Sonic Academy - How To Make Dubstep

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Sonic Academy - How To Make Dubstep

Learn how to create some ground shaking sub bass coupled with morphing distorted synth patterns in this How To Make Dubstep course.

Sonic Academy Tutor Bryan Spence takes you through step by step how to glitch and chop between basslines, synth parts, vocal stabs and drum crashes to get you on your way to creating the very distictive dubstep rhythm.

This course comes in a bundle of 22 videos and is covered using Steinbergs powerful Cubase 5 DAW.

So put your hoods up and get ready to dance double time as we transport you into this growing underground London sound.

Videos Overview

Introduction

Lesson 1 - Drum Setup

Set up the Groove Agent drum machine to import in our drum parts

Lesson 2 - Drum Programming

Program your drums using the Groove Agent drum machine

Lesson 3 - Creating a Drum Loop

Create a drum loop using the Groove Agent drum machine

Lesson 4 - Compression and EQ

Add Compression and EQ to the drum parts

Lesson 5 - Drum Group and EQ

Group together the drum parts using a Group Channel Track, then use compression on the group track to control the dynamics

Lesson 6 - New York Compression

Add a breath of life to your drums by adding some parallel compression

Lesson 7 - Distorted Bass

Add a distorted bass part to the track using the Sylenth1

Lesson 8 - Sequencing the Bass

Start sequencing the bass making use of the LFO rate to create movement in the bassline

Lesson 9 - Sequencing the Bass 2

Sequence a few more bass patterns again using automation to create movement

Lesson 10 - Phasing Bass

Create a Bass using the Sylenth1, then make use of its built in phaser to create a morphing sound

Lesson 11 - Panning the Phase Bass

Pan the phasing bass part to give the bassline a sense of movement

Lesson 12 - Sub Bass

Program in a Sub Bass part to thicken up the bottom end of the bass part

Lesson 13 - Falling Bass

Use the sylenth1 to create a falling bass part

Lesson 14 - Creating a Bass Group

Group together all of the drums and send them to a single drum bus. From here we can apply EQ and Compression to the drums as a whole

Lesson 15 - Alternative Drum Pattern

Edit the drums to create an alternative drum pattern

Lesson 16 - Whomp Bass

Create a whomping bassline part for your track using the Sylenth1

Lesson 17 - Creating A Synth Sound

Create an interesting synth sound to fit into the gaps in your drums

Lesson 18 - Adding Strings

Add a string sound to your track to create some tension

Lesson 19 - Glitching Your Drums

Glitch your drum loop by exporting out your existing loop, reversing it and taking snippits to create some pull effects

Lesson 20 - Sylenth Riser

Create a rising synth part for the breakdown

Lesson 21 - Arranging Part 1

Start arranging out the song using making use of Cubase 5's strongest feature, its arrangement window

Lesson 22 - Arranging Part 2

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