Sam Matla, Author at EDMProd: Recent Episodes
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You’re not the first person looking for how to remix a song. Almost every producer started their journey with remixes and bootleg. But if you’ve never done a remix of a song before, it can all seem very confusing. Where do you get stems? How do you arrange a remix? Is it even legal to […]
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Automation is key to interesting electronic and dance music. Before the software revolution; mix engineers who wanted something to change at some point in the song had to manually move faders and knobs. Nowadays we use automation in modern DAWs. If we want something to change at a given point, or over time, then we can simply draw […]
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Vocal chops… they can make or break a song in modern electronic music. But how do you make them? Do you just use samples, or do you chop your own vocals? In this guide, we’re going to be looking at how to create vocal chops in any major DAW using an acapella sample. You’ll need: […]
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This is a comprehensive list of tips for new electronic music producers making songs in 2022. Read through this list and you’ll learn: Tips on workflow and creativity Tips for mixing and mastering Tips for learning faster Tips on mindset and mental game So if you want to level up your music, let’s get into […]
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Last Updated: 13th June 2021 Chances are, if you’ve sat down to produce or mix music for a long period of time before—you’ve experienced ear fatigue. Though not a clinically recognized state, ear fatigue generally occurs after listening to or working with audio, especially at high volumes. Most producers ignore ear fatigue or dismiss it […]
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Ever watched The Founder? It’s a biographical drama about Ray Kroc, the man who turned McDonald’s into an empire. One of the keys to his success was process management and workflow. In other words, “How fast can we get something out the door and into the customer’s hands.” In this post, I’m going to share […]
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How to Make Electronic Music The In-Depth Guide to Being an EDM Producer A comprehensive plan for learning EDM Production basics, building a creative mindset, and developing skills as a producer Want to have your own copy of this guide to read later on? I’ll send you a free PDF copy of this guide that […]
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“All ideas are secondhand, consciously and unconsciously drawn from a million outside sources. We are constantly littering our literature with disconnected sentences borrowed from books at some unremembered time and now imagined to be our own.” Mark Twain Remixing isn’t a new concept. It’s been around for ages. So why write a guide on it? […]
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I recently started reading a book called 5 Elements of Effective Thinking. It’s all about, well… thinking. One quote really stood out to me: “Don’t face complex issues head-on; first understand simple ideas deeply.” And it made me think about production. See, music production is complex. It has lots of moving parts. The biggest mistake […]
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Ever heard the saying: “everything is a remix”? Although this is universally true, most producers are limited by their beliefs that they have to make their own completely unique sound that only represents them. The truth is that originality is found by combining your influences and making them your own. Once you get past this […]
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Electronic music production is still a new creative field in the history of the world. But that doesn’t mean you can’t learn things from other creative fields and apply it. One of those concepts is deliberate practice. And if you wield it right, it can double, triple or quadruple your growth. Ready to learn more? […]
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“Collab bro?“ It’s become a colloquialism within internet producer circles. But there’s a reason behind it. Producers collaborate for a variety of reasons: to learn new skills, to come up with better ideas, inspiration, or even career growth. Beyond that, every producer wants to collaborate with their idols. But not every producer knows how to […]
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