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Ambient and Downtempo Essentials

Tutorial 621 - Strings

Owsey

by Owsey

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Next we look at the importance of strings to create atmosphere in this genre as it adds realism but can also be experimental sounding too.

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Continuing with our popular 'Essentials' series we welcome back Owsey to take us through some tips and techniques used to create Ambient and Downtempo music.

From building epic chord progressions, creating new sounds with resampling and harnessing plugin artifacts to ethereal orchestral strings and fundamental effects to build atmosphere, this is a genre that uses experimental sound techniques that take you on an emotive journey.

Over these 2 hours, Owsey’s got you covered so you can get up and running in the world of chillout.

Sit back, relax, slow down the tempo and check it out!

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Tutorial 614 - Introduction 03:56
Tutorial 615 - Creating the Foundation - Chord Progression 08:12
Tutorial 616 - Choosing the Sounds - Sound Design 11:31
Tutorial 617 - Basic Resampling and Popular Tools 11:55
Tutorial 618 - FX 14:50
Tutorial 619 - Drums and Percussion 13:16
Tutorial 620 - Vocals 20:14
Tutorial 621 - Strings 19:03
Tutorial 622 - Experimental Production Techniques 08:25
Tutorial 623 - Overview of an Ambient Downtempo Song 14:43
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Continuing with our popular 'Essentials' series we welcome back Owsey to take us through some tips and techniques used to create Ambient and Downtempo music.

From building epic chord progressions, creating new sounds with resampling and harnessing plugin artifacts to ethereal orchestral strings and fundamental effects to build atmosphere, this is a genre that uses experimental sound techniques that take you on an emotive journey.

Over these 2 hours, Owsey’s got you covered so you can get up and running in the world of chillout.

Sit back, relax, slow down the tempo and check it out!

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Course Notes

Tutorial 614 - Introduction 03:56
Tutorial 615 - Creating the Foundation - Chord Progression 08:12
Tutorial 616 - Choosing the Sounds - Sound Design 11:31
Tutorial 617 - Basic Resampling and Popular Tools 11:55
Tutorial 618 - FX 14:50
Tutorial 619 - Drums and Percussion 13:16
Tutorial 620 - Vocals 20:14
Tutorial 621 - Strings 19:03
Tutorial 622 - Experimental Production Techniques 08:25
Tutorial 623 - Overview of an Ambient Downtempo Song 14:43
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