When laying down a synth chord sequence over a beat, program in something quite straight in staccato eighths or 16ths, then add rhythmic flourishes with a sidechaining plug-in. For example, try using ...

Depending upon the genre of music you make, you may use varying amounts of sidechain compression and ducking on multiple channels. If so, spend a little time creating the perfect DAW template to suit ...

Auto Filter is one of Live’s tried and tested effects, and is (mostly) based on emulation of hardware filters. Not only shaping the frequency spectrum, a filter can also bring a repetitive sound to ...