As Alex (Human Synthetics) and I approach the final stages of our new atmospheric jungle sample pack, I thought this would be the perfect moment to write a blog post about my sound design process and some of the most effective techniques I’ve been using to create FX.
2025-04-08 14:30:40 +0000 UTC
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I'm not going to do too much writing for this one as its all in the blog posts! 😊
Just that the main things to focus on with this old-school Sampling technique are:
Sample Selection
Trimming and Editing Samples (Start and End Position)
Pitching...
2025-03-28 22:49:22 +0000 UTC View Post
I was watching Marlow Digs last night & thought his video was highly relevant to this month's blog posts & upcoming Patreon exclusive video. ☞
Thinking like a Percussionist playing samples - 2025-03-24 17:00:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Every now and again I come up against the my ultimate enemy. ⚔️ the YouTube copyright system! It’s gone and absolutely nailed me on this video. At the moment I can’t upload it to public at all and am trying to dispute the video for educational reasons.
In the meantime, a...
2025-03-16 21:54:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Sampling records alongside break chopping is one of my absolute favourite topics. I know I’ve already done a blog post about this but I wanted to give a more detailed look into all the sample chopping ...
2025-03-10 18:08:09 +0000 UTC View Post
I've not got too much to add here as it's quite a simple video in terms of the techniques.
Finding great samples is normally the hard part. But if you want some of my favourite places to look then check out my most recent blog post. 👨💻2025-02-27 17:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Collecting Samples/Organising
Loopback recording - Use loopback recording or rolling sampler as a great way to collect samples from any source online. https://www.birdsthings.com/&nbs...
2025-02-21 17:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Just a quick one from me this eve. If anyone is on the hunt for some amazing 90's themed Jungle patches, these actually go pretty hard!
It can be quite difficult with synths like serum to get that old school sound so I was really impressed by Jonathan's work on this pack. Definitly a good ...
2025-02-20 17:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostThese artist breakdowns are always a blast & are totally worth it as I always learn so much myself from making them. We've now covered Photek, LTJ Bukem, Paradox, Source Direct & Dillinja & Lemon D.
Personally, I am still in love with the 90's style so would always lean towards ...
2025-02-14 12:56:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone,
I saw this DOA article the other day & thought it would be really interesting to see if I could breakdown Optical’s bass techniques. 🧑🔬
2025-02-04 19:18:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Part 1 & 2 of my Digitakt mini series are out now. I'm also considering doing another section on the arranging in Logic X, so I will see if i can squeeze that in.
Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/...
2025-02-03 17:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
I will leave most of the writing out of this one as it's all in the PDF. This time with a few images & lots of links. 😊
I've also updated this PDF now to include all the my most important drum techniques in blog form. 2025-01-22 13:09:53 +0000 UTC View Post
This is just a bit of housekeeping to have all of these notes in one PDF for easy access. I have another blog post to do next week and then we've pretty much wrapped on all the most important drum techniques! 🥁
I'm going to steadily work through instruments and bass etc with these blog p...
2025-01-18 09:57:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Just before Christmas, Polyverse very kindly sent me over a copy of their new plugin Filterverse. I've had a few weeks to play with it now and it's certainly a lot of fun, super creative and actually pretty straightforwards to use.
I didn't say this in the video as I was just doing a brie...
2025-01-16 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Did a little 'get in there son' and a jump in the air when Photek sent me this message yesterday. 🤜
That video was a real turning point for me in so many ways and really kickstarted the feeling that I could make something out of this whole YouTube thing.
Photek DnB - Produ...
2025-01-12 10:42:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy New Years everyone :)
I hope your all brimming with the same enthusiasm and fervour I am. It's time to take on the new year and make the absolute best of it we possibly can. 🚀
The Christmas break is always a great time for reflection on the past year, both on your achievement...
2025-01-04 14:03:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Wowza this turned out to be a massive project in the end.
I didn't manage to get through all the rest I had planned on Instruments, FX, Bass, Textures etc so will have to save that for next year. 🚀
Excited to have a few days off now with the fam and then back on the 27th to ge...
2024-12-23 12:12:58 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone 🙋♂️
Just a quick post to let you know that i'm hard at work on my last video for the year. We're going deep once again, delving into a whole bunch of 90's Jungle techniques.
“90’s Jungle: Master the Techniques That Started It All”
Thi...
2024-12-17 17:18:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello eveyone ✌️
I thought it would be fun to give SnapBack VST a go and record my first session messing with the plugin. https://www.cableguys.com/snapback
I've spent many hours layering drums in the past ...
2024-12-10 21:15:51 +0000 UTC View Post
This video idea & the Renoise/Digitakt mk2 template had so much potential that I just had to get the project out. The crashes and problems with overbridge nearly proved too much for me and then by some miracle it worked flawlessly on my final attempt. 🙏
The Digitakt Mk2, despite it's...
2024-12-05 15:49:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone :) I can't believe it's nearly Christmas again!🎄
Black Friday is a term that originated in the US which marks the start of the holiday shopping season. Really it's just a way for plugin and software companies to entice us with 'once in a lifetime' deals to make us part wit...
2024-11-29 17:00:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Bit of a last minute one but were doing another head 2 head livestream this afternoon at 2:00pm UK time.
I think i'm going to take Logic X for a spin this time round to see how I far.
Everyone welcome to join of course. I will also upload an edited version of the livestream so everyon...
2024-11-24 12:21:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Back again with part 3 of my most important drum techniques. I've got one more part to this where I will compile all of these PDF's into one master notes page for everyone who's not kept up with these so far! 📝
Make sure to check out SoundToys Phase Mistress which is free till November 1...
2024-11-13 17:00:19 +0000 UTC View Post
First day working on the AMIGO only challenge up now!
For everyone in the upper tiers, head over to the Sample Pack collection where you can access all the packs I used in this video - https://www.patreon.co...
2024-11-08 17:36:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to everyone who stopped by and joined the livestream over the weekend! I had a great time chatting with Alex going through all your tracks. You guys put up some fantastic tunes so big 👏 for everyone who submitted. If anyone missed out on this, don't worry we will definitly be doing lots...
2024-10-28 19:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I may have gone a little too deep (judging by the views) showing every single hotkey I use in Renoise but at least its out there!
Probably the most useful part of this video, if people want to quickly pick something up is at 18:30 when I go over the three main ways to edit in Renoise. Als...
2024-10-28 19:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostThis is always a fun one where everyone gets to decide on my next video. A couple of popular ones from last time are still in there again but I've recently had loads of ideas for future projects.
If anyone has any suggestions, please add to the comments and I can include them in future pol...
2024-10-18 16:00:18 +0000 UTC View Post
I ran out of steam a little on this series with the crazy amount of time I spent on the animations in the first half. Rather than scrap all my hard work, I thought I would just show my favourite two techniques from the project.
Making a Jungle Pad With An Arp & 100% Wet Reverb. 2024-10-16 16:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Alex (Human Synthetics) & myself recently got chatting about a couple of ideas for future livestreams. Firstly we've got another head 2 head planned for November which should be a lot of fun. I'm thinking about taking Logic X into battle this time to see how I fare compared to Renoise. ⚔️...
2024-10-15 16:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Back with part two of my most important drum techniques blog! 📝
There are some many avenues you can go down in music production, it's often hard to know where to put your time. Even more than that, it's hard to remember all the tips & techniques you pick up along the way. The best w...
2024-10-09 16:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post