Logic Pro: How To Create A Riser Build Up | WinkSound

http://www.winksound.com/video/4006247/winksound-logic-pro-how-to
Portamento and riser effects are commonly used in music production to transition between parts of a track. For example from a verse to the bridge or from a pre-chorus to the hook. In this tutorial music producers Ross Lara and Will Broussard (Terror Dactel) share how to record and mix a riser effect from scratch using Logic Pro.

To capture the base sound for the riser effect they both head to Ross's garage in Breckenridge, Colorado to sample two Yamaha snow mobiles at high RPMs. The goal is to record engine rev up's using a stereo pair of microphones featuring the Audio-Technica 4033 and Audio-Technica 4040 recording into the Zoom H4 portable digital recorder. The recorded samples are then imported into Logic Pro, edited and the final custom riser build up is designed for use in their latest pop track titled "Electric Love". They share valuable mic placement and sound design tips along the way and although the mixing is realized using Logic Pro it's important to note that these concepts carry over to all other music production software.

Listen to the final mix of "Electric Love":
http://soundcloud.com/rosslaramusic/electric-love

Listen to more music from Ross Lara and connect with him online:
Twitter - http://twitter.com/#!/rosslara
Soundcloud - http://soundcloud.com/rosslaramusic
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/rosslaramusic

Listen to more music from Will Broussard (Terror Dactel) and connect with him online:
Twitter - http://twitter.com/#!/terrordactel
Soundcloud - http://soundcloud.com/terrordactel
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/terrordactel

Filmed in collaboration with Patrick Hunt:
Twitter - http://twitter.com/#!/iampatrickhunt

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[electricheartstoby]

This is awesome guys! Keep making these videos to help us aspiring music producers.

[WinkSound]

@electricheartstoby Thanks for watching! Happy to hear this video helped out.

[thegdfella4500]

i don't think we all have snowmobiles in our garages to make sweeps. : I

[WinkSound]

@thegdfella4500 Hi, thanks for your feedback. True we don't all have snowmobiles but the concept presented in the video is universal: work with what you have. The action of recording "found sounds" in the field can be very useful in your productions. That aside we hope the sound design techniques discussed were insightful. Thanks for watching!

[sheexists]

Fantastic tutorial. Any chance you would create one showing how to make a riser for film trailers? They're generally 8 bars or longer with a huge Impact at the end of it.

[WinkSound]

@sheexists Great idea. We'll pass your suggestion on to our editorial team. Thanks for watching!

[MusicforLions]

I wonder if old Ross was EPD.

[RossLaraMusic]

hello - I graduated from Full Sail University in Orlando - thanks for the great feedback!! this was fun to make!

[AndGz7]

this is cool

[LeviWhalenMusic]

@TheKeekingSpiv Ross Lara graduated from Berklee College of Music.