Distortion: Not just for guitars. In this video, Chris shows how you can use subtle amounts of distortion, to add some weight and attitude to a snare drum.
Tuesday Tips
MainStage 105 Setting Up A Dual Bass Amp
In this Tuesday Tip we take a look at the intro overview of a MainStage concert file. Particularly a concert file set up with patches recreating Bass Amp setups for cover songs. Showing the various parts of the window and also a slightly more advanced method of using a single input to drive multiple Bass Amps at once.
Tuesday Tip: Importing Drum Tracks
In this video, Chris shows a couple of simple tips when importing drum tracks into a new session. Getting tempo mapping from the recorded drums, as well as gain staging with one quick operation.
Tuesday Tip: Using Side-Chaining to Focus a Delay
In this video, Chris shows how to use side-chaining on a vocal delay to help it tuck under, and not smear, the lead vocal. Making use of the compressor release time, will allow the delay to be present during breaks in the vocal in a musical way.