Creative Ways to Use Modulation Explained
If you think you've heard it all when it comes to modulation effects, think again... Production wiz Gary Hiebner presents an in-depth modulation video course designed to expand your modulation effect knowledge and inspire creativity when using these timeless effects! You'll learn exciting new applications for both hardware and software based effects like chorus, tremolo, flanger, phaser, and more, complete with audio demonstrations so you can see and hear these ideas in action. These videos are designed for users with a basic familiarity of modulation effects.
Videos
• Introduction & Types of Modulation Effects (02:04) - Gary starts off by first explaining what different types of modulation effects are going to be covered in this video series.
• Chorus to Thicken Up Sounds (07:51) - Chorus works great as an effect that can thicken and beef up a sound. Hear it in action on some synths and guitars.
• Doubling Vocals with Chorus (04:56) - Chorus can also be used to double a sound; this works particularly well with vocals. In this video, discover how to incorporate this idea on harmonized backing vocals.
• Chorus with Reverb & Delay (03:00) - This video explores adding delays and reverbs to the chorus chain. We look at changing their order in the effects chain, and what affect it has on the sound.
• Tremolo Effects (05:11) - Explore different ways to use a tremolo effect and learn how the effect is modulating the volume of a track over time.
• Automating Tremolo Speed (02:14) - Gary shows you how to get extra interest in your productions by automating the speed value on tremolo effects.
• Using Tremolo to Create Rhythms (07:12) - By syncing the tremolo speed to your DAW, and using different automated interval values, you can take any type of audio signal and give it rhythm. Gary shows you how you can do this to multiple tracks to change the rhythm of the song.
• Flanger with Slow Settings (06:40) - Here we take a look at what type of sounds you can get with a flanger using slow speed settings.
• Flanger with Fast Settings (03:10) - See how you can use a flanger with fast speed settings in your productions. This works really well with different types of chord shapes.
• Phasers (06:49) - This video focuses on phasers and how you can use them to get that sweeping filter effect. Gary shows how they work with slow and fast settings.
• Combining Modulation Effects (05:49) - Discover how you can combine modulation effects together, either as a serial chain effect on a track or by sending the audio to bus tracks and adding the different modulation effects there.
• Using Modulation Effects as Send Effects (04:00) - You can also use your modulation effects as sends, combining the original sound with the modulated Sound. Gary demonstrates this idea here.
• Modulating Pitch with Vibrato (03:13) - Learn how you can modulate the pitch of your audio using a vibrato effect.
• Using an Autofilter (07:36) - Discover how to use an autofilter to modulate your sound. You can either use one or two filters on the autofilter and then choose how the LFO modulates the cutoff and resonance.
• Vocoder on Drums (05:53) - Vocoders are a great tool to add some tonality to non-pitched instruments like drums. In this video, we explore using vocoders on drums.
• Vocoder on Vocals (04:08) - Another way to use a Vocoder is in side-chain mode, where you can select an external instrument to modulate the audio. In this video example, Gary uses an external synth to modulate the vocals in a song. He also shows you how you can edit the attack and release of the vocoder to change how it reacts.
• Sidechaining Modulation Effects (06:30) - You can also use side-chaining techniques to lower the modulation effect when it detects a source track. This is a nice way to add extra dynamics to your modulation effects. Gary shows you how to set this up with your modulation effects and a side-chain-enabled effect.
• Multiband Modulation Effects (06:45) - Here, we split up your audio into multiple frequency bands and then apply different modulation effects on each, combining them together to create a new sound.
• Rendering Modulation Effects to Audio (06:42) - Discover how you can print your modulation effects down to different audio tracks and then switch between which rendered parts to use.