Next in Sonic Academy’s bite-size tutorial collection is a walk-through tutorial on “Jackhammer”, by Funkasaurus. Presenting this seven-video dissection of his very own composition is Graham Ginty, a Sonic in-house professional and one leg of Funkasaurus. Every nugget of info on “Jackhammer” is dug up (drum patterns, vocal processing, etc.), and Graham gives tips on setting up your very own Rewire using Ableton and Reason.
Videos Overview
Lesson 1 - Drums
How to smash those beats to pieces with a look at breakbeat drum patterns using Ableton’s Impulse drum machine.
Lesson 2 - Bass
How to use the glide function in Sampler to create a twisted electro bassline.
Lesson 3 - Rewiring from Ableton part 1
How to set up a session and import instruments into Reason and record those sounds directly into an Ableton session using the Rewire function. Sending MIDI from Ableton to Reason and creating LFO sounds within Reason’s Maelstrom synth.
Lesson 4 - Rewiring to Ableton part 2
How to record a Rex player guitar loop form Reason into Ableton using Rewire and effect the sound with Native Instruments Guitar Rig.
Lesson 5 - Vocals
How to record in a vocal sample and effect it using reverb and gate effects and the transpose section in the audio clip.
Lesson 6 - The Breakdown Part 1
Creating the breakdown in the tune using the Freeze function and the Beat Repeat effect.
Lesson 7 - The Breakdown Part 2
Using sections of silence and long delays to create drama in the build up and how to drop in small edits into the main sections of the track to chop up the groove.