Release Year: 2017
Producer: Groove3
Producer’s Website: www.groove3.com/tutorials/Producing-Tech-House
Author: Laurence Holcombe
Duration: 3h43m
Type of Material: Video Tutorial
Language: English
Description:
Electronic music producer extraordinaire Laurence Holcombe shows you the secrets to making a realistic Tech House track from scratch. Using Logic and various third-party plug-ins, but applicable to any DAW, Larry reveals the steps to making a true Tech House production, including all the staple sounds and arrangement conventions.
Larry starts with an introduction, welcoming you, and talks about the genre and what exactly you’ll be producing together. He then starts with the all-important Kick sound, crafting it using Kick 2 and various processors to create a banging 909 kick. Next, Larry continues and gets the Claps and Hats going, followed by extra drum hits, evolving the rhythms, and then focuses on creating a huge and dynamic Bass sound and part.
Larry now jumps on some mix duties, showing you how to EQ and Compress the various elements to create a cohesive drum part and groove. Reverb is then looked at and you’ll see how to tastefully apply it, creating space and width for your parts.
Jumping back to production, Larry walks you through adding the classic Chord sound of the genre, followed by Chopped Vocals, and adding some rolls and transitions. Next, you’ll see how Larry finishes the arrangement and then applies Parallel Compression. Wrapping it up, Larry gives the overall production some Mastering love to make it competitive in volume, while still keeping some of its life and dynamics.
Content :
Tutorial 1 – Introduction 0:50
Tutorial 2 – Designing the Kick Drum Sound 9:51
Tutorial 3 – Claps & Hats 10:25
Tutorial 4 – Adding Extra Drum Hits 14:47
Tutorial 5 – Adding Extra Rhythms 6:41
Tutorial 6 – The Bassline 7:17
Tutorial 7 – Applying EQ Pt. 1 13:04
Tutorial 8 – Applying EQ Pt. 2 12:43
Tutorial 9 – Enhancing the Groove with Compression 15:06
Tutorial 10 – Adding Reverb 13:05
Tutorial 11 – Adding the Chord Sound 8:14
Tutorial 12 – The Vocals 13:25
Tutorial 13 – The Arrangement Pt. 1 9:44
Tutorial 14 – The Arrangement Pt. 2 12:37
Tutorial 15 – Chopping Up the Vocals 21:12
Tutorial 16 – Adding Extra Elements Pt. 1 8:45
Tutorial 17 – Adding Extra Elements Pt. 2 10:50
Tutorial 18 – Finishing the Arrangement 22:08
Tutorial 19 – Parallel Compression 5:01
Tutorial 20 – Mastering 7:23
Example files: none
Video format: MP4
Video: 2193 kbps, 1600*900 (16:9), 29.0 fps, AVC
Audio: 256 kbps, 48.0 kHz, 2 channels, AAC
