DUBBING SOUNDS

HereĞs a little trick that could prove to be quite valuable.
If you want to achieve an overall fatter sound to your sequencer song, then dubbing the sounds is the way forward:

Select a fat bass sound and record the part. Now copy the part to another track and select a somewhat (but not quite) similar sounding bass. Then PAN the two sounds a bit differently in the stereo image, and youĞll have a wider, thicker sound. This technique should preferably be used on all basses and themes.

A slighty different method is applied when it comes to drums. Never dub a bass drum with a similar sounding bass drum, as that would cause phase cancellation. BUT filtering differently on the two kicks (first kick is high pass filtered, second kick is low pass filtered) will provide a very attention demanding bass drum. Also remember to dub hats and shakers using the same technique which is used for basses.

Swedish producer Denniz PoP (Ace of Base, Dr. Alban, BackStreet Boys, E-Type, Herbie, N-Sync, a.o.), who is famous for his thick, warm sounding recordings, uses these aforementioned dubbing technique with great success.

Jasper (jesper.o@tic.dk) is a professional producer from Denmark, working with samplers and keyboards for more than seven years.