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Dope old (rare?) funk break sample (DOWNLOAD)

I sample things all the damn time. There's no end to it.I hear something great – I will sample it.I also go to record stores and buy a bit of this and that.Sometimes I buy records quite blindly just to support a record store, but in hopes of finding something useful.I just bought a 1 EUR bargain bin soul record with a really crusty sleeve too.And I found something useful:old funk break [download] (bass removed with Lalal)old funk break [download] (bass removed with Ripx)I want to inspire, ...

Twitch DJ session Jan 1, 2023 [video download]

Got my monthly DJ show rolling via Twitch.👉🏻HERE👈🏻 is the archive of the January 1 showas .mp4 file. You can also watch it on Youtube.The .mp4 video can be downloaded/streamed.(it's also available from my Twitch page, and chat comments can be seen on that video only.Twitch link will expire in two weeks, but Patreon download will stay)TRACKLIST:Aeon Four: Equilibrium (Straight Up Breakbeat)Esc: Amuri Dusk (Straight Up Breakbeat)Larson Whiled: Nonsense (self-released)Adam F: Circle...

Thank you / new year's resolutions / what's ahead

I hope everyone's had a really good and inspirational holiday period!As the old year comes to a close and a new one is around the corner, I first wanted to say big thanks to everyone who's here and supporting my Patreon.It honestly means a lot to me, and I think this year has been the best so far.Some of you I've mentored and seen your musical progress, I've had many good talks with you about plugins etc., and I always enjoy that.Some of you I've had nerdy breakbeat discussio...

🥵 Top 10 worst DJ experiences 😰

Every DJ gets some really bad experiences sometimes. Travelling ones especially.Let's talk about them.How did I become a DJ?I bought myself a pair of Technics in January 2000 to learn DJing, and never regretted that.I'm happy to say my music (and being able to DJ and play music similar to my own productions) has taken me around the world to DJ and I've visited quite a few countries for that, touring USA several times, been to most countries in Europe that love DNB, been to Russia man...

"Legacy" (Metalheadz) song walkthru [VIDEO]

Merry Xmas – I’ve got some viewing for all you DNB headz for when you’re wildly downing that eggnog!Here’s a walkthru of my Metalheadz song, Legacy.It's the song of mine that's got the most plays (if that matters at all).I’m going thru the project and showing what’s happening, why, talking a bit about what I think makes a Metalheadz song, the importance of different song sections etc.Class in session, so grab a classy brew and start making some notes.Have a great rest of 2022...

Update!

(yeah, correct, it is a bike in that pic – I took it outside the house an hour ago...we've got some snow here!)So wanted to do a quick update on things to come and what's been.You may have noticed I've been slightly silent here.Well, reason is, I was rrrreally fecking sick with some monsterous influenza for a while. Didn't leave home for 10 days and I didn't know I could cough like that, and hearing was going in and out on some days.Was smashing the most urgent end-of-year ...

20 fresh snares! (download)

You remember Uncle Fanu promised to hit you up with some snares soon?Well here they are!20 snares – download(and no sharing the link)These are all copyright-free.I've tried to keep these organic-ish and mallable: the stuff I would (and will!) use myself.Good for DNB, trap, hip hop, doing custom breaks, and so on.You can use these as main snares, layers, pitch them up or down, give them some roasting, and so on.Also do check out the kicks I posted earlier.Wanna say MEGA thanks for all the s...

Pro-Q3 kick/bass sidechain

Pro-Q3 kick/bass sidechainSo in a nutshell, place the EQ on your bass track.Activate sidechain view to see the sidechain frequencies.Create an EQ node, and turn its outer (dynamic) ring counter-clockwise.Click on "auto" and then the little arrow-like button – this activates dynamic movement for the EQ node based on the incoming sidechain signal.Notice that the incoming signal has to exceed the threshold (shown in the video).Notice that the amount that you turn the outer dynamic ring d...

Amazing speech sample source

Always willing to inspire others, I wanted to let you know about this cool speech sample source site because it's quite unrivaled!Basically that site allows you to search for phrases of speech in a huge movie database. You also get to see what movie it's from.Obviously you can sample it, but you can also download the movie clip!(on Mac, I use Audio Hijack for recording any source).You get to do a few free searches, after which a Patreon membership is required, but to me this is well wort...

Gotta love good EQing! (static vs dynamic EQing)

I'll soon have a new batch of fresh drumsounds coming for you, but check this. Cutting the audio gunk out of your signal AND then boosting – dynamically! – the good parts of it can make such a big difference to your sound.Especially useful with noisy and resonant samples.Can technically be done with any EQ that offers dynamic EQing.

