FAQ / Knowledge Base (lots of links to production related information)

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Directories:

• Home Recording "Best of the Net" Directory
  

Sound in general:

• Processing sounds
  
• Using Reverb
  
• (Pitch) Envelopes
  
• How to use a vocoder
  

Melody and harmony:

• How to make melodies that fit a bassline???
  
• Strong emotion in melody and structure?
  
• chord progression ?!?!
  
• The Bordem Practical Music Theory Series: Lesson 1
  

Vocal editing:

• Evol Intent's Vocals
  
• Removing background audio from a vocal track
  
• Eerie and windy voice
  

Monitors and speakers:

• Overview of active speaker manufacturers
  
• active or passive loudspeaker
  
• Help for speakers/monitors for users
  
• Building your own speakers
  
• Cheap monitors - is it worth it?
  
• Monitor placement
  

Drums:

• the origin of the drum n bass drum sounds
  
• The Project Studio Handbook
  
• http://www.breakbeat.hattrixx.co.uk/
  
• Drum machines/triggers
  
• Perc sample processing tips (4jungle)
  
• Rolly Polly Drums???
  
• Chopping Breaks
  
• Upward compression of drums and sidechaining
  
• modifying loops
  
• Beat Layering tutorial
  
• Punchy kicks and snares,4 god's sake,HOW ?
  
• How do I make sizzling hihats?
  

Kicks:

• How to get your kicks right
  
• The perfect Kick?
  

Bass:

• Kinda stupid FL Studio Question.
  
• Bass Problems !
  
• Bass EQing tips and stuff
  
• The Project Studio Handbook
  
• Vocoded bass
  
• Distortion Q
  
• Bass synthesiser
  
• Bass
  
• How to make a reece (was: basic question alert)
  
• Yet another twisty bass 'tutorial'
  

Pads:

• Making pads from scratch
  

EQing:

• EQ... Waveform?
  
• Good article about EQ basics
  
• Bass EQing tips and stuff
  
• The Project Studio Handbook (EQ)
  
• http://www.dnbscene.com/articles.php?mode=display&id=79
  
• CM Guide to EQ
  
• EQing the shit
  

Compression:

• Bass Problems !
  
• Bass EQing tips and stuff
  
• The Project Studio Handbook (Compression)
  
• http://djbb.dk/floops/index.php?cat=tut-compression-tutorial
  
• Using a compressor for EQing
  

Mastering:

• Please some1 help me on this dnb Q
  
• The Project Studio Handbook (Mastering)
  
• How to prepare your tracks for the mastering studio
  
• Mastering Loudness
  
• Dynamic space - yes or no?
  
• Loudness War
  

Fruityloops:

• FL Studio Automation Tutorial
  
• can't figure out the automation
  
• VST Automation
  
• Peejunk's Fruity Loops Studio Tutorial #1]
  
• FL Studio Tutorials
  
• FL Studio Getting started guide
  
• WTF! Major clipping problems with FL!
  
• FL Studio blog
  

Reason:

• R2.5 rewire to cubasesx1 mastering help
  
• Reason automation
  
• Drum machines/triggers
  

Vinyl/Dubplates

• Vinyl Carvers
  

Synthesis:

• Substractive Synthesis
  
• Practical examples of subtractive synthesis
  
• How to make a reece (was: basic question alert)
  

Song structure:

• Dnb structure tutorial on Spinwarp
  

Synth/Instruments patches and presets:

• Patch Arena
  
• DnB bass VST instruments
  

Copyright:

• does anyone get their stuff copyrighted?
  
• Mashups becomeing Legal!!?!?
  
• is it illegal to use PC game sounds ?
  
• Can I Use These Types?
  
• one shots
  
• Legal issue: sampling a voice from a radio show.
  

Last update: 10 June, 2010