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How to Create Your Own Royalty-Free Samples

How to Create Your Own Royalty-Free Samples

Name: How to Create Your Own Royalty-Free Samples
Uploaded: 2018-10-04T19:02:54-04:00
Duration: 916 s
Description: Mixing engineer/producer Ethan Mates (Linkin Park, Red Hot Chili Peppers) shows how he creates original tracks to sound like they've been sampled: by giving them creative lo-fi mixing treatments for an old, dusty, warped sound.

October 04, 201896,673 Views

Mixing engineer/producer Ethan Mates (Linkin Park, Red Hot Chili Peppers) shows how he creates original tracks to sound like they've been sampled: by giving them creative lo-fi mixing treatments for an old, dusty, warped sound.

When making music for television and advertising, most music supervisors require the music to be 100% original, avoiding samples to avoid extra fees and hassle. But when it's your task to create a beat with a sample-based sound, how do you do it without using actual samples? The answer is simple: Create your own.

In this video, learn how to get your original recorded tracks and virtual instruments to sound like they've been dug up from a dusty, old crate of records:

How to add dirt, vinyl texture & dimension (1:35)
Giving virtual pianos & keys vintage character (3:00)
Adding lo-fi color and warble to keys & guitar (4:09)
Creating track layers and atmospheres (6:19)
Make a guitar sound like a sample (8:10)
Customize your track's flavor using sweetener elements (9:38)
Give your master buss a vintage vibe (12:35)

Download Ethan's plugin chains for StudioRack and personal presets for J37 Tape, Abbey Road Vinyl, H-Delay, Cobalt Saphira, OneKnob Filter, H-Comp Hybrid Compressor, PRS SuperModels, GTR Amps & Stomps, and H-Reverb plugins:

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To load these presets:

Download the file: ‘ethan-mates-presets.zip’
Extract and the .XPS preset files from the zip folder
In the plugin menu, Select ‘Load’
‘Open Preset File…’
Find the location of the extracted .XPS preset files
Select the '_____.xps’
Click ‘Open’

To save each preset in your plugin menu:

Select ‘Save’ in the plugin menu
Select ‘Put into Preset Menu As…'
Choose the existing name or a new preset name
Hit ‘Ok’

Want to learn more on adding vintage vibe to your sound? Watch this tutorial for mixing retro lo-fi sounds into your track.

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Ethan Mates
Lofi Production
Tricks of the Mix
Virtual Instruments

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