issue still even available?

Buy the issue then :)

I probably will, this is after my opinion the most professional drum tutorial on youtube! Is it possible to just buy this one issue tho, or do I have to subscribe for 12 months or something? Also, thanks for replying so quickly :)

Thanks for the kind words! You can buy a single back issue of CM235 (print or digital) to access the full thing. Links are here: bit.ly/CMU235 We also have a new Producer Masterclass video session with James, forthcoming in our CM259 issue. That'll be on sale next week (11/07/18). And again, we'll be posting the first half of the video here on RU-vid - feel free to subscribe if you want to get our notifications :)

@@ComputerMusicMag A bit late to the party, but I just bought this issue at Zinio specifically because I wanted access to the second part of this video but it looks like the link to the masterclass is not working anymore. Video is removed....

i think it is the ear and not the gear . but that is a reason why producers use other daws

There used to be years ago, but Ableton have completely revamped and improved their audio engine (In live 8 or 9, I don't recall). The difference before the change wasn't really night and day either, but noticeable if you tried really hard to spot it. I guarantee some of your favorite songs were mixed down and finalized using Ableton Live :)

absolutely no truth in that whatsoever.

Bollog Nyessy i thought as much, tnx.

I've been thinking about it, and I might be mistaken by the whole, "Ableton have completely revamped and improved their audio engine (In live 8 or 9, I don't recall)" comment. I've been searching around because I'm almost positive that it was part of the promotional material that Live 9 had a new audio engine, but I think that I could be wrong about that. The original comment is still the same (both Logic and Live are incredible, use what you love), but the improvements might not have been as sweeping as I thought I remembered. My memories might be revising themselves :P

🤔 this man comes from the analog era... he's literally inputting everything in the same exact way.. the hell you talking bout? 😂

Yeah, it kind of sounds that way a bit, but you have to understand that he's monitoring this mix on excellent monitors (speakers), so if it sits well in the mix and sounds good on his end, then he's using them. It also might sound less than average on regular speakers, but maybe he knows that in clubs, the bassline is going to sound great.

Andre Brook u forot those of us who use 2 daw at once rewired. i myself use 4 daw total. ableton logic cubase and reason. but, i have also made full tracks on an mpc and mastered in pro tools. so i guess i can use all daw. i have also tried studio one. all the principals are the same. if you know how to make a track u could do so in any daw by applying fundamental principals. ☺ its kinda like even if u had a ferrari. not everyone can drive. i my man can drive!^,^

Read the description under the video. You get the 2nd part when you buy the magazine.

I tried to click on the link (bit.ly/CMU235) but if attemp to buy the CS235 at google play platform it gives me only the possibility of purchasing the last issue. Could you tell me exacltly how can I purchase the CM235 with the whole Freemasons masterclass? Thank you.

@@valeriodentone248 Hi! If you figure it out, I would also like to know. Had the same experience.

@@ComputerMusicMag Do you have to subscribe to the WHOLE magazine just to get the second part? what a rip off!

Yes. :)

Ableton dicks on Logic for electronic music production, every time!

Although James produces the track in Live, he's kindly provided the finished project in Logic Pro X format (as well as Live 9 and Studio One 3). See bit.ly/CMU235 for more info. Hope this helps :)

I demand Cubase. Not really.

dude don't misled people. they can't afford mac especially bedroom producers. still a lot of them prefers ableton. then FL and reason as well for others

Stay true to your roots by using Logic. Get deeper vibes by using Logic. Be a more consistent bedroom producer by using Logic. Just nonsense really.