Darkstep DnB Tutorial Day 2 pt 3: Sidechaining for a cleaner mix + making a Simple Sub [7 Day Song]

http://www.boyinaband.com - head over to my website to see the text version of the tutorial, grab some samples and check out my other blogs and tutorials!

And http://www.boyinaband.com/forum for the forum (Shocking, right?)

Enjoy this reason 4 tutorial! :D You might know of this genre as Neurofunk, Darkcore or Techstep if you aren't familiar with the term "Darkstep". It's the style producers like Noisia, Spor and occssionally Subfocus tend to venture into - not so much the pendulum style mainstream DnB :)

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• Darkstep
• darkcore
• neurofunk
• techstep
• noisia
• spor
• subfocus
• drum and bass
• dark
• evil
• dirty
• dubstep
• bass
• beat
• making a beat
• reason 4 tutorial
• tutorial
• eq
• compress

[IareDewey]

You can set all your synths to open as initialized in the options menu. I've always wondered why you're always initializing the patches.

[wwwboyinabandcom]

@IareDewey Thanks for the advice, but I know - unfortunately not everyone else does, meaning I'd have to explain that entire process in each tutorial, which takes longer than a simple "Right click - initialize" :)

[SbStRd]

that whole part between 0:50 and 1:07 was exactly what GLaDOS would say...

[heismovie]

I was going to send you a bunch of cocoa chocolate chips as thanks... but now i realize i cant do that..

[aslanyo]

Dang!! you hit the Mormons! That's ok though.

[platoon1979]

sidechaining in reason...very useful . thanks....however can i , or how can i sidechain my bassline with a DrRex drum. I realize my bassline is affected by the lot of freq of that drum. Can i split the frequencies and sidechain em after or other ways? Can anyone help me out?

[IntoxicatingGas]

@itsRawqit It's not that it's complication, it's just that the way it began is pretty messed up. I don't know the full story, I suggest checking the interwebs, they're there for a reason.

[gmanganza]

did anyone else take their mouse cursor and tried to copy his moves

[itsRawqit]

is the mormon religion that complicated????

[mfcfbro]

1 Person must have been mormon....

[nusphere]

I have a track with a sustained bass and have sidechained the sub element with fast attack and release; however I have pumping on the sub which when I master becomes to my ears quite anoying. Do you have any tips as to how to lessen this pumping action? Thanks in advance.

[Dirpmaster]

Serious props on the mormon references. I used to be one and I couldn't agree more!

[DnBBoo]

Should you not be using a subtractor as it is mono and all sub bases should be mono as for the waves in the sub freq clashing if its stereo, also should you not low cut everything apart from the sub bass, i've seen you low cutting with the stereo imigar is this a more effective way? also great tutorial i just wanted to clear those things up, you deserve that white choc cookie :)

[seed419]

lmfao i love this guy