Can you kick it? Have some fresh kickdrums! (DOWNLOAD)

Who wants some kickdrums?Grab them HERE!(no sharing!)Basically, I was creating some kicks with Steinberg Backbone.I did a bunch, scrapped some crappy ones, and here's a batch I think should be useful.Some can be used as main kicks, some as layers…go wild.I actually plan to give you more drumsounds and create a folder with some subfolders…so this means you'll get some hihats and snares soonish, so stay tuned!

Why should you limit your master?

I got this question:"Would there be any benefit to temporarily putting a limiter on the master in order to highlight any issues in the mix (I mean would it highlight anything too loud in the mix or annoying frequencies)?"This is a good question, and I'm happy to answer this. Even if you're not that interested in mastering, this can be useful, because it can kind of give you some feedback on your mix.First, quickly in a nutshell about what a limiter (also known as maximizer) does:...

Filthy modular bass action with Ableton Oscillot (Max For Live)

Modular bass growl filth with Ableton Live from scratch? Hold my beer!Using the modular Oscillot synth (a M4L pack).Let's build a basic one-osc synth and get growly…the power is in that filter!

Breakbeat session: Rock Dirge [video, 40+ mins]

So let's get this breakbeat thing rolling!Got lots of requests for that.https://www.dropbox.com/s/hrefo8z49ypnq3b/dirgepatreon.mp4?dl=0(NO sharing the link! But feel free to tell your friends about my Patreon)I took a break I've been working recently and I'm going thru that.Covering some of the basics like how I chop, what do I look for in a break, how you can change its vibe and so on.Also talking about what makes a break, how they used to sound, how things started sounding later on...

Breaks content will come…on Patreon

Ez ya'll!Just letting you know that I've been planning the Patreon horizon, and a lot of the recent requests have to do with jungle and chopping breaks.I've been into that for some 25 years now...still as fun as it ever was!Sooooo, letting you know I will be going thru some of that stuff on my Patreon this fall!So…watch this space 👀Also big thanks to everybody for the support...you keep me going ❤️

Denoising a drum loop with new Bitwig Loud Split plugin [video]

Audio enginerding stuff here!Seems the Loud Split plugin of Bitwig's new Spectral pack is pretty nice for controlling the amount of noise in a signal.Making drums less noisy here, and also going super noisy!It's interesting, as good denoising isn't always a walk in the park, but this new type of loud/quiet split tool should be good for that (this should be a good tool for dialogue denoising, too).PS: I’ve seen these paid Bitwig plugins have caused an uproar. I'll stay out of th...

Vital synth bassics!

A good request was, "Could you show how to create basses with Vital?" so hey let's do just that!Vital is a great-sounding FREE wavetable-synth you should grab.So let me show you how to create a nice, moving, Reese-ish bass sound as well as a growly plucky one to get you started with it!Video here (no sharing):https://www.dropbox.com/s/zfidh5e2q70v5he/vital.mp4?dl=0

Let's create dope new drumsounds from scratch or emulate them with Backbone DrumGAN! [video]

I really want to let you know about this new DrumGAN feature of Steinberg Backbone.It can create new drumsounds for you from scratch OR emulate a drumsound you drop in.I've stayed away from synthesized drumsounds most of the time, as they just don't fit my style (they rarely sound organic enough), but there's a new badboy in town, and it's the new Sony-developed AI feature, DrumGAN, that's now baked in on Steinberg Backbone.And I really do like the results…finally organic, ...

Let's create techstep DNB beats! (Alien Girl drums) [25-minute video]

I recently did a nice session with a patron using a drumloop he gave me, which is the original drumloop that was used in the classic Alien Girl tune by Ed Rush, Optical and Fierce.So here's me having a go with it, layering things a bit and doing some analog-modeled processing to glue the drums together more and add some energy and dirt to the sound. Let's get that low-level signal up for added body and full tone.25 minutes of drumbreak nerdery, here you go!(no sharing: this is all Patreo...

Create a healthy sub bass with Serum (fix the Reese bass / two-oscillator sub bass drift problem) [video]

It's easy and fun to create two-oscillator basses such as Reese basses with Serum, as they sound lively due to the movement caused by two detuned oscillators. However, this often causes a problem with sub bass, which will also drift in and out, which we don't want: we want a solid sub bass level. This video shows you how it's easy to fix this with Serum.

