Results You Can Expect From This Course
This course will give you the knowledge and skills you need to:
- Mix hard-hitting drums for any dance floor oriented drum & bass track
- Design a twisting Reese bass in NI Massive
- Build your own double notch filter to create unique automations in your basses
- Discover DJ Rap’s unique approach to mixing her tracks
- Build your own mastering strip to give your track huge amounts of punch, presence and loudness
About Your Instructor
Shejay has awarded DJ Rap the title of the number one female DJ in the world.
She is the owner, recording artist, manager, and A&R of two labels, namely Propa Talent and Impropa Talent. Additionally, she is a producer, model, and actress.
Being the pioneer artist to independently release her debut CD, she later signed with Sony alongside Grooverider and Leftfield. Her sales have surpassed 3 million copies worldwide.
DJ Rap has also provided vocals for various artists, including BT (on “Giving Up the Ghost”) and Art of Trance (on “Madagascar [Domi Nation Remix]”).
Tutorials In This Course
- 00:00 – 03:40 Artist Intro & Course Description
- 03:40 – 05:34 Track Play Through
- 05:34 – 17:22 Mixing Drums & Percussion
- 17:22 – 19:10 Reese Bass Set Up In Ableton Sampler
- 19:10 – 24:00 Making A Double Notch Filter
- 24:00 – 25:05 Sub Bass Overview
- 25:05 – 28:44 Reese Bass Synthesis In NI Massive
- 28:44 – 31:04 Atmosphere Processing
- 31:04 – 32:16 FX, Risers and Crashes
- 32:16 – 33:30 Vocal Sample Processing
- 33:30 – 35:30 Checking The Dry Mix
- 35:30 – 38:40 Mixing – Adding Delay, Reverb And Autopan
- 38:40 – 42:25 Mastering Strip Detailed Walk Through
- 42:25 – 48:12 How To Build Your Own Mastering Strip
- 48:12 – 52:10 Exporting And Multiband Maximizing With Waves L316
- 52:10 – 56:27 Final Track Play Through
Software Used In This Course & System Requirements
Software Used In This Course:
- Ableton Live 9 (Standard Edition)
- Native Instruments Massive 1.31
- Sausage Fattener
- Waves L316
System Requirements:
- Intel Mac with OS X 10.7 or later, 4 GB RAM
- PC with Windows 7, 8 or 10. 4GB RAM