Clipper vs limiter [20-minute video]

Today, I'm telling you about using limiters and clippers.Where they differ, what's similar, when you should use either, and so on.Join me for this 20-minute audio engineering lecture!WATCH HERE (no sharing)BTW, after I had filmed this I realized I prob didn't mention this, so I'll just write this here:*IF and when* I use a clipper on the master, I *always* use it *with* a limiter for the final product, to make the work of a limiter a bit easier...I NEVER only use a clipper for al...

Short Studio Masterclass #3 [video]

👉🏻Watch here 👈🏻 (no sharing, as it's Patreon-exclusive)So in this series, I want to take a song I'm working on and go thru some things that I feel are interesting. Can be song structure, sound choices, plugins etc.Aiming to keep more bite-sized than mega masterclass, so this is 24 minutes long.In this episode, talking about how to build a song from intro to its busy part and checking some useful plugins in the process, too.Hope it gives you some ideas!

Coming up this weekend…exclusive video stuff!

Aye ya'll!Just letting you know briefly that very soon I'll be publishing the first episode of my new miniseries, Short Studio Sessions.In those sessions, I'll go thru things relating to making songs I've been working on recently: song structures, mixing tips, as well some interesting check-out-worthy plugins I want to show you.The first episode features a new, unreleased house tune.So, stick around, for some exclusive goodies are around the corner!Also, feel free to mention topi...

Twitch stream 24 July (video archive / download)

First STEAMY SUNDAY STREAM on Twitch is done!• Watch/download the video from DropboxWhat tune in the mix made me feel I need to take a shower after playing it? You have to listen to the archive to find out (I do mention it).The Twitch sets will be streamable from my Twitch account for two weeks, and they they’ll be available as a download from Patreon.Thanks to everybody for tuning in to the show; feeling good about its future.I have so much jungle/DNB and related nerdy knowledge to give you...

First Twitch session (Jul 24)

So I’ve decided to start streaming DJ sets via Twitch (I may make downloads Patreon-exclusive)First test stream is happening today, and very soon.EDIT: Downloadable here now!At 14:00 CET time (1 pm UK time), join my free Twitch to witness how well (or awfully badly) my first-ever stream will go…yikes!Be there and drop a comment in the chat if you can hear me etc – will play some tunage and speak some nervous nonsense😊https://twitch.tv/fanufatgyver is my channel

Free download from the archives

Here’s an old one from the archives!Fanu: “Hämärä”(Soundcloud has downloads enabled)This is 10–15 years old!I sampled a Finnish vocal group back then, and I was excited about this.I kept contacting their agent, trying to discuss if they’d allow me to use the vocal, so I could use it in the song and feature it on my album back then.Comms finally dried up, and back then, in frustration, I deleted the whole project.I regretted that later, because the song kept coming back to me in my h...

Let's talk about mixing kicks! [VIDEO]

I received a good question: what do I take into account in mixing kicks?VIDEO HERE (25 mins)In this video, I go thru the things I always look for when mixing kick drums.Covering the plugins I always use and go through some thoughts.If these won't make the kick work, the kick probably sucks!

Get SP-12 drums! .wav, Ableton drum rack, Bitwig, Redux/Renoise! (download)

Slamming you with SP-12 drums sampled from my SP-12 AND instruments for Ableton Live 10 & 11, Bitwig Studio, and Redux/Renoise.If you've been hanging around on my Patreon long enough, you'll remember that I originally did a rack for Ableton Live 10.Now, I did an updated version for Ableton Live 11 (basically just named the pads, thanks to Esa Ruoho for the reminder!), Bitwig Studio, and Redux (can be loaded in Renoise, too).In the folder, there's a .wav file, and Ableton Live and Bit...

Sound design tip: oldskool jungle style timestretch! (Bitwig)

Been digging more and more into Bitwig Studio, and wanted to find out how to do this oldskool jungle type timestretch effect. Here's two similar ways! First method is very interesting and more Bitwig-specific, but the second one is more applicable to most samplers.🎥 Peep it here! 📽

Song walkthru video: Amos Keato - Some Dread Purpose (Fanu Remix)

Class is in session!Here comes a video (47 mins) walkthru of my recent remix for Make Or Break label:GRAB VIDEO HERE!(Patreon-exclusive, so please dont share the link)In this video, I'm talking about breaks, things relating to chopping them, what I look for in a break, some of the processing, bass stuff, how the song evolves and what I find important in song structures etc...I find that especially in terms of songs structures, there's not a whole lot of info out there, so wanted to cover...